OneUp Parts V3 Dropper Put up will get Lighter & Smoother

OneUp’s new V3 dropper seatpost takes the whole lot that’s nice concerning the V2 and makes it lighter, smoother, and extra sturdy.

Beginning with the burden, it’s 60-70g lighter than the V2, thanks primarily to a brand new hydraulic cartridge that doesn’t have to be inflated. The V2 dropper had a Schrader valve beneath the saddle that allow you to regulate air strain to customise the return pace and drive required to compress it.

Now, it’s mounted, which eliminated all the {hardware} vital so as to add that valve. Additionally they trimmed and reduce right here and there to shave as many grams as attainable. They are saying it’s:

• 238g lighter than Reverb AXS
• 155g lighter than Fox Switch
• as much as 60g lighter than the two-position Switch SL

And it can save you one other 10g with their ti bolt equipment improve. Claimed weights, journey choices, and sizes are:

Considered one of OneUp’s claims to fame with their dropper seatpost is the extremely low stack peak due to a sunken saddle clamp. This provides them one of many longest drops with the shortest lengths, typically letting you run an extended dropper submit than you’ll be able to with competing manufacturers, and the V3’s complete size per drop is 10mm shorter than V2.

The prolonged size is within the chart above, and the whole compressed stack peak that sticks above your body’s seatpost collar is simply 30mm (25mm for 34.9) which is 3mm shorter than earlier than.

Upgraded Internals, too

Inside is an all-new cartridge that requires 75% lever drive to open, and far much less breakaway drive to provoke compression. Meaning faster, simpler drops.

The entire bushings at the moment are self-lubricating IGUS bushings with elevated overlap, which makes them smoother and stiffer. Longer journey 180/210/240mm droppers have an additional bushing to assist the elevated stanchion size.

Additionally they doubled the variety of anti-rotation pins to maintain the saddle pointing the place it ought to, lowering rotational play with out including friction. Two further outsized polymer pins assist additional. Lastly, the seals are all new with an improved collar and SKF wiper seal to maintain crud out and lubrication in. These new collars with SKF seal will even be out there for V2 droppers quickly, they usually promise components for all V2 droppers will stay out there for not less than 5 years