If you’re near your mountain bike, try this. Hop on and position yourself like you just came around a corner and dropped into a nasty chute. Drop your saddle, and notice what has to happen with your hand to make that happen. Wrist rotating, hand sliding in, thumb unwrapping, fingers coming off the brake lever, none of which is desirable or advisable once you’re in the chunk. Add this to the list of pressing issues that our dysfunctional congress just can’t seem to address.
Thank God someone in this country stepped up. Lindarets just made my life a little better with the ReMount, a simple solution to mount many dropper remotes horizontally, like the paddle of a shifter. With one-by drivetrains becoming commonplace, it allows the remote to move right under the thumb when mounted on the left side of the bar. It also works with front shifter setups, although the positioning is more limited.
I am running a Giant dropper on one of my bikes and although I love the post, I can’t count the number of times I have wanted to drop but was too puckered to get to the remote; so this was a great platform to try out the Remount.
Install was quick and painless. The mount is made from Delrin, which means it will snap over the bar without removing grips. And the Delrin is less likely to damage carbon bars in a crash. I mounted in next to a front shifter, and it’s slim enough to slide under the Shimano indicator window. The next day I headed out to ride in an area with plenty of tech and quick transitions. By they end of that ride I was more comfortable with the remote in its new home than I was after a year of using it in its old spot. Not only is it much easier to get to, it’s a more natural thumb action with faster engagement.
The ReMount is compatible with most remotes, the big exception being the Reverb. It’s made in the USA, and is $19 shipped in the US. For the price of a burger and a couple pints, my ride is safer, faster and more full of giggles.
