As dropper seatposts have become more popular in the last few years, a previously little-known Taiwanese brand has come to the forefront of the market. KS Suspension had been making low-end forks and shocks since 1983, but they weren't a name familiar to serious mountain bikers. Then in 2007 they released their Cobra dropper seat post. At a time when it was hit or miss whether your post would work or not, they began to build a reputation for reliability and have continued to improve their products since. Today their Lev post is one of the best posts out there. We visited their factory in Tainan, Taiwan to see first-hand how there are made.
www.kssuspension.com
www.bike-discount.de/shop/a69138/lev-fr-dh-sattelstuetze-435-mm.html?lg=de&cr=EUR&cn=de
www.bike-components.de/products/info/p31672_LEV-Sattelstuetze-mit-Remote-.html
www.hibike.de/shop/product/p0f890fc01f40aa5d4d5827f58c9a73d9/Kind-Shock-LEV-Remote-Vario-Sattelst%C3%BCtze.html
www.bike-mailorder.de/Bike-Teile/Sattelstuetzen/Teleskop/Vario-Sattelstuetze/Kind-Shock-LEV-Teleskop-Stuetze-2012-435mm.html?sid=et329lqs04s9htc2vcp70ht6o3
thanks for clearing that up!
@Rick-KS my non-remote KS works awesome, and I am 100kg. I have had it a few months on a Diamondback Mission with no troubles at all. I haven't seen the best results from RS Reverbs that my friends are using.
There is no weight limit.
Respectfully,
Ron Easton
KS USA
26741 Portola Pkwy 1E658
Foothill Ranch CA 92610
I have an I7 from KS since it came out and I've been already through 3 saddles. Seriously.
2 of them were no name carbon and the other from Sella Italia. I'm in the 4th saddle now.
That dropper can take a lot of punishment.
On the 900i/950i the valve was at the head of the post. I'm guessing they've changed the layout of the actuator, so the valve is now accesible by the cable in the lower half.
Clever and relatively simple development of the original design. I guess the increased production steps/costs have led to the higher cost over the originals.
Waiting for 150 version before I upgrade.m
I would buy LEV if they had 34,9 mm version. For me there is still an issue that nitrogen charge because service at home is out of the question. But on the other hand servicing Reverb inner chamber at home is also a problem.
I have a fox van rc rear shock and I loathe the day when I am going to get it serviced. Because of the nitrogen filled piggy back I can't do it myself, and taking it to an authorized service center and getting it back will take a few days and more $$ than if I did it myself. Because of this I can safely conclude that the shock will see less maintenance than it should.
So in the end, is filling stuff with nitrogen worth it? Yes, if you've got the money to take it to an authorized service center and if you've got a spare if the service is gonna take more than a week (that can happen quite often in Slovenia unfortunately).
Not impressed.
-One more thing, I've heard it sometimes has issues holding the seat in place. Anyone any thoughts on that?
gp4.pinkbike.org/p2pb8962454/p2pb8962454.jpg
www.watermanatwork.com/Land/Cycling/BikeShop/KSAdjSeatpost/KSAdjSeatpost.html
Take care,
One addition to the maintenance: I have a remote actuated post, and often get mud and crap stuck under the red lever that's connected to the cable. This can cause the remote to become non functioning. Disassembling it allows me to clean out the mud and get it operating smoothly again.
www.themountainbikelife.com/2013/01/kind-shock-ks-i950-r-long-term-review.html
I expect more common sense from our seniors...