Product news: With the Magura Vyron MDS-V3, the manufacturer from the Swabian Alb presents the third version of its wireless dropper post. Developed from scratch, it should be a direct competitor for the Reverb AXS from RockShox.
Electronic, wireless components on bicycles and MTBs have really arrived on the market in the past two or three years. Few people know that Magura already had a corresponding component in its range a long time ago: the Magura Vyron dropper post, which was introduced in 2015 (!). As revolutionary as its wireless control was at the time, it couldn't keep up with the established competition in terms of performance - the relatively sluggish response was a problem on MTBs in particular. Although the Vyron was constantly being further developed and improved, it was never able to completely close the gap to the established competition. But that is about to change - with the new Magura Vyron MDS-V3.
More speed
The post was developed from scratch - of course still wireless with an electronic-hydraulic control in the post itself. The focus here was primarily on the speed and thus the biggest point of criticism of the previous Vyron posts was taken care of. With the Vyron MDS-V3, Magura promises a feeling like with a "normal" dropper post, without delay with the same operating logic. In order to achieve this, no stone was left unturned - the new Vyron's transmission technology has switched to Bluetooth instead of the much slower ANT+ of the predecessor. The servomotor in the support itself should now also work much faster. The result: Pressing the new control unit unlocks the support - until you release the corresponding button again. Just like you are used to from a dropper post.
Replaceable battery instead of rechargeable battery
The significantly more ergonomic control unit can now be easily attached to the handlebars using a clamp, Shiftmix or Sram Matchmaker. The southern German manufacturer goes its own way when it comes to energy supply. While the button cell in the remote is also known from the Sram AXS system, for example, Magura also does without a rechargeable battery on the post itself. Instead, there is a CR2 battery under a screwed cover, which you can get in any electronics store (cost: about 4 euros).
Magura promises an impressive runtime of around one year. So the somewhat more cumbersome change no longer plays a major role. One of the reasons why you decided against a replaceable battery is the seal: Thanks to the screwed and sealed cover, the support has an IP67 certification, so it can even be completely submerged under water for a short time.
The Magura Vyron MDS-V3 is available in four strokes, 100 mm, 125 mm, 150 mm and 175 mm, but these are only two different supports. The variants with 100 and 125 or 150 and 175 can each be converted to the other length – even by the end customer himself. You can choose between 30,9 and 31,6 mm in diameter. The weight should be around 700 g for the support and 40 g for the control panel, each without the battery.
With an RRP of 579,90 euros, the Magura Vyron MDS-V3 is significantly cheaper than its direct competitor, the RockShox Reverb AXS. We are all the more excited to see how the new Magura post performs in practice.