Tested : Pete’s OneUp Components Dropper Post V2 Review.

·Wednesday 17 May 2023

Claiming the shortest stack height and lowest overall dropper length, the OneUp dropper also adds famed reliability to the mix.

Canadian brand OneUp’s dropper post is legendary for its ability to function under some fairly horrendous conditions and be easy to service once it finally gives up.

Pete has been finding out if their second iteration retains the title.

Photos by Pete Scullion.

Key features:

90, 120, 150, 180, 210 and 240mm drops
30.9, 31.6 or 34.9mm diameters
22.2 and 31.8 bar, I-Spec II and EV, and MMX clamps
2-year warranty
Proven reliability
Easy to install, maintain and service at home
Designed to work best with OneUp Remote
480g (150mm drop)
From £199.50 (90mm) to £229.50 (240mm) RRP
OneUpComponents.com

Available in a myriad of lengths to suit anything from kids or XC racers to those with extra long legs, and all the usual diameter and clamp designs, it’s highly unlikely that unless you have a 27.2 frame or no internal dropper routing, that there isn’t a OneUp V2 dropper for you.

Crucial to the OneUp dropper is its stack height and overall length. Claimed as being the lowest and shortest on the market, the OneUp will get you more saddle drop in the same frame than others can. The cartridge system keeps things clear of the crap and makes for easy, and not expensive replacement when it does finally die.

This particular One Up dropper swapped out the 125mm Reverb that came stock in my Santa Cruz Hightower test bike. With all the other foibles of that bike worked out, of which there were few, saddle height was the only thing left to fix.

With almost 3″ of post out of the frame to get the seat height right, I could feel the saddle bothering my legs on the steeper stuff. That extra 25mm was exactly what was required and I’d still have room to play with thanks to the OneUp’s short stack height even in the size small frame.

Since then the dropper has worked flawlessly. It’s been subjected to all manner of trail filth with minimal cleaning and no maintenance, plus has been shown the odd pressure washer at the garage when time was critical.

The lever feel has been consistent too, and the thumb pad is a nice addition to the usual plain machined levers that come with most other aftermarket droppers. That said, the post is compatible with pretty much any cable operated lever, so you don’t have to buy the OneUp one, as good as it is.

OneUp’s extra overlap keeps the post from feeling sloppy like some posts do after time and at full extension meaning the whole thing has a much more solid feel than most droppers, and even more so as time goes on.

What do we think?

OneUp have, in the Dropper Post V2, retained the title as top of the heap for dropper posts. You’ll get more drop in the same length, or a lighter weight for the same. Reliability is all time and the post retains a solid feel for months despite limited TLC. It’s the post to beat as far as we’re concerned.