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OneUp Announces NEW V3 Dropper Post 3

Lighter, smoother, shorter, and more reliable.

OneUp
1/16/2024 9:00am
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Introducing the NEW OneUp Components V3 Dropper Post: An ultra lightweight, high performance, long travel dropper.

 

Lighter, Smoother and More Reliable

Our third generation dropper post has been over 3 years in the making. It's better than the award-winning V2 in every way. It’s lighter, smoother and more reliable. It has the shortest stack and total length of any other dropper. This isn’t just the longest dropper that will fit your bike. It’s, simply, the best.

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Lighter

The new V3 is the lightest infinitely adjustable dropper on the market at any given travel. It’s even lighter than XC specific lightweight droppers. The V3 is available in the widest range of travel options and suitable for all rider weights and riding styles.

We simplified and refined the design as much as possible and shaved weight from almost every single part to make the V3 Dropper 60 to 70 grams lighter than our V2. The biggest weight savings come from our new hydraulic cartridge that never needs to be inflated. 

The new V3 dropper is 238g lighter than a Reverb AXS, 155g lighter than a Transfer and up to 60g lighter than the 2-position Transfer SL. 

You can save an additional 10g with our Ti Bolt Upgrade Kit.

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Smoother

Our riders asked for improved seals, reduced play and smoother action. The new V3 delivers all of these performance improvements in a simple, reliable design.

Cartridge: For smoother action, the all-new cartridge requires 75% less lever force when seated and much less breakaway force to initiate. That means it’s even quicker and easier to drop your saddle while riding. 

Bushings: We upgraded all the bushings to use a low-friction, self-lubricating IGUS material and increased bushing overlap to further reduce friction. 180-240 drop posts have an additional bushing to further support the increased overlap. 

Seals: We developed a completely new, high-performance collar with a custom SKF wiper seal to keep dirt out and grease in. The new seal and bushings keep the V3 running smoother for longer, with less maintenance.

Pins: To eliminate rotational play without increasing friction, we’ve doubled the number of anti-rotation pins and added 2 oversized polymer pins.

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Specs

Travel: 90mm / 120mm / 150mm / 180mm / 210mm / 240mm

Weight:
325g /  370g  /  415g  /  460g  /  515g  /  585g (for 30.9)
337g /  385g  /  433g  /  480g  /  538g  /  610g (for 31.6)
408g /  472g  /  535g  /  600g  / 675g  /  765g (for 34.9)
304g /  340g (for 27.2)

Total Length: 295mm / 350mm / 415mm / 480mm / 545mm / 610mm
Compressed Stack Height: 30mm (25mm for 34.9)
Diameter: 27.2 / 30.9 / 31.6 / 34.9
Routing: Internal
Warranty: 2 Years

The V3 Dropper Post has been designed to work perfectly with the V3 Remote.

Price

V3 Dropper Post (post only):
$269.99 USD / $364.99 CAD / €291.99 / £291.99 

V3 Remote:
$44.99 USD / $59.99 CAD / €49.99 / £44.99

V3 Dropper Post + V3 Remote:
$299.99 USD / $399.99 CAD / €324.99 / £320.99

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Service and Maintenance

  • Post can be fully disassembled in less than 10 minutes using only a 14mm wrench, a 5mm hex and 2mm hex (or the OneUp multi-tool)
  • No custom tools required and no need to send your post away for maintenance
  • No need to adjust or top up air pressure
  • Longer service intervals: 120 hours for clean and grease / 350 hours for rebuild
  • 2 year warranty

Improvements over V2

  • 60-70g lighter
  • 75% reduction in breakaway force and smoother actuation
  • All new cartridge design
  • Compressed stack height is 3mm shorter
  • Total length is 10mm shorter
  • Increased bushing overlap 
  • IGUS self-lubricating bushings
  • Low friction SKF Seal
  • New cartridge is 100% recyclable

New upgrades available for V2

  • New V2.1 Collar with SKF Seal upgrade for V2 droppers coming soon
  • Ti Bolt upgrade kit is compatible with V2 and is available now for $14.99 USD
  • All V2 replacement parts will be available for at least another 5 years
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Simply, the Best

We wanted to make the best dropper post for our bikes at a price that we’d pay with our own money. We can’t wait to see what you think.

In stock and available worldwide with free shipping at oneupcomponents.com.

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Adam_Schaeffer
11 months ago

I actually liked the adjustable air pressure so I could tune performance for different rider weights. Some lighter riders benefit from lower PSI so its easier to get the post down. But everything else sounds awesome. These have been insanely reliable for me and my customers over the entire V2 product cycle, hoping that streak continues with V3.

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louiesquared
11 months ago

Sounds like they thought of this already.

"Cartridge: For smoother action, the all-new cartridge requires 75% less lever force when seated and much less breakaway force to initiate. That means it’s even quicker and easier to drop your saddle while riding."