Anodized bike elements are cool, little doubt. However, anodized silver or polished aluminum bike elements are simply flat-out elegant! PNW Elements is aware of this (clearly) as they only launched a restricted run of anodized silver Loam and Rainier Dropper posts – they usually’re solely $10 greater than the originals.
These are some good-looking droppers, with an attention-grabbing shine. Regardless 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 laborious silver ano with a little bit of sandblasting. PNW says this “provides an additional enhance of sturdiness to the bling”.
The LTD Loam has a extra polished look with the added choice of the customizable midcap band.
In response to PNW, the introduction of a silver dropper lever was extra sophisticated than simply altering the colour. The stanchions usually use a coating known as Exhausting Anodizing, or Kind III Ano, which normally is barely accessible in black and sometimes 2-5 x thicker than extra widespread Kind II anodizing. That meant PNW needed to work with their manufacturing unit to not solely develop a silver laborious anodized end, however a testing course of to ensure it will 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 publish up and down “tens of 1000’s of occasions.” Of their testing with this methodology, Kind II anodizing shortly wore by whereas the brand new silver laborious ano didn’t.
PNW LTD Loam Dropper Specs
Retail: $219
- Cartridge Model: Adjustable air cartridge
- Routing Methodology: Inside
- 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 Methodology: Inside
- 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
