WHAT IS THE CS.1 DAMPER?
The Pademelon CS.1 is a compact, hydraulic rotary vane damper housed entirely within your fork's steerer tube. It replaces your standard star nut and top cap to integrate cleanly with your cockpit. The unit links to a dedicated bracket on your frame, creating a direct connection that effectively controls steering movements.
POSITION SENSITIVE
The CS.1 offers position-sensitive damping, delivering constant support across a 75-degree range where maximum damping assistance is most effective. Between 37.5 and 90 degrees this effect is intentionally absent, ensuring maneuverability in tight corners without resistance. As the bars return to centre, damping or resistance is removed to enable precise control and ensures your front wheel remains on its desired course.
ADJUSTABLE SUPPORT
The Pademelon CS.1 steering damper provides a wide range of adjustment to control unwanted front wheel movement. The top-mounted adjuster knob lets you easily add or remove damping on-the-fly. You can go from no resistance to a powerful level of support with just a few rotations, allowing you to customize your settings for any trail.
This steering damper really surprised me.
On challenging descents, it makes the ride much smoother and more relaxing.
On very steep climbs at low speeds, it helps you hold your line without sudden swerves.
I installed it on an S-Works Turbo Levo 4 (2025-2026) and it doesn't interfere with the frame or display even with the head tube raked to -1 degree.
Great!!
For me it's a huge gain, it holds the chunk so well ,doesn't even feel like your wheel is going to deflect off line.
This upgrade for me is confidence inspiring. It might not be for everyone, but its worth a try. Thanks again very happy with the damper 🤙🤙🤛
Have just installed this on my Giant Trance after no riding for 16 months due to rotator cuff, bicep tendon and musculocutaneous nerve surgery. My RH arm is still very weak but this has been amazing and given me the confidence to slowly start riding again. 2 rides in and very impressed.
Brought one back from Tasmania (Thanks Jeremiah) and I must say it’s the best add on since dropper posts. If you ride rocky / chunky terrain you’ll love the Pademelon Steering Damper. Got a chance to run it on some pretty rocky trails in the Lost Sierra and it is very confidence inspiring. The machine work on these units is of the highest quality so if you’ve been looking for the right piece of jewelry for your bike this is it !
It’s early days but initial feedback is WOW!! Granted, my use-case is pretty specific (mitigating neurological issues affecting grip, balance and coordination) but so far - it’s a gamechanger: more control up and down, less deflection, more relaxed on the bike. Only 3 rides in and I’m a convert. 🙏🏽
Super excited to have finally got my hands on one! The pademelon has the uncanny ability to feel like nothing at all but everything at the same time. You don't notice it on but you sure notice it off!! My single crown feels like I have the same control as my dual crown through the tech rock gardens. Can't imagine how good one would feel on a DH bike!
A great product, I found it excellent whilst climbing as well as descending.
I was a little sceptical in the benifit to a novice to intermediate rider however, i amextreamly impressed. It has inproved my riding and eliminated fatigue due to a bad hand injury.
Very very happy with this damper & great service & feedback in getting the right one & site installation videos made it really easy to fit. I can’t believe the difference your pademelon damper makes!! Especially as I’m a one armed mountain biker, it makes all the difference. Thanks team!!!
I´m freakin´impressed on this thing. Surely the best invest for some time. You need to feel it to belive it - Thank you for this invention!
Cheers!
So far so good! Pademelon installed on 2022 Specialized Levo. Bike comes with headset cup inserts so pademelon doesn’t mount directly to frame. Standard Specialized 0 degree offset insert is completely round and rotates under load. Bar gluing into the frame have switched to the +1 degree headset cup as this insert has a lip to stop rotation under load - no issues. Running 170mm Zeb and likely balances original geometry in as a result.
Noticeable less fatigue on hands + far more stable riding across roots/off camber sections.