Hi everyone! Not too long ago I looked at this Shimano remote, dropper remote,
and I compared it with the Wolf Tooth ReMOTE that you see over here.
But today I'm gonna look at another popular remote,
and I'm talking about this one made by OneUp Components.
So why don't we take a closer look at this, and compare it to the other two.
When you get the remote you're going to also find the attachment method that you've chosen,
and obviously the remote.
1.3 meter housing and the associated inner cable
and in typical OneUp style this is minimalist.
And looking here at the label, you'll see exactly what you got.
In my case is the 22 mm bar clamp.
Weight with the 1.3 meter cable and housing is 114 grams.
Just the remote and the bar clamp comes up to 46 grams
which is pretty much within a couple grams from Wolf Tooth and Shimano remotes.
Just like the Wolf Tooth and the Shimano, this is a cable clamping remote
and you see the little bolt and the washer also has Loctite applied to it.
So you can terminate the cable right here at the remote
and this makes it pretty much universal for all current droppers in the marketplace.
The long fixing bolt for this bar clamp doesn't have Loctite on it.
Make sure you put a little bit when installing tit.
This is version 2 of the OneUp remote.
Version 1 was almost identical with this
but it was made out of plastic and carbon.
This is entirely made out of metal,
very similar to the Wolf Tooth ReMOTE and Shimano.
At the back of these devices you're going to have
an oversized bearing as a pivot point for the lever
And Wolf Tooth is the only one that has this as a breakaway point.
Adjusting the lever relative to the attachment point, you have three positions here.
The lever on the OneUp is slightly longer and that should make for easier actuation.
Remember that Wolf Tooth has a longer version of this as well
and this is very similar to Shimano.
You have the grooves on the OneUp
and you have a very grippy surface on the Wolf Tooth as well.
Shimano is the smallest one of the three but still seems to provide adequate grip to your thumb.
One thing that I really really like on the OneUp that doesn't exist on Shimano and Wolf Tooth
is the fact that the cable, the inner cable is hidden away.
So with the lever in the resting position you don't see the cable at all
because it's hidden right behind the lever over here
With the 3 side-by-side, you can see the Wolf Tooth finish is definitely a bit more rugged or utilitarian
OneUp and Shimano look more refined.
And by the way you see the difference in that lever size.
But if I am to pick a winner here from a finish standpoint
it would definitely be Shimano XTR.
That one just looks more premium.
Shimano is also the only one of the 3 that has that spring
that keeps the lever in position despite the slack in the cable that's usually needed
As for the installation, first of all you would have to
attach the pinch bolt here to the lever.
Then get your attachment ready to go
because installing the remote is one of the first steps
in installing a dropper post.
This is a 4 millimeter Allen key by the way.
I'm gonna install the remote on this Giant bike.
If you look at the position of the lever here, very similar to your up shift.
If you use this bar clamp attachment, and before you do so,
just be careful because this barrel adjuster is all the way out.
So give it quite a few turns clockwise, so all the way in.
Then 1, 2, 3, 4 clicks out to give you a bit of adjustment.
Inner cables gonna come through here, underneath the lever
and use that pinch bolt to tighten it up.
And then obviously you're going to terminate it right here behind so it's not visible.
Installation done and what I didn't realize earlier
is that this lever has a concave shape,
so your thumb rests really nicely on it
I really like the shape of it! Ergonomics are good
I will have probably gotten the iSpec-II if I knew it was gonna make it on this bike.
But it operates just like any other remote, it's universal,
so a lot to like about this OneUp remote.
So where does this OneUp stand next to the Wolf Tooth ReMote and the Shimano XTR remote?
If I had iSpec-EV brakes like you see them here
I would probably get this XTR 10 times out of 10.
If I was after a remote that would be a bit more universal
with different attachment points and one that has nice ergonomics,
I think I would be very tempted to go with the OneUP,
even compared to the Wolf Tooth which is very popular out there in the marketplace.
But anyway, I hope I gave you guys an idea of what this OneUp remote is about.
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And until next time I will see you folks,
hopefully on the trails.
Cheers guys, cheers!