BikeYoke is closing out the end of the year with a trio of new little gadgets, plus an update that makes their popular dropper remote more universal & cheaper. The new Squeezy is the seatpost clamp we previewed over the summer. The Willy is kinda a condom for your seatpost clamp. And the Triggy X brings a more adjustable lever to your dropper remote.
BikeYoke Squeezy seatpost clamp
Who knew that you needed a better performing clamp for your post. Well, since most clamps have a large continuous ring providing a lip to fit securely over the top of your seattube, they actually don’t clamp with the same force from their top to bottom. BikeYoke explained it all to us with the lip-less prototype back over the summer.
While that had been less of an issue with alloy frames & fixed posts, modern carbon frames react more precisely to the inconsistent clamping force, and sensitive dropper posts that get clamped tightly in one spot tend to bind rising slowly or inconsistently.
Since that lip is only to ease installation of the clamp, BikeYoke has machined it almost entirely away for its new Squeezy, leaving just three nubs to help you guide it into place. The thin, 12mm tall machined 7075 T6 aluminum band of the Squeezy is pulled together with a 6Al-4V titanium bolt for even load distribution.
At $33/29€ it’s not too expensive an addition to you bike, weighing just 7.9g for a 35mm version (a 38mm one is also available). It might even help smooth up the action of your dropper post if you’ve had binding issues in the past.