Excellent- easy instructions and the reasoning behind slack cable and how to fix it. A good video is the camera and pretend that everyone is new to it. Never mind people rushing a step, thinking everyone knows. This was a good tutorial.
Great video! I just bought a new dropper and having never installed one and unable to find much on the model I bought, I'm happy to have found this video. Thanks! Update: I installed my KS LEV SI dropper using your instructions. The only problem I had was with the measuring for the barrel. KS included a piece to measure the distance between the barrel and the housing, but there were no instructions, and I had it upside down which caused looseness in the cable. Once I figured out my error I was good to go. Thanks again!
Thanks! Installing a new housing was the big issue for me, without specific tools. I hasld to improvise : I turned the bike upside down, fed the housing and the cable from the front hole to the bottom opening of the frame, there I attached the little metal cylinder that attaches to the seat post and I tied a shoelace to it. From there it was very easy to guide the unattached end of the sholace through the small hole and down the seat tube. Then just pull it and the housing follows the corect path. Then I followed this video. Hope this helps
Thanks for the video instructions. Very clear and complete. I wish I had found this video in my earlier search as it could have saved me all the trouble I'm currently experiencing installing a seat post dropper.
This was an excellent video and probably the first to be thorough and explain everything as if you didn't know what you are doing. I already installed mine but had some complications but with this video I was able to fine tune it to how I wanted it. Thank you so much for the help!
can't thank you enough good sir! was lost as to how to get the cable attached to the actuator on the post. this video saved me! much respect. fantastic video in the knick of time. thanks very much
watching this to prepare for when my dropper gets delivered next week. You know the install would be a ton easier if these companies just had a farrel (don't know if that's spelled right) on the lever end. Then you could just install the cable with housing, install the dropper post and push it down, then pull the cable/housing to whatever length you want it, cut the housing and install the cable into the lever.
Best video. Follow exactly. Still had to improvise a bit by removing my handlebar switch to be able to feed the housing a bit more more into the body when attaching the saddle post.
Thank you for the video. I like how it's real world - you encounter a problem, like all of us, and trouble shoot it - like with the electrical tape. BTW, a cheap pair of hemostats or a needle driver would probably make your life a lot easier on the nut installation part.
Glad you got it. I for got my bike came with housing pre-installed. I have been experimenting with with cables to help find the routing. I clipped the end of the derailleur cable head and run it through using a magenta or pick to help it through. Then slide the housing over it.
Thanks for this. The cabling broke on my levo and I tried to do it myself and ended up with massive extra cable. This allowed me to get the correct size without guessing
Nice video. Thanks for posting. Unfortunately the Command Post is not very good. I’m taking mine off my 2017 Specialized Enduro. It rattles (from day 1), loses pressure, and does not operate smoothly despite being rebuilt by the Specialized dealer. I am replacing it with the same X-Fusion unit that came standard on my Specialized Epic, which works way better. It is nicely dampened so it rises at the perfect rate and is very well priced. Specialized obviously thought the Command Post wasn’t great when they switched to the X-Fusion.
I can say the same thing now. Mine was loosing air too. I am happy with my LEV, very smooth and reliable. All the ones I run into are still running smooth.
Great video! Thanks for the tips! I plan on installing a dropper post on my 2017 Giant Trance 4. I am sure the concept is very similar. Too bad it is almost Winter here so I will probably do it next Spring! lol.
In hindsight he didn't need to give the cable that extra 2mm for the silver barrel if you have to eat up that much play adjusting the seating slack at the end anyway.
Really useful video...I am going to fit mine tomorrow.... Just wondering if a bit of play in the cable maybe a good thing in case you catch the lever accidentally ( like you mentioned with your knuckles ?)....but really helpful and you seem to have covered all the things that may become a "challenge'!
I’ve installed about 10 droppers and the ones with the cinch/barrel at the base are straight from hell. Anyone looking to buy a dropper should opt for one where the head of the cable resides in the bottom of the dropper. Much easier to install dropper and adjust cable length at the handlebars
Now that I know your request, I can better help you. Thanks for your input OOC. That video was done a while ago I don’t remember if the plastic was in place already. I have some videos with an internal Ibis hookah frame. Or I can make a new one.
i would have tightened the cable from the handle bar because if incase the set screws come a little loose, you have take the whole post out just to tighten it plus it makes it a lot easier assembling and cutting your 7 inches from handle bar height and tweaking from there.....my 2 cents!!
I don’t understand how after cutting the housing an inch above the seat post how you easily get another 8” of housing past the seat collar again. I have to slide my lever over to get close to having that much slack. Also before cutting your housing that 7” you had that nut thing on the end of the cable, why?
Yes, less fuss with internal routing in some cases but sometimes the externalhousing may move around too much and or rub and get caught on parts of the frame. For the most part you can lightly zip tie it.
5:35 holy Crap! Ball Smasher 3000!! The silver barrel is so dumb. Any other self respecting dropper post allows you to simply replace a broken cable but Not Specialized…. I appreciate this video because I need to know the specific length to install the barrel at. Thanks.
Nice video. I want to replace a Xfusion Manic 150 mm dropper tube with a 125 mm unit in my Turbo Levo MTB. Can I use the same cable or do I need to have a longer one to reach the shorter 125 mm unit? Thanks, Tom
Great video, just got my first dropper post and getting ready to install! One suggestion, ditch the background music, it is unnecessary and even irritating...
Thank you for this very clear video. I have a question though. The lever that you pull with the screwdriver, the one where you need to fit the barrel in, is completely stuck in my dropper post. That's why I snapped my cable.
It's jammed? It may need a complete disassembly to see what went wrong. Something bent or jammed. It also may not be repairable. May need new internals.
Good instruction video but I can't help thinking that your brakes levers are on the wrong sides. Motorcycles have the front brake on the right hand and so does my Turbo Levo FSR as supplied.
I found that it is common for bikes to have the front brake lever on the right side if they are electric or from the U.K. I don’t ride motorcycles so it would be a learning curve for me.
So a bit of confusion. After I cut the excess cable housing after measuring the extra from my seat post the cable housing was now much further down into the frame. I did not have the extra cable housing that reaches outside the frame so I can put the ferrel cap on correctly. What did I miss? Did you allow much extra cable housing in the front of the bike at the beginning when you cut one inch above the seat post?
Not sure if you're still checking comments. But any suggestions on where I can find a silver barrel like this? I've checked a few local bike shops and no one has one. Thanks in advance
My carbon Ibis frame has cable stops in the bolt on plastic inserts, Does this post only work with a continuous cable? Do I need to drill out my plastic stops?
What do you do if you have a 2x10 thus having a shifting lever already on the left taking up the levers space. Is there room for a remote? Or would I have to convert to a 1x. I ride a Trek Fuel ex 5. Thanks.
Yes there is room for a remote. A particular grip allows you attach it to the end of the grip nearest your shifter. Like it’s integrated. It would take the place of the grip clamp.
Question on mine Specialized Command Post Internal routing : When I ride it sinks down after a few seconds , and I have to bring it up with the lever , and again after a few seconds, something gets loose or I don’t know what it is , the pressure is right , please help , thanks
Possibly too much tension on the cable. Use the barrel adjuster to loosen the cable, screw the barrel clockwise to collapse the barrel adjuster. If you have no more room to turn it clockwise you will need to loosen the cable at the pinch bolt and reset the barrel adjuster to half way at least.
You can do a test and release the cable (barrel) at the seat post. It should be a quick release, Test ride it and see if the seat drops by it’s self. If it still falls by it’s self you have an issue inside. I would talk to Specialized to see if it can be fixed by you are it may need to be sent in.
How did you get on? I have the same issue with a new bike. The seat drops while I'm riding. I've checked the cable and it seems to be setup properly. Tension is good. I'm thinking this could be a fault with the seat. Have to wait till Monday to phone the supplier!
I fixed it! the mechanic that set the bike up cut the cable to less than 12mm at the seat post :( I managed to eak out an extra 2 mm to the bitter end. It's not perfect and I will have to replace the cable, but for now it works. Millimetre's make all the difference with this seat post setup for the cable tension. It clearly states 17 mm in the manual so I do not know why they cut it to 10 mm?! Thanks for the video Bike Teacher, it was very helpful indeed.
Where can I get that barrel that goes on the end that attaches to the post or do u know if theres a cable I can buy that has barrel on both ends of the cable?
Places like Jensen, have small dropper post hardware parts. Here is a link.www.jensonusa.com/KS-Cable-Clamp-Cable-Clamp-Lev-Lev-Dx-Lev-272?loc=usa&gclid=Cj0KCQjwlPWgBhDHARIsAH2xdNebofi4lYg04LwCivJkPQdyTBUdZRnq5DqLB-09-FKeAfv-Pv_7WvkaApj5EALw_wcB
So I have one of these and need to travel by air. The case I have requires removal of the seat and post. Is this pretty easy to remove and reinstall ? I have a Diverge expert Evo gravel with a X-Fusion Manic Dropper, 50mm travel
I do not know that one specifically but they all should disconnect at the seat post with a quick release style or maybe you can slide the housing in to the frame to remove the post just enough off the bike. Removing the lever from the bar nay help.
How did you route the cable itself? I'm installing on a trek. Did you have to uninstall the bottom bracket or is this not a fully internal cable routing?
Hi I just wanted to ask that when I installed my dropper, I only tightened one side of the barrel - meaning that I didn’t hold the 3mm side whilst doing it. Will the barrel come loose and is that something to worry about?
Which post do you have? The manufacture told me it is normal (KLEV) to manually pull it up if the bike has sat several hours, then its usually good to go.
I am only a bike noob but it seems to me you fudged Between setting the housing length initially and then cutting 7 inches off. You never show where that slack comes from That allows you to connect the seat post after making the cut. I wouldn’t have got it done without you though.
@@BikeTeacher thanks mate , I found one yesterday . In the UK they seem to be called solderless barrels . The ones with the screw in to clamp on the cable that is . The way it's done now is you buy a regular MTB brake cable and put the barrel end in the dropper post thread it through , then at the thumb lever there's a screw where the cable gets clamped down onto the lever without the need for another barrel end .
