PNW Loam Dropper Post - Lifetime WARRANTY! Quick Check

[@JohnCoconis]

Great video! I have a pnw 27.2 pine. Love it! I've put thousands of miles and never had to service it. It does go slow when it's below 20°f but by far the least maintained component on my bike. Hope you enjoy!

[@lvirag8401]

dude, you have some great mountain bike product videos. at first i was not a fan as your affect drove me nuts--totally a me problem--but after a while i appreciated your sincerity and enthusiasm along with a lack of patronization and superiority. cheers.

[@jamble7k]

the travel adjust thing is very neat, i just bought a fox transfer though... found them to be the most reliable and smoothest actuation

[@jamble7k]

@@LoveMTB it replaced a bikeyoke divine on my nukeproof mega, ended up about 100g heavier .... but from 160 to 175mm travel! yes they aren't cheap!!!!!

[@jamble7k]

@@LoveMTB perfect really, easy to service and adjustable pressure/height and very low stack... just wanted a bit of extra drop and matching stanchion ha

[@jamble7k]

@@LoveMTB my legs aren't long enough 😂😂

[@Soandsoguy]

Transfer is not reliable. And be ready in a year or two to send it to fox with $115 for service.

[@drmoynihan]

Thank you for this very clear well done video. Dropper Posts continue to be a mystery to me. I hear they can be unreliable, but the KINDSHOCK Ragei which came on my Commencal just keeps on working and I hope it never fails. But since I am in Oregon, I have an interest in the PNW Droppers and will watch my friends' new droppers.

[@sixate]

I have a Loam dropper with 200mm of drop. Great post, but during a really muddy ride there must have been something get past the wiper and scratched the post bad and got sticky going down. Warranty claim was super easy, great to deal with. They emailed me a label to send it back at no cost to me. They repaired it and got it back to me within a week! Great customer service and stand by their product. Hoping this was a one time issue, but nice to know the warranty service is top notch. Would not hesitate to buy another.

[@davidridley9575]

Good review. I have the loam and didn’t actually know that about the travel adjust. I thought I may have broken it when that white part came out. I actually came to see if people had issues with extremely stiff lever actuation. The post works as expected when there is no weight on it, but if I’m seated trying to drop the post the lever almost locks up. Thought it was a faulty post so I warrantied it but the same issue with the second post. A review I read said ‘firm lever feel’, but that’s being generous in my opinion.

[@virkelie2]

I think the Bontrager Dropper you reviewed previously is the best! They are the simplest, and for me so far, the most reliable. And putting more grease inside the collar (as you had shown) keeps the dropper like new.

[@chrissahagun4803]

@@LoveMTB link pls?

[@DecemberGalaxy0]

man literally when I think of a product your review pops up

[@denbo74]

Crazy I was just looking up dropper posts from this company last night

[@TeamCykelhold]

Great info as always. What isn't usual though, is that I wish for even more details. I wish you would open it up completely so we can compare it to oneup/other dropper internals. I can only find vids of pnw older dropper internals, or their service documentation where it all looks very much like how a oneup dropper would.

[@TeamCykelhold]

@@LoveMTB looking forward to it!

[@kevinborovsky3558]

I always find the neatest parts on your videos mon amie. The Prone looks amazing I know off topic again, but would love to see a video on that bike.

[@polishguywithhardtospellna8227]

I'd add grease right away. They might send it drier cause of adjustment option. I found my oneup to be quite dry from factory too and it likes grease every 6mth minimum, I'd even say a good practice would be a smidge every quarter of the year

[@polishguywithhardtospellna8227]

@@LoveMTB wait which bear do you mean!? 😂😋

[@thomaskuhn6541]

I love PNW, don't have the dropper but just had my Range bars and Loam grips delivered last week. I live in Toronto, PNW offers free 3 day shipping, taxes paid up front so no hassle or extra brokerage fees. Love their products, great value for the money.

[@tinshield]

I had one for one ride. Overall I wasn't blown away by it and the one I had rattled terribly. Fox Transfers are a bit better quality but I've never gotten through two seasons with them. I'm using a Bike Yoke Devine now. They're expensive but smooth as hell and never stick.

[@qtip919]

I have three of these now. I have to admit, I live in Washington and Im a bit of a sucker for "buy local" ... that said, these are way better than my rockshox reverb and on par with my wife's fox transfer factory. But give the edge on the looks to the fox. Price point wise, howevr, I will never spend 300+ on a dropper when a reliable, local alternative is available. The people at PNW are just good folk. Click buy, its worth it!

[@Malio75]

Thanks for the link for this vid. A great warranty indeed and a tough call when shopping for a dropper as there are so many compelling options for similarly low prices compared to a few years ago. One thing that doesn’t get a lot of attention is stack height: the size of the area that includes the dropper seal collar and seat post/rails with the post all the way down. I’ve been going crazy over this as I’m in between sizes.

[@Malio75]

@@LoveMTB it’s a really tough call though I may be leaning towards this due to unreal warranty and the coloured band to match my Loam grips.

[@Soandsoguy]

Matthew One-up has the best stack height.

[@Soandsoguy]

​@@Malio75 One-up has the best stack height.

[@meliodashadeyoshi2115]

I pushed down on a one-up v2 dropper and it felt like I was pushing the post through sand and it was brand new just installed on a bike. And your saying this is worse I had a rockshox reverb and it was as smooth as butter literally could push it down with 2 fingers so it seems like if you want a smooth seat post you have to pay 300 or more

[@LoveMTB]

Not really like that, using PNW droppers since this video with no issues

[@boogergreenglen]

Thank you for this video! What's the best way to maintain and freshen your dropper? I read some comments about greasing but where and what type of grease? I have a fox transfer and haven't touched it since I replaced the lever to a shimano (which I got because of your video!).

[@adriancabrera3014]

Looks great 🎉

[@LoveMTB]

And it works well, minimal maintenance required

[@brianhwang7465]

Always a good day whenever you post. I bought this dropper for a bike I’m building but still waiting for the frame. Was playing around with the adjustable air cartridge and the pressure values varies a lot whether the dropper is at full extension or it’s slammed. Do you know which one would be the proper location to measure the cartridge pressure?

[@brianhwang7465]

@@LoveMTB sweet thanks for the reply. I noticed that when I unscrew my shock pump a lot of air shoots out and the psi drops by almost 30 PSI every time I unscrew. Kind of annoying when trying to get an accurate pressure reading

[@phabletfortyfour3457]

Well said, on my 4th dropper on two bikes in the last 3 years so reliability is questionable in my view. I'd probably go for this as I know number 5 will be ordered before the end of this season. Great vid as per👍

[@mattd7814]

Is the PNW Rainier basically a rebranded TranzX JD-ysi05J and PNW Loam a rebranded JD-ysi13J?

[@45graham45]

@@LoveMTB if this is just a rebranded tranz x & Salsa also rebrand this post then why not just get those brands instead? I assume they'll be cheaper? Or is it the lifetime warranty that makes the pnw worth getting over the others?

[@kel5944]

I want the Coast....once I find a job...

[@ninjazzrhythm400]

I didnt know that the company that makes the PNW stuff are the same people who makes the Tranz X dropper.

[@netposerx]

I'm the 1 out of 10 because my Eagle SX group set is awful.

[@sebastianjost]

I've had more issues with seat post clamps than with actual seatposts or droppers ^^

[@teemu3370]

SC came with reverb so no experience on the mechanical ones

[@aponinenaugcasio8456]

can you review e*thirteen dropper post and lever

[@LordDijamco]

The question is... PNW Loam or Oneup v2?

[@craigmurray8264]

Hi love the vid

[@polishguywithhardtospellna8227]

5:00 my hands are not very bear 🐻 like, fingers are more like bread 🍞 sticks. Will I still be able to adjust it? 😋😂🚴🏔️

Does anyone have experience with a manitou dropper post?

[@wavedave9503]

Sweet!

[@netposerx]

Can you give me scenario where you want to reduce the travel on a dropper-post? I'm always on the other side. I must have long legs for someone 5'7" because if I seat my dropper all the way down it doesn't go up far enough for peddling. And since I ride a medium frame I can't get a longer dropper.

[@kel5944]

Your situation is exactly where you would want to reduce the travel. Buy one longer than you need and then shorten it so you can slam it all the way down into the frame.

[@netposerx]

@@kel5944 That's what I'm saying. A longer dropper is too long for the seat tube. I have a Vitus Mythique and the seat tube has a kink towards the bottom so you only have so much room to push the seat post in. The smaller the frame size the more you are limited on dropper post sizes.

[@sebastianjost]

@@netposerx it can be useful when sharing the bike with someone else.

[@netposerx]

@@LoveMTB I have an Ascend 125mm (for Med frame) on my Vitus Mythique and if I try to seat it fully the cable/actuator hits the bottom of the seat tube and doesn't work properly. I have a Rimpo AF (Med) with a Bike Yoke 160 mm but if I fully seat it, it's too short (not by much though) and I think a longer dropper might not fit. I am waiting for a telescoping dropper to be invented so the seatpost can be twice as short as the dropper post! :)

[@netposerx]

@@sebastianjost I can see that. And if your post goes a bit high and it's seated all the way down so you want to fully extend it for pedaling without trying to get it just right.

[@wavedave9503]

I ordered one😜

[@wavedave9503]

@@LoveMTB ❤️

[@TheBusby1]

Is it unlimited positions? My current dropper only has up...a bit down and then fully down

[@TheBusby1]

@@LoveMTB I don't have this dropper yet, was just asking before I buy :)

[@Soandsoguy]

Yes all droppers now are infinite positions. If I'm understanding your question you're describing a dropper with three or four positions.

[@andrewa.3304]

I had same dropper installed last week by LBS i did notice side to side play. Is that normal?

[@mateuscabrera]

Not at all! CANNOT HAVE SIDE PLAY.

[@fpainchaud350]

Ihave installed a PNW on my dughter's bike (exterior actuation) and the internal crod going from top to bottom for the actuation of the cylinder is not the best. Our other bikes are equipped with Crank Brothers and are all fine,

[@craigmurray8264]

Hi love the vid