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Anodized bike components are cool, little doubt. However, anodized silver or polished aluminum bike components are simply flat-out stylish! PNW Parts is aware of this (clearly) as they only launched a restricted run of anodized silver Loam and Rainier Dropper posts – and so they’re solely $10 greater than the originals.
These are some good-looking droppers, with an fascinating shine. Despite the fact that this restricted run is new and glossy, make no mistake, these are the identical posts because the OG Loam and Rainier.
For the restricted Rainier 27.2, the stanchions are onerous silver ano with a little bit of sandblasting. PNW says this “provides an additional increase of sturdiness to the bling”.
The LTD Loam has a extra polished look with the added choice of the customizable midcap band.
In accordance with PNW, the introduction of a silver dropper lever was extra difficult than simply altering the colour. The stanchions usually use a coating known as Onerous Anodizing, or Sort III Ano, which normally is barely accessible in black and infrequently 2-5 x thicker than extra widespread Sort II anodizing. That meant PNW needed to work with their manufacturing facility to not solely develop a silver onerous anodized end, however a testing course of to ensure it could maintain as much as the abuse.
That want for testing led to a system they developed with a “container stuffed with mud” across the midcap and stanchion, by which they cycled the submit up and down “tens of 1000’s of occasions.” Of their testing with this methodology, Sort II anodizing shortly wore by whereas the brand new silver onerous ano didn’t.
PNW LTD Loam Dropper Specs
Retail: $219
- Cartridge Model: Adjustable air cartridge
- Routing Technique: Inner
- Diameters: 30.9, 31.6
- Journey: 150mm, 170mm, 200mm
- Stanchion Diameter: 26mm
- Lever Compatibility: All PNW levers and most cable-actuated levers from different manufacturers
- Cable and Housing: Cable and housing are included solely with the acquisition of a lever equipment
PNW LTD Rainier 27.2 Dropper Specs
Retail: $209
- Routing Technique: Inner
- Diameters: 27.2
- Journey: 125mm, 100mm
- Stanchion Diameter: 22mm
- Seatpost materials: 7075 Alloy
- Lever Compatibility: All PNW levers and most cable-actuated levers from different manufacturers
- Cable and Housing: Cable and housing are included solely with the acquisition of a lever equipment
