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Wolf Tooth Components hits the road with a ReMote for drop bars and dropper posts

Wolf Tooth Components ReMote 31.8 dropper post remote
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As drop bar bikes become more tempting for offroad adventures, new technology, such as dropper posts, become more desirable. Wolf Tooth Components is responding to this demand with their ReMote 31.8. It provides adventure and cross riders with another remote alternative for their cockpit, and its versatility amongst cable actuated dropper posts is an added benefit.

Wolf Tooth Components dropper seatpost ReMote 31.8
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Wolf Tooth Components ReMote

The ReMote 31.8 is available in two versions including a standard and light action lever, and both are made from 6061 T6 aluminum. It simplifies upkeep by clamping the cable at the bar instead of the post, and their Cable-Kind clamp design avoids damaging the cable ends and allows them to be trimmed prior to securing. A barrel adjuster offers on the go cable tension management while their High-Traction lever adds grip when conditions are less than ideal. Also, the lever sits closely beneath the bar making it easy to reach.

The ReMote is fairly modular and is designed to be rebuilt after an unlucky crash. A $5 Breakaway Axle works similar to a derailleur hanger in how it’ll fail before the lever does. This should keep the $70 component running even after a few thrashings. Wrapping it up is a 21-mm sealed bearing that’ll hopefully keep the lever running smoothly while adding another easily reparable piece.

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PabloE432
PabloE432
7 years ago

So it’s just a different clamp? It does not look good on the bars.

Seraph
Seraph
7 years ago
Reply to  PabloE432

It would be really hard to make something that actuates a dropper look good on a drop bar without integrating it into the shifter itself. This offering looks better than others.

Shafty
Shafty
7 years ago
Reply to  PabloE432

What’s YOUR solution? There’s no alternative at the moment, and their stuff is well regarded. You could hack the detents out of a shifter, but that would only work with 1X.

PabloE432
PabloE432
7 years ago
Reply to  Shafty

Back to basics: a bar-end insert.

JBikes
JBikes
7 years ago
Reply to  PabloE432

Back to basics: a fixed seatpost

slothracing
slothracing
7 years ago
Reply to  Shafty
Sam
Sam
7 years ago
Reply to  slothracing

That looks awkward AF to actuate

Mike Williams
Mike Williams
7 years ago
Reply to  Shafty

The standard remote that came with my KS Lev can be mounted next to the stem and would be far less intrusive than this setup. Ironically it sucked as a remote for a flat bar and why I upgraded to their equivalent of the WT remote.

Tomi
Tomi
7 years ago
Reply to  Shafty

On single ring setups modding the left side lever is the best solution. Magura vyron with “blips” in several parts of the handlebar would be nice too. Unless you are using “cross levers” barends would probably be more appropriate than this remote.

Dockboy
Dockboy
7 years ago

You can use an interrupter lever for a dropper.

he-man
he-man
7 years ago

seems tough to reach. Skip and mod your left shifter:
http://www.peterverdone.com/sram-force-dropper-lever-mod/

Michael Kay
7 years ago

Ive been running a Novyparts lever and reverb on my cross bike in the same location for the last couple of years, its not ideal but you get used to it. I like the peterverdone solution above.

Dicky
7 years ago

What he-man said. Dope.

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