Gravel Bike Upgrades - Dropper, Lever, and Bars

Install video putting on a PNW dropper, lever, and handlebars to make my stock specialized diverge gravel bike a bit more capable off the pavement. I have no ties to PNW, they just happen to have all the right stuff for this build!
This build is actually for a multi day trip I have planned for Catalina, CA in a few months.
Dropper: www.pnwcomponents.com/collect...
Tape: www.pnwcomponents.com/collect...
Bars: www.pnwcomponents.com/collect...
Lever: www.pnwcomponents.com/collect...
Tires: www.specialized.com/us/en/tra...

[@tonyjennison3199]

Your headset wants stripping, it want's stripping now. It wants new bearings now. Great video... headset...

[@baranoezsipahi727]

Nice :)
Suspension Stems are also pretty nice comfort upgrade for gnarly off-roading.

[@gregrobinsonvideo]

Good to know! You have any specific brands you've liked?

[@lenolenoleno]

​@gregrobinsonvideo the best IMO are multi-pivot suspension stems (e.g. Vencum). The Redshift ones have too many downsides (bars tilt forwards and down when actusted, also heavily dependant on where you're applying leverage - has more travel in the hoods but almost no movement in the tops or the ends of the drops as it's too close to the pivot on the stem

[@E.T_rode_bikes_As_well]

Grx has a brakelever that works as a dropper remote also

[@gregrobinsonvideo]

Oh nice! Guess that would work if I didn't have a 2x.

[@lenolenoleno]

That dropper lever is pretty meh. If you end up keeping the dropper on, check out the Pro Dropper Lever or Wolf Tooth or Easton AX to name a few.