Fox Shox Transfer Dropper Post: Rider Review

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Arguably one of the single innovations in mountain biking that has had a major impact would be the dropper post. It's changed the way people ride their bikes. With that, there are different levels of this single component. Our friend Ryan tells us about his experience with the Fox Transfer dropper post. Check it out!

Introduction

My Ibis HD4 came with a KS Lev Integra 170 mm dropper post. It was always a little quirky and I never was overly happy with it. After 10 months of use, it just quit working. I knew I wanted to go a different route so I started looking at what I was going to replace it with. There is no shortage of dropper seatpost options on the market and it was a bit daunting looking through all the options and the dimensions of each to make sure that dropper would work with at least 170 mm of drop. Some of the newer posts on the market didn't have much feedback on them but one thing was for certain, it was hard to find even a single bad word about the Fox Transfer post. All excellent reviews and it has been out for a few years now. The only problem is the Transfer is one of the longest posts on the market and the good Lord didn't exactly bless me with long legs. 

Okay..... my legs really aren't that short. I have a ~32" inseam.

Transfer Specs

The bottom of the collar to the bottom of the actuation lever is 298.5 mm which is pretty long compared to most of the other 170/175 droppers on the market. Lucky for me, Ibis sets their bikes up with straight seat tubes that allow for a lot of insertion depth and I was able to get roughly 255 mm of post inserted into the frame. The bottom of the post actually hits the port where the cable comes into the seat tube before the collar hits the top of the seat tube! Props to you Ibis Cycles! Not many other frames would have allowed this to work for someone that is my height. You can't get enough drop in a seat post. More is always better in my opinion. 

The cable end with my original KS setup went on lever side and it uses a set screw on the dropper side. The Fox Transfer is opposite of that and the cable end goes on the dropper side while the set screw is on the lever side. This required me to get a new lever but I had been wanting a Wolf Tooth Remote for a while anyway so, I went and ahead and ordered one of those too. After getting it all set up, I can honestly say it works amazingly. Smooth as can be and in the 5 months that I have been using it, I have had zero issues. I did have a pretty good crash at the Big Bear Bike Park and broke my dropper remote but Wolftooth has a fail point engineered into and the part that fails is $5. Unfortunately, a Renthal Carbon bar is a little more than $5.....

Final Thoughts

All in all, the Fox Transfer is a great post and I would highly recommend it. Just make sure you do your homework on the dimension of the post you want and the frame on your bike. If you don't feel confident doing, the crew at Worldwide is most helpful so give them a ring!

While the Transfer may be the ultimate dropper post, there are definitely other great options at lower price points as well. Make sure to check out our Dropper Seatpost Buyer's guide to get the full scoop!