84 Mountain Biking UK

Most dropper post remotes are

designed to be squeezed next to front

shifters. That means they tend to be

small and not very ergonomic. But what

if you don’t run a left-hand shifter?

That’s where the Southpaw comes in.

Designed for 1x fans, it replaces the

usual vertical lever supplied with

cable-operated posts with a shifter-

style horizontal paddle.

It’s straightforward to fit and offers

several millimetres of side-to-side

adjustment (by sliding the ‘barrel’ of the

paddle through the bar clamp), making

it simple to get it positioned exactly

where you want under the bar. The lever

works exactly as you’d hope, requiring no

stretching or contorting of your thumb,

or shifting of your hand on the grip. And

it’s not just KS posts that it’s compatible

with – it worked just fine with a Thomson

Elite Dropper we tried it with too.

Our only niggle is that it’s difficult to

get the smooth-surfaced clamp tight on

carbon bars, but that’s nothing a smear

of assembly paste can’t solve. JCW

www.jungleproducts.co.uk

KS Southpaw dropper post remote £30

The styling won’t be to everyone’s

taste, but the Leopard jersey does its

job very well. Made from 100 per cent

polyester, it doesn’t absorb stinky

mountain biker sweat like other fabrics

and dries quickly in the wind. The long

sleeves aren’t baggy or too long, and the

cuffs are loose enough that you can roll

the sleeves up. The back is slightly longer

than the front, hiding that embarrassing

‘builder’s bum’ on long climbs. The fit is

on the tighter side of baggy, which is no

bad thing. We’ve been wearing this jersey

throughout winter and spring and it’s not

been stained with dirt or suffered any

damage in the washing machine. Other,

less lairy designs are available too. Alex

www.remapclothing.com

Remap Leopard MTB jersey £39.99

Shock-absorbing D3O padding has

become a popular material for body

armour, and now Dirty (a sub-brand of

San Marco) have added it to a saddle.

It gives the TR Racing a well-damped,

comfy but not bouncy feel over sudden

bumps – like a stress ball rather than a

tennis ball. The broad nose makes the

seat relatively comfy on steep pitches

too, but the pressure-relief channel

could be wider, as it only works when sat

precisely slap bang in the middle of the

saddle. Despite the ‘racing’ in the title, it’s

no featherweight at 282g on our scales.

It’s not light on the wallet either. Seb

www.zyro.co.uk

Dirty TR Racing saddle £109.99

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