I have a few of their products and I like them a lot, but i'm not that impressed with my V2 either. It's got so many positive reviews but I don't understand why. There is a lot of side to side play, I can feel it while riding sometimes, especially when i'm riding something steep and moving around in the saddle a bit. With a Shimano lever the lever is pretty darn hard to push. When I have my weight on the saddle and I push the lever it's even harder, there is this "notch" I have to push through (they sent me a new cartridge and it's exactly the same). It also makes some strange noises (which is normal according to OneUp) and in colder weather the post goes up very slow. The seal is not the best either.
But I guess $200 is considered "budget" and all of this is pretty normal. It's a shame because you can clearly see that a lot of thought went into the dropper to save every mm of stack height, insertion length etc. but I think the quality is not there.
Jan. 11, 2022, 10:10 a.m. - HollyBoni
I have a few of their products and I like them a lot, but i'm not that impressed with my V2 either. It's got so many positive reviews but I don't understand why. There is a lot of side to side play, I can feel it while riding sometimes, especially when i'm riding something steep and moving around in the saddle a bit. With a Shimano lever the lever is pretty darn hard to push. When I have my weight on the saddle and I push the lever it's even harder, there is this "notch" I have to push through (they sent me a new cartridge and it's exactly the same). It also makes some strange noises (which is normal according to OneUp) and in colder weather the post goes up very slow. The seal is not the best either. But I guess $200 is considered "budget" and all of this is pretty normal. It's a shame because you can clearly see that a lot of thought went into the dropper to save every mm of stack height, insertion length etc. but I think the quality is not there.