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PNW Components Rainier Gen 3 Seatpost
Vital Review
Overall Review
We don’t want to jinx it, but it feels like the dropper post market is reaching a certain point of maturity. While the dropper post itself is one of the most important developments of the past 10 years in MTB, reliability has been the Achilles heel of these components and the forums are full of broken promises and disgruntled owners. Some brands have risen to the top as a result of providing a better-than-average service life for their products, and PNW Components is one of them. We’ve had good experience with their Bachelor post in the past, so when asked if we wanted to put the all-new...
Posted by iceman2058 on 5/5/2020 11:31am
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PNW Components Cascade Seatpost
The Good

Goes up quick but not catastrophically quick // Works consistently, even in the cold // External routing on a 150mm post // Price

The Bad

Finish could be better // Remote feels a little cheap

Overall Review
I got this post recently to replace a 100mm KS Lev on my trail bike. Such a difference! The KS was pretty slow, even on perfect days, but the PNW has been very consistent regardless of temperature. Speedwise, it's probably just a touch slower than a well bled Reverb, but that works for me being that I'd like to keep the family jewels intact. I don't notice any play at the seat clamp, and it hasn't sagged on me at all. One of the biggest reasons I went for this post was the stack height. Pretty much any other externally routed post was too tall for me to fit a 150mm drop. The Cascade's stack...
Posted by cmmahnke on 12/24/2018 7:47am
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PNW Components (2017-2018) Bachelor Seatpost
The Good

Price, weight, design, ease of maintenance

The Bad

Trigger shifter is a bit loose

Overall Review
PNW Component Bachelor 150 Features · Material: 7075Heat Treated Alloy · Infinite Travel Adjust · Travel: 150mm or 170mm · Diameter: 30.9 or 31.6mm · Weight: 565g (w/o trigger and lines: mfg) · Post length: 458mm · 2-bolt micro adjust head w/ zero offset · Trigger style lever - cable actuated · Internal cable routing · Cartridge design · 1-year warranty Initial Impressions There are many dropper posts on the market today. They are getting more dependable and have more options to choose from as far as drop, size, and routing. Some of the things I considered when I was looking was: weight...
Posted by Carraig042 on 2/27/2018 5:38am
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