SDG Tellis Dropper Post | Rider Review

      It's been touted as a durable and reliable post with good reviews, so I thought I'd give it a go. Installation was a little more difficult than I was anticipating (it’s my first full dropper install) but that's most likely due to my lack of skill and the fact that I had to cut the housing twice to get it to the right length.

      Although, any relatively competent individuals should be able to install the post without issue, and it has the same installation as all other popular dropper posts with the cable head attaching at the bottom of the dropper post and cinched at the lever on the handlebars.

      There is absolutely no rotational or up/down play in the post and the overall fit and finish is great. While the lever is very basic, the ergonomics are good with a light lever action. The lever angles towards you a little more than other posts I’ve ridden, but that actually kept it out of the way while riding and I haven't had any issues actuating the lever when I needed to.

      The speed of the post's action falls right in that goldilocks range; not so slow that I’m counting one-one thousand...two-one thousand...three-one thousand while the post comes up like the Crankbrothers Highline, and not so fast that you're worried about bruising your backside like with the Specialized Command Post.

      The movement isn't as smooth as the Highline and the post s little more noise as it moves through it's travel, but still good in both areas. The height of the collar on the Tellis is on the taller end of the spectrum, and I went from a 160mm Crankbrothers Highline to the 150mm SDG Tellis as I didn't think I could fit the 175mm Tellis.