El Gallo Mk2 Dropper Post First Impressions

So far I've only taken it out of the box and installed it, but I've been impressed. First and foremost, its price is lower than any other (respectable) brand new dropper post on the market. At 450g it's equal to a Thompson Elite post, before the Thompson has the additional weight of the remote and cables added. It's a good looking piece of kit, with the subtle El Gallo graphics keeping it tasteful; allowing it to look at home on any build. The pre-set heights were an attractive proposition, allowing me to use it on a freeride/enduro build with minimum faffing around whilst riding. It arrived well padded and packaged from Fix Distribution, the only UK El Gallo distributor, and it was a simple case of taking it out of the box and setting it up. The big attraction of this though? PRICE. At under £130 it's silly cheap; compare it to any post you're thinking of running, and it'll be half the price. The post comes with a seat shim to make it easy to fit, and the lack of complexity, far from being a disappointment, merely makes it appear to be easy maintain. So far I'm impressed, but more on performance soon!