The upper part of the mechanically operated BMC dropper is a simple tube that
can be cut shorter with a hacksaw if 25 millimeters of adjustment is not enough to achieve your correct ride height
.
Can you cut down a dropper seatpost?
The upper part of the mechanically operated BMC dropper is a simple tube that
can be cut shorter with a hacksaw if 25 millimeters of adjustment is not enough to achieve your correct ride height
.
How do you limit the dropper post travel?
Can you shorten dropper post cable?
You need the wire to be longer than the outer cable still –
you can shorten the wire after it is all connected again
. So you’ll probably want to pull out your dropper post, so the end of the wire goes far enough inside the cable and you can safely shorten the outer cable.
How do you adjust dropper pressure?
How do you shorten a mountain bike seatpost?
Can you cut down a seat tube?
How do you trim a dropper cable?
How do you shorten mountain bike cables?
How do you measure dropper post cable?
What pressure should my dropper post be?
150-250 psi
is acceptable. I tend to run 200. The higher the pressure, the faster the post will return to fully extended when you activate the lever. Unless you’re super lightweight, you probably won’t notice much difference on the pressure required to get the saddle to go down.
Why is my dropper post sinking?
A sagging seatpost usually means that
air got into the IFP chamber and the seatpost needs to be bled
.
How much air does a dropper post need?
All dropper posts use a spring to extend the seat upwards. In some posts, this air spring is small and held at relatively high pressure (
around 200 – 250 psi
). When the post is in the dropped position, that air pressure can be up to 3 times higher.
Can you shorten a seatpost?
A seat post can be shortened as long as the new size respects the minimum insertion length of the seat post
. If you cut the seat post too much, you risk damaging the seat tube.
Can you cut down a seat tube on a MTB?
The clamp will square up perfectly to the seat tube. The top edge of the clamp becomes your cutting guide, cut, grind and file your way down to it and you should be able to achieve a perfect finish. You will need to rotate the clamp to finish the area adjacent to the worm drive.
How do you cut a seatpost?
How much does it cost to cut off a seatpost?
Actually it’s more like the minimum insertion mark on the seatpost is
30% of the way up the post
, cut three inches off and it will still be 30% of the way up the post, so less than 3′′.
How can I make my bike seat shorter?
How do you adjust the height of a dropper post?
Can you put a dropper post on a hardtail?
Not the cheapest upgrade, but it is easily one of the best. It’s the same for full suspension bikes; but
even on the most humble of hardtails a dropper post will increase your control of the bike exponentially
.
Can you put a dropper post on any bike?
As you can see, this bike has a completely uninterrupted seat tube, a full 300mm of available frame for a dropper to sit into. This means that
any length post will fit the bike
.
