My Wireless Seatpost has a big problem... Let's hack it!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ย. 2024
- I love my Rockshox Reverb AXS dropper post. It’s solid, works quickly, looks good, and is operated wirelessly. I’m unwilling to use another dropper post, especially one with a cable release, but it’s starting to look like a good idea. The battery in the back of the Reverb hits into my tire when the rear suspension compresses all the way. Today, we’ll seek a solution for this issue.
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For a $800 accessory, that's a major design flaw. Hopefully the manufacturers are taking note
should have just engineered it into the seatpost somehow, I'm not big brained enough to find a good way to do that but still
I mean, he literally let all the air out of his shock. When is he going to do that?
I hated the design from day one, it looks like a single giant testicle hanging in the back! Uh!
@@onlyfoolriding8223 That's just to make it easy to demonstrate moving through the travel. It's not like there's extra travel when you take the air out, it's the same effect as if you bottom out when it's filled properly.
@@onlyfoolriding8223 That was to show how close the tire comes to the battery when it's fully pushed in. Letting the air out was just so he could show how close it gets on the bench without compressing the suspension by hand.
This is amazing. "The 6 of you" joke was perfectly delivered, but I also love seeing the reverse engineering that went into this.
The escalation from calm to hacksaw was faster than I expected
Hack saw is plan B, Oxyaxcytelene is I'm not asking anything 🤣
ability to have kids? OVERRATED.
HACK. THAT. SEATPOST!!!
@Repent and believe in Jesus Christ take your invisible friend somewhere else...
That escalated quickly.
@@cavemanvi based
I work an an Industrial Automation Electrician, and I can say confidently, that things being unnecessarily automated or electronically controlled, is hardly ever better. BUT it keeps jobs around for me, because people continue to do it, and it always fails! 😂
@end I understand that, but the point I was making was… is removing a simple, and reliable cable for an expensive, bulky, and battery powered part that requires charging really worth it? In Seth’s case, it looks like it created a bigger problem than any problems or nuisances it may have solved.
I've known about this problem since last year. I can't believe companies release a product like this without testing it first, it's a pretty basic flaw. I have 2 friends who regularly knock the battery off with their rear tire when bottoming out. WTF.
This is the first time someone has been truthful with a axs dropper. Everyone else, it's perfect just perfect. Thank you Seth. One-up components for the win. Stick with the basics
And it's heavy asf
Wouldn't this be bike specific? He rides a small frame which puts those components closer to the tire where a medium frame probably doesn't even come close. And it may also be just this specific bikes geometry causing the issue. He's had this dropper for some time now, on other bikes, and we never heard of this issue. So yeah, to everyone else the dropper post is likely perfect.
@@MotoAtheist its not perfect and its overrated.
period.
@@silver_c1oud .period. dot...dot...dot..., you see what I mean?
@@silver_c1oud For you it's not perfect and is overrated, for many others it is indeed perfect for their needs. But hey, the world revolves around you, right?
I have spent approximately 800 to update a “free” 2014 Hardrock. New Markhor fork (old SR coil fork was shot) a complete XT 1x12 speed drivetrain, new cockpit, new PNW dropper. Your 800 spent on just a dropper makes me feel a lot better about my spending on this project. :)
Am I the only one hear who doesn't mountain bike.... but watches everyday video. This man is an enabler to me when I do DIY projects. Love ya Seth 🤙🏽
Yes you are, now go buy a mountain bike and create memories
You're the only one ))), so go get a MTB and join the club.
@@lazariusmtb can confirm you're opinion is valid
No you’re not. I love watching his videos.
Poor guy. His dropper post needs fixed. This is such a first world problem, but I feel you, Seth. You the mang!! Keep killing it with the great content!!
You're as good as it gets man. Always entertaining and useful.
I was so impressed with how you engineered a solution to a problem and I felt your pain when it didn't work.
Thanks Seth for going the extra mile. I ride a size small and go for a 150mm dropper so pointing out that flaw does highlight the cons since I'm considering getting one. As for your battery hack, I think you can get away with replicating the pads with a PCB and 3d printing the rest including a separate enclosure for your battery that is secured to your seat instead of the dual-lock.
I have a Rail size small and have lost 2 batteries so far because of wheel contact. It’s only happened on the absolute biggest hits but still frustrating
Got the same post and I agree, the best dropper post I also ever owned. I live the ability to switch between my fatbike for winter and my full suspension in summer in a breeze!
A sticker with " BERM PEAK, Something a little bit different, But kinda the same'' feels like a good concept
I love that you make everything as relatable as possible but I cant help but start the '3D printer' chant!! This would definitely be the perfect project for it!
Your video just induced that familiar feeling of putting your best effort into a really nice hack and having it fail the first time you use it. I thought for sure the second plan would work too.
Funny enough, my version of commit would have been to either solder directly to the battery terminals or to crack open the case on the controller and fish a wire out. Your version of commit is probably better.
While I know the end goal didn’t happen the way you wanted, I’m still insanely impressed with how you got there. Your intelligence is way beyond most
just in case you have not watched the first 2 mins of the video, he does a hint of hacking. just a miniscule amount of hacking.
great video seth :)
Man I've been on the fence for getting with those for a while. I did the axs shifters and absolutely love them. Really tough to swallow $800 for a seat post.
The people here locally LOVE that post, and have stated that they would forego the drivetrain for the post if given a choice of one or the other. I don't know anyone who has one and has said anything negative about it.
“I know you don’t feel bad for me” haha I appreciate the honesty
Could you try combining the first and second hack? Maybe if you relocated the battery the the back of the underside seat it would fit without making bump
Amazing job. This channel should be called Seth's Bike Hacks.
Seth putting his beanbags on the line for our entertainment.. good guy now hack the dropper post to be used as your go go gadget handlebar extenders
This is the EXACT same problem I have had since 3 years now ! An I've even done the same alternatives to resolve :) (without ripping the micro adjustment thingy). Hah so cool to see I'm not the only one with this issue.
The solution is, when you go out, just duck tape the battery around the post :) , simple, ugly, stupid...but it works. After chasing down the battery back the trail path, you get over the looks and stupidness of the solution
Things and stuff are not (always) better because they cost more.
I love you videos.
Make the diy DIY connector even thinner and glue it in so it can't be ripped out. Then the the new connector is the plug in the cable to the new battery held under the seat... It's less elegant to replace, but it would work.
Great video; ur editor deserves a raise!!!!
You could try and customize the mount on the saddle to give you more clearance
Welcome back to Seth bike hacks everybody.
Rockshox have a long and well-known pedigree for designing dropper posts that are terrible, don't work properly, and are 50-200% more expensive than the competition. I still want one of these.
So now you put your battery relocate adapter back on and bulge problem solved! And as others have mentioned please make sure the batteries you are using have a protection circuit built in
Having one of these posts I have noticed this only on small bikes and on over shocked ones. It might be hard to avoid this in the design unless it is mounted lower on the front of the post. Flipping the battery to the front runs into the problem Seth showed so it has to mount lower if you do that. On my Specialized S3s I don’t have this issue.
That said I think Seth was 90% of the way there with the adapter design. If you attach a sacrificial piece of hard plastic bumper to the back of the seat rails it could make contact with the wheel first and prevent the wheel contacting the battery adapter.
Seth definitely put heatshink over those alligator clamps for soldering! Will not melt your wires and still grips well
As with all new to market products the manufacturer will hold some features/design back for v2.0, v3.0 etc. I bet they already have this sorted in the pipeline for the next version, to make us buy the new one!
Also, I don’t understand why they don’t combine the post control into the shifter, that would get the cockpit even cleaner. Maybe that’s coming!
Love the vids 👍🏻!
"A little bit different, but kinda the same."
I vote🖐 to make it into merch. I'd buy it $
I usually don’t press the like button on any videos, but this one deserves it😅
all you need right now is a seat with the metal arms sticking out further. You could even hack/weld the current seat
Nice video! It's cool to share the fail. Thanks
you should have put the magura dropper on there witch is wireless too
I love this totally how we escalate “am I going to commit yes”
Hell no I'm not going to say anything. Watching you hack ridiculously overpriced MTB components is the best thing I didn't know I needed in my life. More please.
it’s crazy that you could get a device that makes phone calls, takes pictures, edits videos and so on, or you could have a small seat that goes up and down electronically for the same price
That's the kind of thing that would have me run a MX wheel size.
"If this doesn't work, I'm going to do something really violent" 🤣
Depending on your crank length, you could shorten them up to gain more clearance (seat post height goes up).
Always thought battery should have been internal , insid the stantion tube.
Maybe do your fist idea...batt under seat , but turn seatpost backward .
For people taller it is not an issue as it clears the tire fine
ouch
Nice work doing the R+D they didn't do any paying too much to begin with
I haven’t laughed this much in a long time 😂😂😂
We will be swing this upgrade from them soon!
9:29 but it actually doesnt feel the same also :) E-dropper post are great for XC, for enduro or DH they need improvement
You could put a jubilee clip to prevent the dropper going too fair down. Simple solution
"The only solution then is to hack the clamp." That's when I started chanting, "Seth! Seth! Seth!"
Love to see a modern generator solution. Make your own power pedaling or wheels spinning.
You're on the Trending tab!!!!
Might be a stupid question, as I know some posts are limited in their incline back and front.
But as you didn't show us the option,... Turn the post 180° instead of McGivering?
Just when a small TH-camr, like me, thinks he is finally starting to make good content you release this 🤦🏼♂️ never mind I quit 😂
Why not try putting an extra ring on the seats tube (drop tube?) (similar to adjusting the threadless neck for the forks and handle bar stem) between the seat post and where it clamps to the frame forcing the seat a tad higher. This would keep the seat low enough for the jumps and such, but would mean when the seat in its highest position, you would sit a bit higher, maybe a 1/4" at the most would be needed, at least I would imagine that's all that would be. Wish I had a better way to explain the idea, but maybe someone else will catch on and add a better way of saying it.
Great watch, is there anyway the post could be slightly bent I do get if it was a drop post you can’t bend that part of it.
So if you use the adapter with the battery taped under the saddle wouldn't that keep it from pushing on the center like that? It is a little hard to tell but it looks like the battery is the highest point so saving that 3/4 inch should solve the problem.
Actually pretty awesome. Some stuff I do all the time lol . Make it yourself
The battery should be inside the post. Then use a magnetic contact charger. Leaving a big battery hanging off is just not acceptable. Even for hard tail fans like me, that where my underseat bag with tubes and tools go.
Find a saddle with more "rise" on the rails. They are out there!
"It could affect my ability to have future kids" Lmao
I wonder if there's a way to wire the battery directly to the dropper instead of a dummy battery. then you could retain the battery post but also have a wire epoxied in and sticking out to use a secondary battery mounted under the seat
Bike hacks, staring Seth.
you know what you couldve done instead of cutting the seat post? you couldve made some kind of attachment on the rails of your seat that hits the tire before the battery.
Well thought out...😅
Instant "hacker's" remorse (instead of buyer's remorse) :D
Curious about why there are three contacts on the battery? You only used two and there are two on the seat receptacle.
Serenity now! 😂
Removable Internal battery near the top with a usb port to charge it.👍
i was about to get me one im so glad i saw this video!!!! im pretty sure i would have lost the battery!!!! i need to check out the magura wireless version now... anyways !!! sram should create a "wired" version so u can hook it up on a ebike battery.. with a power cable coming out of the bottom of the tube...shouldnt be too hard... they just want to make money and want to sell their batteries LOL
I have a solution for this problem and it's called a hardtail. Thank you!
Speaking of kids how’s your kid doing these days haven’t seen a update in awhile hopefully she takes to bikes like you have
Oversight from revel as well
Hey Seth,
Call your friends at the bike industry.
I know for a fact that a least one of the major bike component companies is working at a competing product.
And I believe the battery will be somewhere else. 😉
i would just like to point out that lithium ion batteries are very reactive and can catch fires easily
It was worth the try
Gotta love it when someone can just tank a $900 part and not think twice about it.
That was phenomenal content.
time to hack your ergonomic chair and transfer that wireless tech into it!
They can't all be Dimonds. Thumbs up any way 👍
Now *this* is the kind of shit I love to get up to!
Doesn't work for you? make it!
Sram's new, sleek, modern trucknutz with Carson fire components
Even before I watch the video, I like it asap lol
My bike is $800 (hard tail) and I like this guy attitude on never give up. It's going impact your ability 5o have additional kids - get that approved by your wife first (in writing).
And if it shorts out, you have a seat heater!
Flip it and use your other hack for the battery? Would that eliminate the bump?
I love your personality flaw. Many of us think the same way.
Haha, interesting video, most people cannot think out of the box these days and find solutions to their problems.
When is project horse berm going to be announced
He didn't say it! He didn't say it! 1:50 He says it :)
Your seat definitely flexes more than you think and having a battery that can explode when punctured under your seat is baaaaad. Alot of seats will have marks from where they have flexed and hit the "guts" if this happened with a LiPo it would be getting pretty hot down there.
Is a shorter travel dropper post an option? If the travel was shorter then the seat wouldn’t be so slammed
8:08
if that works, you can use the 10 bucks a piece batteries! yay!
just use your adapter with it, as perfect as it can get
I cringed sooo hard the whole video😬 Seth is crazy man😂😂
something about alligator clips that can make grown men act like they are fighting. I do it all the time at work.
If you did more cooking with seth we would watch
Love this video, buuuut… i would just put the saddle on backwards.
Update, I didn’t get to that part of the video yet…
You should make more RC videos