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First Look | Hope Dropper Seat Clamp

If you do not have a frame with provision for an internally routed seat post, then you are either going to have to fit a dropper post that actuates at the bottom, or manage the additional loop of cable caused by the posts action. The clever folk at Hope Technology have come up with a neat solution, the Dropper Seat Clamp comes with an integrated guide that features a clever ball socket that ensures that the cable never kinks or drags.

The new Hope Dropper Seat Clamp allows you to manage your dropper hose
The new Hope Dropper Seat Clamp allows you to manage your dropper hose
The seat clamp features an ingenious ball mounted guide to prevent kinked control cables
The seat clamp features an ingenious ball mounted guide to prevent kinked control cables

The Dropper Seat Clamp is available in two sizes, Ø34.9mm & Ø36.4mm, all the usual Hope colours and weighs just 35g. The guide can be run on either side and offers plenty of fore/aft adjustment to get the cable routing just right.

You can fit the guide without removing the hose from the dropper post
You can fit the guide without removing the hose from the dropper post
if you have a non-internal dropper post cable, the Hope Dropper clamp is the best way to keep it tidy
if you have a non-internal dropper post cable, the Hope Dropper Clamp is the best way to keep it tidy

First Impressions

If your frame does not have internal cable routing, then the £25 Hope Dropper Seat Clamp is the best way to manage the additional hose. The cable can be run on either side; and it takes just two minutes to fit as you do not have to dissemble the seatpost. A very nice solution to an annoying problem.

For more information, check out Hopes website

Words and photos: Trev Worsey

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