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Fitting a DNM HQS (catchy) today, watch this space...
Fitting a DNM HQS (catchy) today, watch this space...
Dropper posts are they worth it.
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How many was it?
How many was it?
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I think £85 (posted from Oz), and then another £18 for the pleasure of fetching from the Post Office...
Seems to do what it says on the tin, will see how it survives in the filth on Sunday!
Seems to do what it says on the tin, will see how it survives in the filth on Sunday!
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Very generic. Nice.
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So. Yes. Why not.
Works well at this cost. Like riding a BMX I had so much more room to move about and no plum smacking action. Instant gain in confidence.
Action is a bit agricultural but feels solid enough.
So. Yes. Why not.
Works well at this cost. Like riding a BMX I had so much more room to move about and no plum smacking action. Instant gain in confidence.
Action is a bit agricultural but feels solid enough.
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Droppers are ace!
Droppers are ace!
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And this one will fit my explosif and the Salsa so at least I have the option of 26" at mayhem.
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Initial feedback on the DNM HQS (generic? How dare you!
) is all good, went up and down as requested and that's about it! Return is a bit slow and I need to find a better location for the switch (t'is a nice switch to use) but for the money I am impressed so far. The slow return may become a large annoyance though...
Initial feedback on the DNM HQS (generic? How dare you!
) is all good, went up and down as requested and that's about it! Return is a bit slow and I need to find a better location for the switch (t'is a nice switch to use) but for the money I am impressed so far. The slow return may become a large annoyance though...oldscholar
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I also have a DNM dropper, the ASP-R, I'd been looking for one with an offset clamp for a long time. Only had it a month or so but so far so good. Apart from the obvious benefit of adjusting on the fly, I find with full sussers if you've got the seat up high and say, you come to a junction and have to stop, when put your foot down it unweights the bike and raises the height leaving you teetering for balance so its nice to drop it a bit for stability until you're on the move again, the same is true for getting back on the bike after you've been parked up.
I read something about the DNM's weak point being the remote cable mechanism, that it easily gets clogged up and gets sluggish until it eventually stops working. To pre-empt this from the start I fitted a little spring (from a clicky type pen) and covered it with a rubber boot from a v-brake, cut-down slightly to fit. So the spring helps the cable return and the boot hopefully keeps some of the muck out. I also changed the cable, cable outer and all the cable ends for ones which are a tighter fit as the ones supplied were loose in the fixings and looked like they'd let dirt in. Some pics:
Also it only has a single bolt to clamp the seat, the white residue you can see on the seat rails is toothpaste I used for extra grip.
I also have a DNM dropper, the ASP-R, I'd been looking for one with an offset clamp for a long time. Only had it a month or so but so far so good. Apart from the obvious benefit of adjusting on the fly, I find with full sussers if you've got the seat up high and say, you come to a junction and have to stop, when put your foot down it unweights the bike and raises the height leaving you teetering for balance so its nice to drop it a bit for stability until you're on the move again, the same is true for getting back on the bike after you've been parked up.
I read something about the DNM's weak point being the remote cable mechanism, that it easily gets clogged up and gets sluggish until it eventually stops working. To pre-empt this from the start I fitted a little spring (from a clicky type pen) and covered it with a rubber boot from a v-brake, cut-down slightly to fit. So the spring helps the cable return and the boot hopefully keeps some of the muck out. I also changed the cable, cable outer and all the cable ends for ones which are a tighter fit as the ones supplied were loose in the fixings and looked like they'd let dirt in. Some pics:
Also it only has a single bolt to clamp the seat, the white residue you can see on the seat rails is toothpaste I used for extra grip.
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