Recent Fox wireless dropper seatpost patents hint at a future of more connected mountain biking, with automatic saddle drops on the horizon…
A recent Fox wireless dropper post patent application takes smart mountain bike technology to a new level of integration. Envisioning a world where almost everything on your bike is electronically controlled, Fox is working on a wireless dropper post that connects to their next-gen Live Valve suspension, syncs to your electronic-shift drivetrain, pairs to all the existing sensors on your bike & body, and even adds a few more new ones, too.
We’ve seen Fox’s wireless dropper seatpost patent applications for more than a decade . And the core concept and visuals haven’t really changed at all since then – a dropper post that could be mechanically or electronically actuated, and potentially linked to multiple systems on your bike. But in those 10+ years, what has really changed is more and more electronics on mountain bikes, smarter control systems, and more possibilities for integrated and automated controls.
Especially on an electronic dropper, thanks to an internal position sensor the rider could pre-program their ideal drop points. Maybe you like your post fully extended for climbing but just 2cm dropped for rolling trails? Even pre-setting upper and lower stops could allow a bike manufacturer or the end user to limit overall travel, or limit full top-out height. For example, the end-user could set their saddle height with an electronic stop.
And automated controls seem to be their biggest feature. However don’t worry, there’s clear description of on-the-fly adjustability and a temporary pause in automatic controls whenever the rider makes a manual override input. But it looks like Fox envisions dropper post position, suspension compression damping , and gear selection – all automatically controlled.
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