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Reverb dropper post measurement

Oct. 18, 2012, 2:10 p.m.
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Does anyone know how the measure the length for these posts. I assume the advertised lenght is the fully extended length. Is the 380mm 125mm drop post the same compressed length as the 355mm 100mm drop version?

Oct. 18, 2012, 3:45 p.m.
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i assumed the long measurement was the seat post length, and the second measurement was the 'travel' the post has..

Oct. 18, 2012, 4:06 p.m.
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That's what think too.

Oct. 18, 2012, 4:08 p.m.
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The collar is the same on both posts, so it's safe to assume the compressed length is the same.

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Oct. 18, 2012, 4:56 p.m.
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Larger number = Length of seatpost extended, smaller number = seatpost travel.

They were at one point supposed to be doing a 3" and 6" drop this year as well

Oct. 24, 2012, 3:47 p.m.
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A fun discovery I made with my KS Lev, which may be different for the Reverb: the minimum insertion line on my Lev is way deeper up the post than a comparable Thomson. What this means for me is that a 385 Thomson was long enough but it turns out a 385 Lev wasn't because the minimum insertion line was 2cm (!) further up the post. Make sure you check the distance from minimum insertion to rail clamp to get a really clear idea of how long the post is. Of course if you don't run a lot of exposed post then ignore this.

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