Today I received the KS Lev 125mm seatpost.
I used to own the KS 950R 125mm seatpost, but was tired of the cable moving up and down. I used the 950R for about 2 years and it held up well. I Broke a couple of bolts, developed some play with the post, had to service it to keep the full 125mm travel, but I was happy with the job it did.

Buying this new KS Lev post, I was expecting the quality to have improved and previous problems solved.
***I have not ridden the bike with the new post yet, but I'm not happy already.
Here is what I have noticed already.


The Good
1] Really smooth movement
2] No more cable movement
3] Fixed Lever tension problems of the past
4] The remote will clamp on ODI grips
5] Seatpost shaft is a clean design

The Bad
1] There is already play with the seatpost moving rotationally a couple of degrees
2] Plastic parts are already breaking
3] Red cap that protects the cable with "KS" written on it is not very secure
4] Seat clamp is better than the KS 950R, but still sucks trying to install the seat
5] Cable connection to seatpost is not very good


Final Thoughts
One problem is solved with the new KS Lev (cable movement), but many new problems regarding quality have arose.

Recommendations
1] For those who have money and need a dropper post now and can upgrade to a newer post later, this will solve your problem. This is the best post on the market right now.
2] If you are tight on money and want a dropper post that will last you a long time without any problems, I recommend waiting for the kinks to be smoothed out on this dropper or for a better dropper post. It maybe the best out right now, but it's not perfect.



Old KS 950R 125mm



New KS Lev 125mm

What's the stove for?

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"New York City is a mismanaged carnival of stupidity that is desperate for revenue and anxious to criminalize behavior once thought benign."
--Alex Baldwin, unknowingly describing his socialist utopia.

to get high on and watch some TV?

Dump the QR seatpost clamp now.

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"My favorite part of riding a bike is when I get off the bike." - Jim Gaffigan

had a crank bros adjustable post that i couldn't live without, until it failed.

my current state of the art seatpost adjuster:




does the additional weight of the adjustable seatpost negate the weight savings of the carbon frame? or is that an apples and oranges thing?

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Ambition is a poor excuse for not having sense enough to be lazy. ~Milan Kundera

The Thomson will be available next week, can't wait!

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The Thomson will be available next week, can't wait!

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The thomson looks nice, but it still has the same moving cable as the old KS 950R.
Hopefully thomson will come out with one that the cable is stationary.

..IF I WAS YOUr ENGLISH TEACHER MR. ABS; I WILL GIVE YOU AN 'A' ON YOUR SEMANTICS AND GRAMMATOLOGY...

My buddy bought the same post and it broke on the first ride.

If I were your typing teacher, I'd show you where the Caps Lock key is. And I'd insert a smiley here, except I don't do that.

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Thus, if we are to understand the world, we should live somewhere between judgement and amazement — Alfredo Lopez Austin

Caps lock and smilies are for people who can't choose the correct words and punctuation to convey their intended message [insert smiley here]. I'll admit that I'm a bit of an extremist and have lobbied strenuously for the abolition of exclamation marks except in the rarest of circumstances.

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A bicycle is a splendid thing.
~Ernest Hemingway

I like my Lev for the fact that the cable does not move with the post. I do not like my Lev for the fact that sometimes it decides to only go about 1/2 way down. Then I have to try a few more times before it goes completely down.
None of them are perfect, and I suspect even the OMGTHOMSON one will have its flaws as well. I can't believe nobody can make a damn retractable seat post that just works. My office chair goes up and down every time I ask it to, without fail. And, to think I only paid 1/2 the cost of my Lev for that chair.

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Ride it until they CDFW it.

I've been very happy with my KS I 950r. Had it for just about 3 years now and haven't had even a hint of a problem with it. I take it apart clean it and lube it once a year and unscrew the collar and lube the seat post once every three months.

It just keeps on working. I hate the seat clamp though.

It's going on my sons bike when my Thomson get here hopefully next week or the week after.

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Ok, new game. Everytime DWill posts the word Carbon, or Thompson, everyone has to drink. We gonna be drunk in a matter of minutes.

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Ride it until they CDFW it.