Easton Biking, a model underneath the identical mother or father firm as Fox, Marzocchi and Race Face, has launched a brand new, lighter weight, longer journey dropper seat submit for drop-bar riders; the Easton EA90 AX dropper, with a devoted drop-bar lever that may be operated from the hoods or the drops with out compromising hand place.
With Fox having already developed a light-weight dropper seat submit for XC, it appears it was all too straightforward for Easton Biking to take the Fox Switch SL and easily re-brand it.
Easton Biking EA90 AX Dropper Seat Submit
The Easton EA90 AX dropper seat submit is offered in 27.2mm, however you may get a 30.9mm or 31.6mm dropper that’s Fox Switch SL branded
The place have you ever heard this earlier than? It wasn’t so way back that Race Face launched their Turbine SL dropper seat submit, one other instance of a Fox Switch SL re-brand. It’s the identical story with the Easton Biking EA90 AX dropper seat submit, with two locking positions, up or down, operating the identical mechanical, cable-actuated design and rail clamp besides. The important thing distinction right here is that this one is available in 27.2mm to suit the narrower diameter gravel bike seat tubes.
Easton tells us the EA90 AX dropper is “bulletproof” with DOSS-style mechanical internals with spring guides for quiet operation
The EA90 AX slots into the line-up because the lighter, however costlier possibility over Easton Biking’s unique EA70 AX dropper submit (reviewed by Joe Mackey, right here). It’s accessible in 50mm and 70mm drop lengths with an general size of 350mm and 370mm, respectively. Claimed weight for the 50mm drop possibility is 327g. The 70mm drop possibility weighs a bit extra at a claimed 339g. The cable might be hooked up from the dropper or lever finish, making it appropriate with just about any dropper lever in the marketplace, however…
The extra fascinating information right here, maybe, is the introduction of the EA90 AX dropper seat submit lever, made with drop-bar ergonomics in thoughts. The lever is meant to clamp at a place round half manner down the drop. From right here, two paddles lengthen from the clamp; one rearward, designed to be operated from the drops, and one other ahead in area, designed to be operated from the hoods.
The drop-bar dropper lever is alleged to be very straightforward to push or pull with out compromising the rider’s hand place, whether or not they’re using on the drops or on the hoods. Easton tells us it may be mounted in such a manner as to take care of nice clearance for knuckles and the shifter.
Pricing & Availability
The Easton Biking EA90 AX Dropper Seat Submit for Gravel Bikes has an MSRP of $349.99 USD/$459.99 CAD. The drop-bar particular dropper seat submit lever is offered individually at an MSRP of $55 USD/$69 CAD.
