Yep brings the seatpost that can be serviced at home.

With the Uptimizer 3.0, the Swiss company Yep Components presents the latest generation of its Vario seatpost. Its highlight: the hydraulic seatpost comes with external bleed access and can be serviced at home. Thanks to a larger air chamber and a new type of oil cartridge, it should also work even more smoothly and be more resistant than its predecessors.

The Ticino-based company Yep Components has made a name for itself with its Vario seatposts. Now the company is launching its latest model, the Uptimizer 3.0, with numerous new features that offer its customers a number of advantages - and not just on the trails.

A new and patented NGC oil cartridge is used inside, which works without gas pressure and is therefore less susceptible to defects.
Regardless of the air pressure, the new CF valve also ensures that the support reacts regularly and finely to the release. And the new air chamber also helps here. Thanks to its larger volume, the saddle slides smoothly and linearly on a regular basis. However, those who prefer a little more counter-pressure at the end of the stroke can achieve this using air volume spacers.

The seatpost is available with 80, 100, 125, 155 and 185 millimetres of travel. However, this can be shortened, for which Yep Components offers 5, 10 and 15 millimeter thick spacers.
The joystick remote has remained the same. The thumb lever can be mounted on both sides of the handlebars as well as at the top, bottom, front or rear and can also be operated with the index finger.Service at home

The Uptimizer 3.0 still works hydraulically, operated via a cable pull. Despite high quality awareness, air can still sneak into the system. If bleeding is necessary, this can be done outside the bike without removing the post. As explained in the video, this should only take a few minutes. All you have to do is unscrew the saddle with the bleed port underneath, let the air out and bleed it with the bleed kit supplied. The air valve is also easily accessible outside the seat post.

Thanks to online tutorials and all spare parts available in the Yep webshop, the seat post does not have to be sent in in an emergency, but can be conveniently serviced at home without the need for special tools.

Detailed production in Switzerland

The components of the Yep Uptimizer are manufactured in Switzerland and carefully assembled in a small workshop with great attention to detail
. And because mountain bikers always have a bit of bike love, Yep Components offers the control levers and the retaining rings of the new seals in various anodized colors. So everyone can match the color of the support to their bike.

The Uptimizer models are available in seat tube diameters of 30.9 and 31.6 millimetres and weigh between 498 and 585 grams. The Uptimizer 3.0 seatposts will be available from mid-March 2020 for 420 euros, just under 450 Swiss francs.

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