Trip Vertical has shaved extra grams off its short-travel dropper seat publish that had already laid declare to accolade of the arena’s lightest. The Vertical Helium now weighs a claimed 281 grams in its 30.9mm diameter with a 60mm drop. That’s 23 grams lighter than the unique that introduced on the finish of 2022.
Along with the 60mm drop utilized by Tom Pidcock (on his XCC Pinarello Dogma HT) there’s a 90mm drop possibility, too. Each lengths are to be had in 30.9mm and 31.6mm choices. At the side of the replace, Vertical pronounces the Ignitor faraway, too. Right here’s extra.
Vertical Helium Dropper Seat Put up
To scale back the burden of the arena’s lightest dropper seat publish additional, the group at Trip Vertical, Ricard Bages and Jordi Vilares, excited by lowering the thickness of the dropper’s aluminum tube. The designers say the brand new form avoids pressure focus on the most crucial issues of the publish.
The original two-position locking mechanism has been tweaked, additionally. In contrast to different designs, the Helium does now not employ a grooved primary tube for its lock mechanism. As an alternative, it homes an Unbiased Locking Cartridge that makes use of a suite of concentrically-positioned tubes deep throughout the publish. As the principle tube does now not wish to accomodate grooves, it may be made thinner. This is without doubt one of the causes this publish is so light-weight.
The carbon fiber publish is helping, too. The entire different primary portions are created from 7075 T6 aluminium, together with the very neat-looking, heavily-machined clamp. Its {hardware} is 6Al-4V Titanium, and the bolt heads are tightened with the usage of a Torx 25.
Claimed Weights
| Vertical Helium Dropper Put up | ⌀ 30.9mm | ⌀ 31.6mm |
| S (320mm x 60mm) | 281 g | 291 g |
| M (350mm x 90mm) | 296 g | 309 g |
| L (380mm x 90mm) | 309 g | 320 g |
| XL (410mm x 90mm) | 316 g | 334 g |
The aluminum Ignitor dropper faraway provides up two mounting positions, and is appropriate with SRAM Matchmaker. The lever pivots about low-friction IGUS bushings for simple actuation. It comes with an excessively light-weight housing (21 grams according to meter).
Pricing & Availability
Pricing at the Vertical Helium Dropper is unchanged, nonetheless at 399 € in all configurations. The Ignitor faraway retails at 49 €. Each are to be had now direct from Trip Vertical.