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PNW Loam Dropper Post

What the checker says9will not fit1536worth knowing

Run variant by variant through the mountain bike builder’s own engine. Every sentence below is the checker’s, unedited. Nothing here says this part fits your bike; it says what it does and does not fit among the parts we hold.

Checked against 5824 verified mountain bike parts in this catalog. 5719 produced no finding of any kind; that is Loam. Loam 34.9 clears 5566. Each variant produces 3 distinct errors and 0 distinct warnings.

Will not fit

  • Will not fiterror · FrameDropper too small: Frame seat tube is 31.6mm but Dropper is 30.9mm. A shim or adapter may make other sizes or standards work, but that is a modification, not a fit. On 153 of the 258 verified frames in this catalog. Applies to 5 of 15 variants.
  • Will not fiterror · FrameDropper too big: Frame seat tube is 31.6mm but Dropper is 34.9mm - a bigger post cannot fit a smaller tube. On 153 of the 258 verified frames in this catalog. Applies to 5 of 15 variants.
  • Will not fiterror · FrameDropper too big: Frame seat tube is 30.9mm but Dropper is 31.6mm - a bigger post cannot fit a smaller tube. On 58 of the 258 verified frames in this catalog. Applies to 5 of 15 variants.
  • Will not fiterror · FrameDropper too big: Frame seat tube is 30.9mm but Dropper is 34.9mm - a bigger post cannot fit a smaller tube. On 58 of the 258 verified frames in this catalog. Applies to 5 of 15 variants.
  • Will not fiterror · FrameDropper too small: Frame seat tube is 34.9mm but Dropper is 30.9mm. A shim or adapter may make other sizes or standards work, but that is a modification, not a fit. On 41 of the 258 verified frames in this catalog. Applies to 5 of 15 variants.
  • Will not fiterror · FrameDropper too small: Frame seat tube is 34.9mm but Dropper is 31.6mm. A shim or adapter may make other sizes or standards work, but that is a modification, not a fit. On 41 of the 258 verified frames in this catalog. Applies to 5 of 15 variants.

Dropper diameter, Frame. 3 more findings from the same check, on up to 6 of the 258 verified frames each.

Open a variant in the builder to see the ones that apply to your own parts.

Worth knowing

    Dropper insertion, Frame. 1536 more findings from the same check, on up to 2 of the 258 verified frames each.

    Open a variant in the builder to see the ones that apply to your own parts.

    The checker compares the dimensions listed in what we check, and what we don’t. “No conflicts found” means no conflict among those dimensions — not a guarantee that a build works. Errors mean it won’t fit; warnings mean it works but check; infos are notes.
    PNW Loam 30.9
    Photo: PNW

    $229.00 MSRP·452 to 700 g

    What the maker states

    Diameter
    30.9 mm diameter (on 5 of 15 variants); 31.6 mm diameter (on 5 of 15 variants); 34.9 mm diameter (on 5 of 15 variants)
    Drop
    Ranges from 125 mm of drop to 225 mm of drop (5 distinct values, across 15 of 15 variants)

    A value shown as a set or a range differs between this model’s variants and is never one variant’s spec.

    15 verified variants

    VariantDiameterDropPrice (MSRP)WeightSourceLast checkedBuild
    Loam 30.930.9 mm diameter175 mm of drop$229.00524 gmaker’s page2026-07-16Build with this
    Loam 34.934.9 mm diameter200 mm of drop$229.00636 gmaker’s page2026-07-16Build with this
    Loam 30.930.9 mm diameter125 mm of drop$229.00452 gmaker’s page2026-07-16Build with this
    Loam 30.930.9 mm diameter150 mm of drop$229.00490 gmaker’s page2026-07-16Build with this
    Loam 30.930.9 mm diameter200 mm of drop$229.00560 gmaker’s page2026-07-16Build with this
    Loam 30.930.9 mm diameter225 mm of drop$229.00614 gmaker’s page2026-07-16Build with this
    Loam31.6 mm diameter125 mm of drop$229.00470 gmaker’s page2026-07-16Build with this
    Loam31.6 mm diameter150 mm of drop$229.00510 gmaker’s page2026-07-16Build with this
    Loam31.6 mm diameter175 mm of drop$229.00544 gmaker’s page2026-07-16Build with this
    Loam31.6 mm diameter200 mm of drop$229.00580 gmaker’s page2026-07-16Build with this
    Loam31.6 mm diameter225 mm of drop$229.00636 gmaker’s page2026-07-16Build with this
    Loam 34.934.9 mm diameter125 mm of drop$229.00516 gmaker’s page2026-07-16Build with this
    Loam 34.934.9 mm diameter150 mm of drop$229.00556 gmaker’s page2026-07-16Build with this
    Loam 34.934.9 mm diameter175 mm of drop$229.00596 gmaker’s page2026-07-16Build with this
    Loam 34.934.9 mm diameter225 mm of drop$229.00700 gmaker’s page2026-07-16Build with this
    The rest of what the maker states1 not published

    1 further field the checker looks for is not published by PNW, so we leave it blank rather than estimate it, and that check stays silent on this dropper post. It is cable pull. Each is recorded as “not stated by the maker (not checked)”.

    Source: each variant links the maker’s own page in the table above. Last checked 2026-07-16.

    Checked against

    The checker ran this model against every verified part below that it has a slot for, the same way it checks a build in the builder. What follows is the verdict it actually produced for that specific pairing — not a recommendation, and not a guarantee any of these parts fits your own bike.

    6 of 1858 counterparts with a page of their own that the checker actually probed this model against, in alphabetical order by brand and model — never by price, popularity or the verdict itself.

    Where this sits

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