Purchased a steel gravel frame and came with this dropper post, don’t know much about non road bikes. Is this play normal or cause for concern? It’s a KS Lev seatpost (not sure on exact model)
First dropper post, is this okay normal?
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by Key_Sail4725
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Yup, they all have a little play. You might be surprised by how you don’t notice it at all while riding.
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Short answer: Yep, not an issue, very common.
Long answer: Depending on the amount of play and quality level of the dropper, it can *sometimes* be addressed. If it’s a new post, all good. If it’s used or old, an internal rebuild *might* address the play a little bit, but will never fully eliminate it. Like another commented mentioned, it’s unnoticeable while riding and exists to make sure there’s free movement of the dropper at a reasonable price point.
mine does the same thing so prolly
It’s normal. My Oneup have and PWN have. Nothing to worry about and it’s very common.
My rockshox reverb doesn’t have any play.
Unfortunately it is normal. Any dropper I’ve owned has had this play. You get used to it.
Yeah most droppers will have some play. A good tight tolerances brand won’t have much, KS is not one of those brands. But saying that my xfusion dropper is old and sloppy but never failed me and it’s super cheap to replace.