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ONE UP DROPPER POST V2

£179

SPECIFICATION Weight: 545g (remote 46g) • Sizes: 30.9, 31.6 and 34.9mm • Lengths: 120mm, 150mm, 180mm, 210mm • Contact: oneupcomponents.com

One Up claimed its original dropper post (now known as the V1) was the shortest long-travel dropper post on the market. What this meant was it had the lowest ride height and shortest insert depth, allowing you to squeeze a longer dropper post in your frame. The new V2 continues this theme, but One Up has upped the ante and added two extra lengths (180 and 210mm) to the range and also made some tweaks to the internals and remote lever.

To keep things simple and limit set-up hassles, the One Up Dropper Post V2 is cable operated. It’s routed from the bottom up, which means the cable nipple is held in an insert at the bottom of the post and is then clamped at the remote. One Up actually sells the remote separately (so the price above doesn’t include it) which means you can run a compatible third-party unit if you choose. One Up’s remote offers four different options (two Shimano, one SRAM and a stock bar mount) and they are all £42. The remote is nicely machined, has a textured paddle to enhance grip and runs on a silky-smooth cartridge bearing.

The post itself also uses a cartridge design, but in the sealed, hydraulic sense of the word. This is more reliable and easily replaceable should you have a problem – One Up sells spares for £60 a pop.

Although there are four lengths offered, each once is adjustable in 10-20mm jumps by inserting some small guide