[slimshady]

Interesting concept this Eightpins dropper post, incubated partly by Syntace:

An all-mechanical dropper, integrated into the frame, held in place by the seatpost collar and a screw near the BB. Different travels to match the bike size, and longer than we are accustomed to.

More info at EightPins.at.

 

[landcruiser]

Biggest downside is that it requires a completely straight and uninterrupted seattube. That's pretty rare on trail bikes these days.

 

[Westy]

I am going to hold out for the EightPins Boost version.

 

[mykel]

...straight seat tube required = Knolly compatible...

 

[jackalope]

Unlike an Idahoan congressman, this one is straight too

 

[trib]

seems a bit of a nuisance for most cases. Can see it being attractive to boutique/custom builders though.

 

[Flo33]

Biggest downside is that it requires a completely straight and uninterrupted seattube. That's pretty rare on trail bikes these days.

It is the limiting factor for the available travel, so it depends on how long a straight tube there is. The post needs a certain insert depth like every other one but the remaining straight tube is used for the adjustable stroke of the post. http://www.eightpins.at/en/technology-en/ and

Edit: anybody seeing the pic or just a black mess? I have to click it to actually see something.

 

[slimshady]

It is the limiting factor for the available travel, so it depends on how long a straight tube there is. The post needs a certain insert depth like every other one but the remaining straight tube is used for the adjustable stroke of the post. http://www.eightpins.at/en/technology-en/ and

Edit: anybody seeing the pic or just a black mess? I have to click it to actually see something.

All black until I click It. Weird...

 

[Jm_]

integrated into the frame

Sonavabitch. I wasn't expecting the new world order for at least another 20 years.

 

[Electric_City]

I told you it wouldn't be long till a new seat tube diameter came along.

"goodbye seatpost clamp"... Yeah, I'm glad they resolved that problem! That's my biggest complaint on my bikes. Not the ripped sidewalls, yearly broken chainstays (fuck you Trek!), POS chain guide that can't keep a chain on (e13), tires that don't fit on rims or the hundreds of "standards" that make it impossible to keep up with.