What dropper post?
Discussion
I've got a rockshox and it is great when it works. Unfortunately it needs bleeding every time you want to go for a ride. It's done this pretty much since new. My mate had one and had it replaced under warranty two or three times until the warranty eventually expired and they told him to get stuffed.
I think I would probably go cable between the handle bars and the post next time.
I think I would probably go cable between the handle bars and the post next time.
I think I'm on my 4th or 5th dropper now, I'll never buy another fancy one because I think they're all pretty flawed as a product and they all die far too quickly.
Reverbs are a bit of a pain. They used to sell on the fact they were "the only hydraulic dropper post" but that's only related to the remote and frankly a cable is a better tool for the job - easy to maintain and fit, reliable - how cares about lever feel on a dropper? The original push-button remote was crap, the new lever remote is great, but it's bulky and costs as much as a complete dropper.
I use a 'Pro' Koryak dropper, 'Pro' is Shimano's component brand, Koryak is comparable with Deore I'd say. It's a bit fiddly to fit, but nothing like fitting a stealth reverb. It's been totally reliable and it's pretty tough. They say, in the great tradition of Shimano that if one of the internal parts fail, you don't service it, you just replace the broken bits which are cheap and easy to fit. They only come in 120mm drop so far and they're £200 or so.
However, the most annoying thing for me is after the fact I noticed that it's about 80% identical to the Brand X dropper, same remote, same release mech, same outer tube - the only different bit is the shimano head - which is easy to fit, easy to adjust, but they slip and make a horrible noise when they do.
I'll probably change it for a 150mm Brand X in due course.
Reverbs are a bit of a pain. They used to sell on the fact they were "the only hydraulic dropper post" but that's only related to the remote and frankly a cable is a better tool for the job - easy to maintain and fit, reliable - how cares about lever feel on a dropper? The original push-button remote was crap, the new lever remote is great, but it's bulky and costs as much as a complete dropper.
I use a 'Pro' Koryak dropper, 'Pro' is Shimano's component brand, Koryak is comparable with Deore I'd say. It's a bit fiddly to fit, but nothing like fitting a stealth reverb. It's been totally reliable and it's pretty tough. They say, in the great tradition of Shimano that if one of the internal parts fail, you don't service it, you just replace the broken bits which are cheap and easy to fit. They only come in 120mm drop so far and they're £200 or so.
However, the most annoying thing for me is after the fact I noticed that it's about 80% identical to the Brand X dropper, same remote, same release mech, same outer tube - the only different bit is the shimano head - which is easy to fit, easy to adjust, but they slip and make a horrible noise when they do.
I'll probably change it for a 150mm Brand X in due course.
When I went to buy one I was in the same boat, too many bad reviews of the Reverb for my liking. I know people only post the bad stuff up but it was hard to find decent reviews for reliability. In the end I bought a Gravity Dropper Classic http://gravitydropper.com/ , for two reasons, at the time i bought it the Reverb cable moved up and down with the seat and the other was it was cable operated. I serviced it once and didn't need to replace any parts. It must be 4 years old now and still going strong.
I've nothing to compare it to, but I've had a Brand X dropper for over a year (120 mm drop) and it's been great
My only minor gripe with it is that it's developed some minor rotational play, such that the nose of the saddle wiggles probably about 2-3mm left/right. From what I understand though, that's par for the course with droppers...?
My only minor gripe with it is that it's developed some minor rotational play, such that the nose of the saddle wiggles probably about 2-3mm left/right. From what I understand though, that's par for the course with droppers...?
gradeA said:
Both the OH and I have the Brand-X and so far they've been great. Cheap, functional, and a 2-yr warranty; what's not to like?
The fact that they don't do a 27.2mm version for my son't On-one Inbred. 
I've got Thomson Elite droppers on both my HT and FS, which are lovely, but I'm not shelling out that much for a 12yr old!!
Kermit power said:
gradeA said:
Both the OH and I have the Brand-X and so far they've been great. Cheap, functional, and a 2-yr warranty; what's not to like?
The fact that they don't do a 27.2mm version for my son't On-one Inbred. I've got Thomson Elite droppers on both my HT and FS, which are lovely, but I'm not shelling out that much for a 12yr old!!
I've found that a Reverb lasts me about 2.5-3 years, based on at least one ride a week plus a few multi day holidays. Personally I think that's great as I'm a big lump and probably putting it under too much strain. Current one is the 170mm version and is 6 months old and has been faultless.
I'd go with a Brand X one, really good quality posts at a bargain price. I've had several Reverbs and warrantied one, but sold the others within a year or so since the depreciation used to be tiny (much less than a service!), they aren't reliable enough and the lever just isn't up to the standard of most now. I've got a Fox Transfer at the moment which is lovely, but not cheap.
). I'm just ordering a 150mm Brand X post as I really can't see what the extra cash gets you.
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