Review: Pro Tharsis 200 Dropper Post

Jun 7, 2023
by Mike Kazimer  
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The announcement of a new dropper post used to be a fairly big deal, back when you could count the number of reliable models on one hand. Nowadays, there's no shortage of decent options on the market at fairly reasonable prices, which makes it harder to make a splash, especially if there isn't any electronic gadgetry in the equation.

Pro's Tharsis 200 dropper post relies on the tried-and-true cable actuated design, but it does have a silvery stanchion color that helps it stand out among the sea of black or Kashima-colored options. It also has titanium seat fixing bolts for another dash of fanciness. Inside, it relies on a sealed aluminum cartridge for either 200 or 160mm of drop depending on the model.
Pro Tharsis Dropper Details

• Aluminum cartridge
• Titanium bolts
• Travel amounts: 100, 160, 200mm (tested)
• 30.9 or 31.6mm diameters
• Weight: 587 grams (200mm drop, 31.6mm)
• 2-year cartridge warranty, lifetime on rest of post
• MSRP: $339.99 USD
• More info: pro-bikegear.com

The Tharis post's dimensions are competitive, measuring 297mm from the underside of the collar to the bottom of the post. That's the same maximum insertion as OneUp's 210mm post, although Wolf Tooth's Resolve post does come in at an even shorter max 289mm length.

The Tharsis retails for a penny under $340 USD without a remote, and is covered by a two-year warranty for the cartridge and a lifetime warranty on the rest of the post.

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The Tharsis' seat clamp uses titanium bolts.
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The collar height is a short 18 millimeters.

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INSTALLATION

The Tharsis 200 was a cinch to set up – the fixed portion of the cable connects to the bottom of the post, and the other end runs to any compatible remote. I went with a Fox remote, since I'm a fan of its ergonomics and fairly small size. There are indicator lines at the back of the post, although I wouldn't mind if there was a number or letter at each line to make it even easier to remember the ideal height.

One feature the Tharsis doesn't have is any way of adjusting the amount of travel; the stroke is fixed at 200mm. That worked great for me and my long(ish) legs, but riders looking to maximize the amount of drop they can run for a given frame size may want to consider an option that can be shimmed down – OneUp, BikeYoke, Trans-X, and WolfTooth all offer posts with that ability, among others.

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Disassembling the post is as easy as removing one bolt from underneath the seat clamp and then unthreading the actuator at the bottom of the post to remove the cartridge.

PERFORMANCE

The Tharsis arrived last fall, just in time for the wettest, muddiest, and darkest rides of the year. Throughout all of those mucky rides the return speed was consistent, and the action remained smooth. That consistency is what impressed me the most - all too often droppers start to get a little hiccup in their stroke and stop returning to full travel after a Pacific Northwest winter.

Overall, the action of the post feels very regular, in a good way – it worked exactly like a modern dropper post should, with a little 'thwunk' at the top of the stroke to indicate that it's fully extended. The force required to lower it for the descent feels right too; I never had to do any double seat bounces to get it out of the way.

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Wear marks have developed on the front right side of the stanchion.

ISSUES

I did run into one issue with the post – wear marks in the form of long vertical lines started to develop in the snazzy silver-grey anodizing. Pulling the post apart for a basic service would likely be an easy way to prevent this – the simple procedure only takes 20 minutes or so – but it's worth noting that several dropper posts from other brands were exposed to similar conditions for longer periods of times without developing any stanchion discoloration. In addition, another Pro Tharsis 200 post that a colleague has also developed a similar mark on the stanchion after an even shorter time period.

According to Pro they haven't seen this issue in the two years that the post has been on the market. They also said it wouldn't be a warranty issue, which I can see as being frustrating news for someone who purchased a post that says it has a lifetime warranty.


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The Pro Tharsis' insertion length compared to the WolfTooth Resolve 200 and OneUp 210 dropper post.




Pros

+ Smooth, consistent action
+ Easy to service
+ Unique looks

Cons

- Stanchion anodization developed wear marks




Pinkbike's Take

bigquotesThe Pro Tharsis 200's performance was great, excluding the premature anodization wear. It has competitive dimensions, smoothly moves up and down, and it's very easy to service. The price isn't out of the ordinary for a high end post, but it is getting harder and harder to justify tall asking prices when there are posts available that function almost exactly the same for over $100 less. However, none of those options have the same stanchion color as the Tharsis (or titanium bolts for that matter); for some riders, it'll be worth paying more to stand out from the crowd.  Mike Kazimer







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139 Comments
  • 174 3
 Expensive, looks shit, develops issues early. The holy trinity.
  • 27 4
 Right? I’ve had none of those issues with OneUp.
  • 24 0
 @iduckett: mine had a lot of play left and right. More than most but it still goes up and down so there’s that
  • 10 0
 Indeed the pope saw this press release
  • 10 0
 @iduckett: I've had almost this exact issue with my brand new OneUp post. Immediately the post felt kinda "crunchy", after one ride it was marred all down the stanchion. Took it apart, cleaned it and re-greased it and now it works smoothly, albeit the stanchion will always be marred. My guess is some metal shaving or other foreign debris was in there
  • 62 0
 @IsaacWislon82: Definitely sounds like something isn't right there, we'd love to hear more details from you!
Shoot us an email - support@oneupcomponents.com

@iduckett: Our oversized pin kit is designed to remove additional play that might develop over time, or to tune play for a specific bike.  
Most setups do not require the additional spacing of the oversized pins, but we can definitely provide them under warranty for your post, if you're feeling rotation while riding! Just reach out to the address above.
  • 1 1
 @OneUpComponents: I have developed play, for kit to work does it require ‘slots’ for pins to be a certain measurement/size? Other than that been very pleased with my oneup posts
  • 13 2
 @OneUpComponents: Both of my OneUps, even after full service + fresh seals, burp grease from the upper seal 'till they go dry in just 2-3 weeks. They then squeal and slow down day by day 'till re-greased. Has OneUp made recent improvements to its seal design, and if not, could you please put it at the top of your list with a bullet? I wipe down my stanchion after every ride, but even in dry climate w/ moderate dust instead of mud, there is still plenty of dreck inside the seal when I re-lube every couple weeks. Your seals clearly don't do a very good job of sealing in either direction. I would gladly pay more for upgraded seals: I could go 6 months+ without having to re-lube my Reverbs.
  • 2 3
 @OneUpComponents: Had one post work great, another post developed play and made horrible creaking noises. Oversized pins and grease failed to fix it. Had to do the old reverb fix, installed a transfer.
  • 1 3
 @powturn: Unlike a shock or fork, dropper posts aren't designed with foam rings that lubricate the stanchion, they just have a wiper. So keeping the wiper and stanchion clean is helpful, but don't be surprised if you need to put a little grease on the stanchion once every few weeks.

Alternatively, you could have a really looser wiper .... but then the stanchion would get tore up and the internals would get clogged up Wink
  • 4 2
 And no one i say no one wants their shaft to look like shit whichever way its sliding
  • 2 3
 @powturn: This stuff will keep you post feeling smooth for a LONG time.
us.wplbike.com/collections/lubricate/products/forkboost-4oz
  • 6 2
 Why buy a Bike Yoke when you can have sub-TranzX quality for 2-3X the price? Nice
  • 1 1
 @nickfranko: It is a Tranz-X post!
  • 2 1
 @AltaSki: Doesn't the fork boost work with a carrier oil?
So in a sealed system with a cartridge, it would probably not function the same, no?
  • 2 3
 @OneUpComponents: this pin kit is handy. It has two progressively larger sets of pins to wear through. Need to do mine tonight.
  • 5 0
 @powturn: Had similar issues with both my TranzX and PNW. There's a breather hole in the actuator. I drilled it out to the next size up. Got the tip from one of Peter Verdone's blog posts where he did the same on a OneUp. Grease no longer squeezes past the seals on compression and the posts return a bit faster.
  • 1 1
 @freeridejerk888: Might wanna see the doc about that bud
  • 3 16
flag KingPooPing (Jun 7, 2023 at 13:52) (Below Threshold)
 @iduckett: OneUp is a clunky, un-smooth post. Other than its compact nature its a crappy post. Ymmv
  • 4 0
 @powturn: yeah I like me post but I have to put re grease below the collar seal every 30-40 hours which is way more than the PNW or Giant post I owned. It also has some side to side play when dropped but is sold when fully extended so that doesn’t bother me. I like it because the insertion depth for the 180mm OneUp is identical to the 150mm Giant contact switch.
  • 4 0
 @powturn: I have similar issues. The seal just isn't very tight. I unscrew the collar regularly and clean inside just to be sure. @oneupcomponents a tighter seal sure is a point of attention for the next iteration and should become available as an aftermarket upgrade.
  • 2 0
 @iduckett: not I with my 200mm Brand X dropper which cost under £100
  • 4 0
 @graveldaddy: agreed, last time I checked you had to have a bath oil for stanchion lube. The OneUp posts use slickoleum, which is quite a bit thicker
  • 3 0
 @freeridejerk888: Service it... Takes 15mins and costs next to nothing..
  • 3 0
 @hexonjuan: Drilling out the breather port is a really interesting idea, thanks for the tip! I found Verdone's images, looks like he did it to increase return speed, but it would make sense that less pressure buildup as you drop the post could help retain grease better. I'll disassemble one of my OneUp 210s to drill out the actuator & see if it makes a difference. I'll try anything that reduces how often I have to re-grease while cursing OneUp for dragging their heels on fixing the well-known Achilles' heel that is this dropper's inadequate wiper seal design. Keeping more grease in the post would at least count as winning half the battle, even if it still leaves us waiting for OneUp to finally re-design seals that can keep out half as much dirt as a BikeYoke or even a Reverb!
  • 3 0
 an XTR seatpost pretty much
  • 1 0
 @powturn: Other bonus with dilating the breather port: Just as there's less pressure build up in the post on compression, there's less vacuum created on return. Meaning there's less chance of crap getting sucked in past the seal. Such a simple fix solves a trio of problems.
  • 2 0
 @powturn: Reverb without re-lube? Sure. Without sucking down, developing play, sucking in air or anything else requiring maintenance? You're lucky and should get a lottery ticket!
  • 2 0
 @Mac1987: Yup, was def one of the lucky ones. Got 3 yrs & 13,000+ miles with only one suckdown. Reset IFP & was golden, 'till swap to frame w/ different post diameter. Both of my OneUps have at least as much rotational play as old Reverb, even after tuning w/ larger pins. I'd honestly trade the once-in-a-blue moon service interval on my Reverb for the guaranteed-twice-a-month relube both OneUps demand, but now that I've been spoiled by cramming 200-210mm of drop into both bikes (one slammed to collar, one w/ limited insertion) to my knowledge I only have three options to meet or beat 297mm insertion depth and 200mm+ drop: OneUp, PNW Loam, & Wolftooth Resolve. Have ridden PNW and action is *terrible*: got tendonitis from 2hr test ride. Maybe next build I'll pay almost double for the Wolftooth, but 'till then I'll keep servicing the OneUps I already own: if it weren't for their sub-par seals the OneUps would be the best all-around post on the market.
  • 3 0
 @freeridejerk888: Seems cartridge droppers either have or develop that play over time. More of a character than an actual issue . My BrandX Ascend, V1 and V2 OneUps have all had side to side play (even after rebuilds/kits), but it’s harmless. No marring issues like this, price is right (msrp and rebuilds) and looks great.
  • 69 3
 Pedals, grips, dropper posts all markets that are completely saturated. Please stop selling something that already exists with worse performance just to try to sell something.
  • 15 1
 I had the exact same thoughts while reading this. Especially since this post differentiator is the fact that its silver. You need to bring something new to the game, not just offer a de-featured OneUp post for more money.
  • 9 0
 [Laughs in capitalism]
  • 2 0
 In Europe PNW and OneUp are much harder to get for bike shops - there are no mainstream distributors that carry them here. Almost every shop though has a Madison account (the UK Shimano distributor who also distribute Pro) so these probably will sell over here just because they'll be in lots of bike shops that OneUp, PNW, Bikeyoke etc won't
  • 7 0
 @tom666: OneUp distributes itself in the UK. We ship dealer orders from our UK warehouse via our B2B store. That means 1-2 day shipping and no unexpected duties. Contact dealers@oneupcomponents.com for more details.
  • 1 0
 I would argue most of the MTB industry is saturated
  • 39 6
 Bikeyoke: Calls you on the phone to discuss issue and express ships parts from Germany under warranty.

SRAM: AXS develops play, approves warranty claim same day submitted by LBS and sends new post.

Shimano: F**k you

Why anyone would buy this is beyond me.
  • 20 0
 There is no word that directly translates to f_ck in Japanese actually. They use a word that translates to “middle finger”. Nakayubi
  • 3 1
 Is the stanchion wear on the Tharsis just cosmetic or does it actually affect performance?
  • 4 0
 Shimano? Did I miss something in this article?
  • 6 0
 @fred-frod: Pro was first developed as a brand by the European distributor of Shimano. As most bike shops already dealt with Shimano, it was convenient for them to be able to buy branded essentials (stem, handlebar, seatpost, tools, pumps etc) through the same channel. Shimano only discovered later that they were doing this. I'm not even sure whether much is actually being developed by Shimano. I think for instance their Koryak dropper (or something along those lines) was a branded post that was also sold under the BrandX name for Chain Reaction Cycles. Then again, I do think they actually developed some cockpit parts with the Athertons and Thomas Vanderham. So yeah, there is some link to Shimano. But there is probably only a small portion of their catalog that's actual original stuff so not some open mould product.
  • 4 0
 @Tigergoosebumps: thank you for that i know what im saying in the pub this weekend
  • 7 0
 @Tigergoosebumps: I think they do use the word " f_ck" in Japan but they pixelate it out.
  • 1 1
 @vinay: Does it matter when we're talking about a $340 dropper?
  • 5 0
 Thomson warrantied my elite dropper that was 4 years old , I'd lost the receipt of purchase and couldn't remember where I bought it, they didn't even charge return shipping. Thats bloody good service on a great product.
  • 18 0
 @gasmanxj As the person who does the warranty claims in a very busy Mountain bike shop, I have to say that is totally not how each company responds.

Sram will ask how many turns it took to put the derailleur on and if you answer wrong the claim is denied.

Shimano has been very good to work with and go out of their way to make things happen.

Bikeyoke generally does not have many warranties.

This has been my experience over the last 6 years.
  • 3 0
 @fred-frod: On Pro's website (www.pro-bikegear.com/us) scroll down to bottom, in right hand corner you'll see "Shimano Inc rights reserved 2023". Also if you click on their privacy policy or press and PR links they take you directly to Shimano's website.
  • 1 0
 @nickfranko: Well, to me it would. If a product doesn't function well, it is going to affect the riding. If it doesn't look pretty, it is going to affect the posing. The two don't have an equal importance in my book, but that could be different for others of course. Hence why I'm asking.
  • 5 1
 @jwelch33: Sram is usually my least favorite to warranty. The Shimano guys are great and can usually get things rolling pretty quickly and also understand needy customers.
  • 6 1
 @jwelch33: As someone who also does a lot of warranty claims in a bike shop in the PNW, pretty much. SRAM looks for as many reasons as possible to deny a claim, Shimano approves almost everything, once including a derailleur that basically fell apart on impact. Somehow. Many experiences with many different companies but SRAM is generally one of the most difficult.
  • 32 4
 In the motorcycle world, silver stanchions on forks are totally normal.
On MTBs, they make it look like a cheap Halfords/decathalon/Walmart bike - for no physical reason, purely aesthetics and fashion.
Sadly this might suffer the same fate.
  • 3 8
flag RadBartTaylor (Jun 7, 2023 at 8:10) (Below Threshold)
 100% does - the chrom on motos cannot be pulled off on MTB's while the kashima on MTB when placed on moto's is high end factory look.
  • 31 0
 Is it me or does protharsis sound like something you would sit on and get a disease
  • 9 21
flag robw515 (Jun 7, 2023 at 8:48) (Below Threshold)
 @RadBartTaylor: Are you guys like 12 years old? It was only a few years ago when marzocchi 888s and 66s with silver (nickel) stanchions were some of the most badass forks out there. The MTB industry is always going through short-lived fads because people are dumb enough to buy brand new parts just because the color is different. In 10 years you'll probably be saying only cheap Walmart bikes would ever have black stanchions.
  • 2 1
 @robw515: the majority of high end forks are black or gold/bronze, there are exceptions of course. Cheap MTB forks tend to have steel stanchions, like motos's even high end dirtbikes, which is why they get chromed.

This dropper is "silver" but point stands, silver/chrome forks tend, in general, to be cheaper ones.
  • 3 1
 Was gonna say the same thing - the new silver crowns w/ Manitou as well, totally tacky. Everyone's got their pref's but just seems like the silver makes it look cheap. Can't see this going anywhere.
  • 7 2
 @RadBartTaylor: there is still some differences in terms of technology and performances behinds the Colors:
- grey, as in the present case, is a anodisation treatment. It’s cheap, good hardness but it wears easily with time.
- black is usually a Physical Vapor Deposition coating. It is high performance (high hardness, very good friction coefficient), relatively easy to get a smooth finish
- kashima coating is a mixture of TiN/TiAlN obtain from PVD. It is also a high performance coating usually found in tools.
So, long short story, the color and the performances are somehow linked.
  • 7 1
 @robw515: 12 year olds were 2 when the 888 was replaced by the 380. It's not been a few years, it's been an entire decade.
  • 1 0
 @Armand74: agreed and in the case of moto - stanchions are steel, which are generally chromed. The cheap MTB forks have steel stanchions and are chromed too. I know alum can be chromed but it's rare IME
  • 3 1
 Definitely agreed. My first low end hardtail had a silver suntour coil fork and my first dropper that sucked was silver. I can't unsee silver as cheap at this point. Black or kashima are the only options now lol.
  • 3 0
 I like the silver post, would probably look good with a silver pike ultimate.
  • 5 0
 @Armand74: Black is usually anodization too. There are other black coatings but most black mtb parts are anodized Al.
  • 1 1
 @inked-up-metalhead: Well that would be my entire point then wouldn't it, that a 12 year old would not remember when silver stanchions were cool. Also, some of the 380s also had nickel stanchions, so it hasn't been an entire decade has it.
  • 1 2
 @robw515: Exceptions don't define the rule - I was hucking off the rooftop of your kindergarten when you were inside learning your ABC's on my bronze stanchioned Monster T and never remember silver stanchions being cool unless they were old school Mag 21s.....
  • 2 0
 @RadBartTaylor: Oh so you're an old guy, how much more embarrassing then that you like to judge the performance/quality of things by their color. Also I wouldn't agree that marzocchi 888s and 66s were "an exception", that's like saying kashima is an exception because it's only on Fox factory forks.
  • 3 2
 @robw515: cmon dude - I was just playing around but yeah I am an old guy. The old Monster T's were not 'Kashima' as far as I know, but generally speaking, cheap forks are chromed / silver, for most they'll always have that reputation. I think the 66's came in black too?

Remember the ZZYX forks - they were silver, kinda cool at the time, but total garbage.
  • 2 0
 @RadBartTaylor: Alright, fair enough. As a long time streetbike, dirtbike, and MTB enthusiast, when people started talking down on silver/chrome it hit a sensitive spot in me, and also because I kinda like the silver stanchion on this dropper, it's similar to the silver inner tube on the 1st gen CCDB air shocks which I own and love and refuse to upgrade to the black inner tube during rebuilds.
  • 1 0
 @robw515: I'm a moto dude too, for some reason the chrome doesn't bother me on those....although some of those factory moto's have some cool gold ti coating but I hear ya, I'm not one to typically follow fads and will intentionally not follow them to prove a point so I understand.....
  • 1 0
 The latest factory dhx2 has a chrome stanchion! Bit of trickle down moto thech that no one cares about because you can hardly see it. I'd like to see a high end fork or shock show up with chrome stanchions. I would buy one.
  • 1 0
 @Armand74: false. Black Alu is almost always anodized or hard anodized. Kashima is variation of hard anodize. Gold chains and cassettes are pvd on steel.
  • 1 0
 @robw515: I mean, there are only so many good technical coatings that work on aluminum, and aren’t available in every color. The white balance on these photos isn’t great, so it’s hard to tell if it’s really silver, but hard anodize is not silver, it’s more blond on 7000 series Alu, and dark grey on 6000. It appears to be hard ano, but if it is truly silver, then it’s type II, which is a shitty coating for a loaded wear surface. So the is a lot you can tell from the color. The only other color that takes to hard ano is black, but that is just a dye and does not add to performance. But black can also be type II, which a lot of cheaper seatposts use, but would be destroyed instantly on a fork stanchion.
  • 17 2
 Really hard to beat OneUp in the dropper post department Really the only thing that would make me switch would be a 200mm axs dropper but that would be 4x the cost so even doubtful there And agreed, silver stanchions look cheap...strong RST fork vibes
  • 13 0
 If SRAM released a GX (or whatever they want to call a cost reduced version) AXS in 200mm I would be clicking purchase immediately
  • 2 0
 Tranz x has a wireless dropper for $499, saw on vitalmtb 5-25-23. 170mm or 200mm drop.
  • 2 0
 @mtmc99: I think that the reason they go to 170mm max is because the dropper post would be too long with the internals which is a shame but no doubt it will be compacted in the future.
  • 1 0
 @Jamesthemtb-er: but the reverb axs has one of the (if not the) shortest lower tube length out there. I was surprised, but then there's no cable actuator on the bottom.
  • 1 1
 @joelsman: Yeah, but it's TranzX. It's not the type of brand that I drop $500 on for a dropper.
  • 2 0
 @Jamesthemtb-er: interesting. I figured there was a reason since they must be aware they are losing business because folks want a longer one.
  • 3 0
 @mtmc99: everyone wants an extra 25mm
  • 1 0
 @xciscool: Ive seen alot of ads claiming to provide just that
  • 2 0
 Not gonna happen anytime soon. Their customers aren't asking for a longer dropper. Keep in mind they only have like 20 customers. Trek, Specialized, Giant, etc. Bike brands are very conservative specifying seatposts. They seemingly don't want anyone to have to go to a shorter post. For instance Specialized puts 150mm posts on size Large bikes, which are for riders 6' tall. Seems almost crazy.
  • 17 3
 Maybe it's just me, but the silver actually looks cheap. I like the black stanchions.
  • 11 0
 So it’s a standard cartridge dropper like a oneup or pnw (or tranzx for that matter), but it costs like twice as much and wears out quickly, which isn’t considered a warranty issue? Completely ignoring anything about the unique looks, there is literally zero value proposition here. This has actually no reason to exist. For this much money you can get a wolf tooth dropper, which is fully serviceable (not just buying a new cartridge and throwing the old one in the landfill) at home and comes with a great warranty. Or get a oneup for half the price and grease it maybe once or twice a season. Ridiculous
  • 4 0
 Dont forget that the oneup has adjustable drop as well. Does less, cost more is basically the pitch for this thing
  • 10 0
 I like the wooden, hand carved seat
  • 4 0
 Carefully curated and bespoke, made from exotic Cocobolo and hand carved using only Aogami draw knives. An elegant solution for the discerning and distinguished gentleman.
  • 5 0
 Silver droppers going to make the neo-retro guys pretty happy... Someone on the Radavist stripped their Wolftooth post ano and polished it up, looks great.... I was thinking of building my Stooge all silvery, but that ship has sailed... Wear on the stanchions, though...this feels like a strange offering, not a great value, not cheap, only real sell is the color...
  • 6 0
 They did WHAT to their Wolftooth post
  • 1 0
 Yup I am building up a rigid mtb and IMO this dropper would look great but the cost... I think it is a dropper that would look awesome with other silver parts on a rigid bike but I don't know it would look great on anything with suspension.
  • 7 1
 My AXS dropper developed marks on the stanchion. SRAM sent me a new one through my local bike shop no problem. I would hard pass on this when shopping for a new dropper
  • 3 0
 question=why are seat posts $500.00CDN? Seems like a random number for maximum extraction. I feel like I have invested 5K in seat posts over the past decade it seems excessive to me.
  • 4 0
 You can get perfectly good posts for half of that, like Brand X, Oneup or PNW.

Still, paying over $200 for a wintek cartridge in an aluminum tube seems excessive.
  • 1 0
 Yup,what you're buying is half a suspension fork. A very basic one,with remote lockout but no adjustments.
  • 3 0
 @nozes: It's even less complicated than that, literally just a gas-lift office chair cartridge in a tube.
  • 1 0
 even my stock/crappy tranzx post on one of my bikes doesn't have issues with getting scraped up. It has a side to side wobble, and doesn't go down easily if you put pressure not directly down to lower it, but works reliably and looks new
  • 3 0
 Note that the "Lifetime" warranty is 10 years - per their website on the About section, all products receive a lifetime warranty* * Based on an expected lifetime of 10 years.
  • 5 0
 I have a One up now, no need for more dropper reviews.
  • 2 0
 So lifetime warranty but won't warranty scratches from normal use, shame about those stanchions cos I'm kinda sick to death of black stanchions on everything but fox kashima.
  • 3 1
 Non-adjustable travel should have been listed as a con. In the current market, even budget offerings have 20-30mm of adjustment.
  • 3 1
 @louiesquared: I disagree. Adjustable travel can be a good thing if you need it, but if you don't need it it's just another feature that required design compromises at no benefit to the user. With my legs I am usually limited by insertion depth so I don't need or want adjustable travel.
  • 3 0
 " back when you could count the number of reliable models on one hand". Maybe if you're Homer Simpson.
  • 3 0
 2024/25 - Fox develops "Silver Fox" "Limited Edition silver sanctions and silver Transfer droppers
  • 1 0
 I've had this same issue appear on a PNW Dropper and they quickly replaced it via Warranty, and even let me upgrade to a longer post. Why would I ever consider buying this dropper if they won't even warranty it?
  • 2 0
 I really thought I'd have a more emotional response to reading this review.
  • 3 0
 Wait, BikeYokes are shimmable? I wish I’d realized that sooner.
  • 5 0
 Divines are, Revives are not. I'm a big Revive fan.
  • 1 0
 @Glenngineer: Yeah, the revive is my favorite post but I’ve only got it on one of my three bikes. I just barely couldn’t get away with a 185 on my Enduro, so went with a 175 Transfer rather than go down to the 160. I couldn’t get a 213 on my Sentinel, so went with a 200 Transfer rather than go down to the 185.

I just looked at the BY site, and they are now offering shim kits for the Revive. Must be new-ish? That’s cool, but I’m not going to replace perfectly good posts at this point. Bummer though—if this had been available when I built the bikes, I’d have been able to do a 180 and a 203 respectively.
  • 2 0
 @BrambleLee: “only got it on three bikes”

I’ll bite: how many total bikes do you have?
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 @pmhobson: I had to read it twice to get it but they said "on one of my three bikes", so they have 3 bikes, and one of them has a revive.
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 @pmhobson: Read again
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 @dantecusolito: Haha, yup, this. XC-adjacent thing, all rounder trail thing, and big smashy thing. I'm aware that having even that many is a lot and I'm grateful to be in the position where I can do that.

BikeYoke on the XC rig, transfers on the other two.
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 @Glenngineer: Our REVIVES are now shimmable, too. Same way as the DIVINE. The spacers are different from the original DIVINE spacers though. DIVINE spacers are bigger in diameter and won't work for DIVINE. REVIVE, on the other hand spacer will work for DIVINE. That's why DIVINE spacers will soon phase out and be replaced by the universal REVIVE spacers.
All generation REVIVE 30.9/31.6/34.9 can be shimmed.
We do still need to properly communicate REVIVE's travel-adjustability but since we are in the middle of completely re-launchingour website, we'll do that later.
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 @Glenngineer: Those are the comments why we love doing our job and that encourage us to keeping make things better! Thank you, Glengineer!
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 I thought I would like the OneUp since it is inexpensive short and light but I just ordered 2 in 210mm and they were really not good. The lever throw is short and stiff making the lever feel uncomfortable. There is a slight grinding at one of them when going up and down, the other had much stronger grinding and lost goops of grease on the top (I tested both with open seat clamps). Not sure if hey changed the grease or quality control but both do not match the positive reviews I read.
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 I loved my OneUp, you really get addicted to the short lever press, my current bike has a much longer dropper press to actuate and I’m always not pressing it enough.

I’d try unscrewing the top seal and using some dropper lube/grease, mine was always super smooth, you might have some grit in there
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 @chrsei: Sounds like something abnormal is going on here, we'd be happy to help find a solution with you!

If you reach out to us at support@oneupcomponents.com
we can work through some troubleshooting and keep you rolling smoothly.
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 @OneUpComponents: ^ Customer support is second to none with OneUp
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 @chrsei Soinds like you’ve got something weird going on with the grease, but aside from that, your experience of the feel of the posts and remotes is consistent with mine, across multiple units.

I feel like OneUps are good for the price, which, I’m intentionally damning them with faint praise. They’re fine, I totally understand people choosing to buy them over spending like 1.5–2x as much for something that serves the same function. Same time tho, the Transfer and the Revive are unquestionably much more refined in their operation and their fit and finish. Probably the new WolfTooth unit too though I haven’t had my hands on one IRL. To me the bigger outlay is worth it. Transfers aren’t user-serviceable which is a major strike against them, but service intervals are long and the operation is great. The Revive is the gold standard by virtually any metric.
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 @BrambleLee: I had a transfer for a while, it was fine for two seasons but then it stopped coming up every now and then. I now have a one up, it works just as well except for the grease bleeding, and if something goes wrong at least it can be serviced. Full service for the transfer is almost the price of a brand new one up.
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 So what exactly is the advantage of this over a Bikeyoke Divine/Revive?
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 I had the older model of this post and it worked really well, even though the whole thing was plain old black. No scratches though.
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 Expensive, unattractive, problematic....pick 3.
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 The warranty team Pro-Tharsis blew it on this one. Well done!
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 Still looking for a reason to buy a anything other than a Oneup
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 poor seals, wont warranty in a review, great way to get into the market by instantly turning consumers off.
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 Is it using a Wintek cartridge like most everyone else?
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 Cartridge-based dropper for 340 bucks?!...

Get tu ze dropa !
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 Guys put those fires out. were smothered in New York
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 Is it better than a maverick speedball?
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 Lol! No.
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 So Oneup doesn’t have the shortest insertion depth
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 Bikeyoke revive or Vecnum Nivo. 2 absolute beasts and work horses. Period.
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 That saddle looks likes my granddads sack…
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 Aluninum?
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 How the heck are people coordinate with that weird silver? Come'on!
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 That entire setup - seat and post looks cheap AF. I’ll pass.







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