Video: Bas Drops the Haven

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rossfr (Nov 4, 2015 at 6:04)

Thought it was about wheels not the seatpost as it was not moved up and down at least 10 times on camera, but still cool riding

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Bikedude666 (Nov 4, 2015 at 8:30)

+1 I came here with similar thoughts!! The vid was great, I loved the foggy Whistler sequences-the light was awesome! Would have been great to see some visuals of the post operating though!

chyu (Nov 5, 2015 at 0:48)

Bas doesn't look happy doing enduro biking.

dingus (Nov 6, 2015 at 9:31)

It goes up and it goes down. Use your imagination.

steezysam FL (Nov 6, 2015 at 19:01)

sorry easton, but this ad makes me want to buy transition frames and deity bars for the ride quality and the sexy

cole243 (Nov 6, 2015 at 20:36)

anyone else wonder why hes climbing hills in the bike park?

simooo (Jan 20, 2016 at 13:24)

if your sponsor put you in that helmet/goggles combo you wouldn't look happy either.

i.imgur.com/UAA8JG8.jpg

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scandal667 (Nov 4, 2015 at 7:16)

I have those socks! Comparison over.

dbhender (Nov 4, 2015 at 17:04)

^^Best comment of thread

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dragonaut (Nov 4, 2015 at 6:26)

now fox has 5 dropper posts to offer. Talk about range

Turbine, heaven, ddos, new fox dropper, matzo dropper.

Kinda killed the market.

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drummuy04 (Nov 4, 2015 at 9:04) (Below Threshold)

And I still prefer my Lev to any of those.

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superkeen (Nov 4, 2015 at 9:14)

Because you of course have ridden them all, even the unreleased ones...

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SkidmarkJohnny (Nov 4, 2015 at 8:53)

For someone entering the dropper post market, you'd think they would have a video that actually shows how/why their product is unique, what problems it solves, ease of maintenance, or other informative content.

Instead, they seem to be like: Hey kids! Look at this sick edit and buy our really expensive product that we didn't even feature in our really sick edit featuring the product that we didn't show you!

Not to slam Easton, I'm sure it'll be a good product, I'm just saying their marketing technique assumes we will buy their product without any form of information on it.

Mattin (Nov 4, 2015 at 9:40)

It does seem to show that the seat is willing to stay down

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BiNARYBiKE (Nov 4, 2015 at 11:14)

I'd rather just watch Bas shred, since the post probably isn't unique, doesn't solve any problems, and isn't easy to maintain.

AMGoran (Nov 5, 2015 at 11:02)

Id feel more like this was a transition video than a dropper post honestly

scott-townes (Nov 5, 2015 at 20:41)

Why would you complain about this? "Aw man, too much shredding! I wanted to see a seat post move up and down and hear him talk about how sick it is!"

This is the best marketing.

trillot (Nov 7, 2015 at 14:24)

If you're only riding with the seat down for the entire trail, then when it comes to pedaling up - you adjust it (once)... Then please tell me how we all got so freakin' lazy we couldn't just adjust it via a quick release and save $500? Seems for this type of riding it's a total waste. More suitable where the trail is undulating and you're constantly wanting to adjust.

Mattin (Nov 8, 2015 at 10:48)

Not necessarily lazy; who says this trail is the only trail he rides on this bike. Can't have a different bike for every single trail you ride, so you need to have a set up that covers our average needs.

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Zaeius FL (Nov 4, 2015 at 9:07)

Dropper in the bike park - because the pedal up to Schleyer from Fitz chair is really hard.

Nicb22 (Nov 7, 2015 at 19:06)

I couldn't count the number of struggling people that I have passed on the way up that hill. With ease.

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conv3rt (Nov 4, 2015 at 6:57)

I was hoping it would be cheaper

carraig042 (Nov 4, 2015 at 8:40)

The 9point8 post is cheaper is that is where RF/Easton got their design from.

RMWB (Nov 4, 2015 at 11:52)

Cant see why Raceface is charging $100 more for a post with the same technology as 9point8s Fall Line. I don't see the value in this post especially when the Fall Line is a proven product made in Canada.

Ynotgorilla FL (Nov 4, 2015 at 13:03)

To all ye complainers, replacing the O-rings and quad seals of yer reverbs and LEVs every second year do not require a PhD in Mechanical engineering og Material Science... It is a simple pressurised chamber with a user serviceable hydraulic cartridge.
forums.mtbr.com/components/ks-lev-diy-cartridge-rebuild-899659.html

nevi414 (Nov 4, 2015 at 6:28)

Bas van steezebergen aka van steezeburger is the man! Love his riding style especially on his big bike I can watch him shred all day!

txmtbr (Nov 4, 2015 at 8:40)

I have a much cheaper ks post that's not even hydraulic and it NEVER fails so what is so much better about all of the costly ones?

flipoffthemonkeys (Nov 4, 2015 at 7:59)

cool, another dropper post on the market. this one seems like it could be the one you actually want. durable, cable actuated, easy to set up...maybe. others have come close. not one has actually nailed it. hope they took the time to develop properly, we all remember how bad their wheels were a few years ago.

terrythemessenger (Nov 4, 2015 at 11:39)

I could not get my eyes off the amount of cable from that dropper..Someone get a mechanic up here pronto, we are loosing him.

Ride-More (Nov 4, 2015 at 12:32)

I'm all for recycling but thats a shit spot for an old V brake noodle. They just t.t.t.tap the brake lever.

basto71 (Nov 5, 2015 at 1:03)

I understand what most of you are saying about not showing the post going up and down , but we all know how it work !! Don't we? You go up the hill , you put it up! You go down a hill you put it down ! Do we need a video to show it to us ? Ddoooo !! No , I think that video is perfect , he got it up on the way up then down when he ride down, all in style !! Awesome!

j-ron46 (Nov 6, 2015 at 4:05)

Where the cable comes out of the actuator looks so crap. Do you really want what looks like a noodle from a crappy old V-brake staring you in the face while you ride?

Sort it out...

superkeen (Nov 6, 2015 at 10:51)

From what you can tell in the video, that Noodle in the photo is not the same as the one on Bas's Bike

Cjcameron7 (Nov 4, 2015 at 18:24)

If I were ever to have sex with a man, this music would be playing in the background

teedubya (Nov 5, 2015 at 0:04)

If I were ever to have sex with a man my screams would drown out any music playing in the background. Each to his own though.

hudsonquay (Nov 5, 2015 at 14:28)

Screams of ecstasy.

keatonmtb (Nov 4, 2015 at 6:08)

Nice little edit, bas riding style is so sick

krahamgoats (Nov 4, 2015 at 11:02)

My new consumer direct bike should show up next week complete with reverb. So far ive only tried gravity dropper and ks lev but the lev is always broken. I think its only seen 4 or 5 rides. Seems like a little string is the only thing supporting riders weight and it snaps so easily. The gravity dropper has seen loads of abuse and if something does go wrong its easy to fix. Even trail side. Hoping for the best with the reverb. My friend just had to replace his after just a few months

Sshredder (Nov 4, 2015 at 11:04)

Wow he must have raised and lowered his seat at least once during that whole dh trail. ! I realy need one of those! Obviously!

dorkbike (Nov 4, 2015 at 19:43)

Frankly I would rather get slammed in the nuts by my seat than throw down that much money on a post. Cool edit!

mddigger (Nov 4, 2015 at 6:23)

I thought he was slowmo bro for a second there.

myanh (Nov 4, 2015 at 7:15)

Transition patrol look nice not sure about the dropper

fmo287 (Nov 4, 2015 at 8:17)

That bike is heaven

chriskink (Nov 4, 2015 at 9:06)

Nice one Jamie and Alex cracking little edit. Post looks good too they do a 150mm drop 30.9 so I'm in..

rickythunder (Nov 5, 2015 at 7:54)

I'm anxious to see a long-term review of a dropper post wich durability fence inline with its price.

fredro (Nov 4, 2015 at 6:06)

So is this more like Raceface or Fox?
All same companies....

AverageAdventurer (Nov 4, 2015 at 6:57)

Kind of like a fall line?

jackp (Nov 4, 2015 at 7:41)

This and the Turbine from RaceFace are both similar to the 9point8 Fall Line. Different heads, levers and graphics.

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dontcoast (Nov 4, 2015 at 7:58)

whooaaaa you mean there's some factory in asia making dropper posts for a bunch of companies and just differentiating them with branding and finish?! no waaaay I had no idea that happened in this industry

jackp (Nov 4, 2015 at 8:21)

9point8 manufactures their own products. Only the technology is licensed to RaceFace and Easton.

RedBurn (Nov 4, 2015 at 8:36)

enduro specific?

dontcoast (Nov 4, 2015 at 14:41)

9point8 states that "many" of their products are made in house and "All products are assembled and tested in our own factory, to assure quality."...

And they liscence the tech from RF and Easton

So my guess is still that most of the parts are coming from the same factories.

jackp (Nov 4, 2015 at 15:25)

9point8 has licensed the technology to RaceFace and Easton, not the other way around.

dontcoast (Nov 4, 2015 at 19:59)

Thanks- didnt know they originally designed the post. Have yet to see one in person, anyone have firsthand comments on it?

j-t-g FL (Nov 4, 2015 at 22:17)

They are nice, and at a minimum Canadian assembled. Some of their earlier posts carried a lifetime warrantt

anthony3vans (Nov 4, 2015 at 6:38)

Much shred, very bike, wow!

DylanDaSilva (Nov 4, 2015 at 6:52)

Doge

mulletator (Nov 4, 2015 at 10:25)

Style for miles! Tom too, inspiring all mountain riding.`

mtbakerpow (Nov 4, 2015 at 13:48)

Sick product if you're a Easton sponsored rider

happymarmite (Nov 4, 2015 at 14:00)

would've been sick if there wasn't that crappy "inspirational" music in the background.

Good filming, good editing good riding, shit song

JiMaRoS110 (Nov 19, 2015 at 5:13)

The name of the song???

Treehouse15 (Nov 4, 2015 at 7:17)

whats this epic music?

Spindelatron (Nov 4, 2015 at 18:47)

Darude - Sandstorm

Warformer (Nov 6, 2015 at 15:57)

What are those shoes?

nug12182 (Nov 4, 2015 at 6:12)

reverb

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RedBurn (Nov 4, 2015 at 7:48)

he doesn't sit down one second ... joke ? reverb will stay the reference, forever ...raceface and easton are trying something that is impossible..

dontcoast (Nov 4, 2015 at 7:56)

hite rite will be the reference forever.

SlopeStyleDrew (Nov 4, 2015 at 7:11)

I'm tired of my reverb failing. Hopefully this dropper will be a better solution?

PHeller (Nov 4, 2015 at 8:14)

Well for one it doesn't use a hydraulic locking mechanism, so no more worrying about bleeding or remote being on the right side. Second, it utilizes a low pressure air chamber, as opposed to the Reverb's 250psi. The Turbine, Fall Line, upcoming Crank Bro Highline, and Marz dropper posts are what I'd call "3rd Generation" dropper posts that are lighter and more reliable than the Reverb which I'd consider a second generation post. Unfortunately, few have matched the reliability of the first generation Gravity Dropper design. I'd say the air chamber is the weak link of current dropper designs. Now if only someone could combine the spring actuated design of the Gravity Dropper with the infinite adjustment and locking mechanism of these news posts, they'd be onto something.