Which remote seat post?
Discussion
Everything I've read and observed on YouTube suggests the Reverb is the daddy. One guy showed how when he picked up the pick with the Crank Bros post, the seat came up too. With the Reverb it stays where you position it. And it looks like it won't leak as it has seals similar to those in their forks.
The Reverb is indeed supposed to be the daddy of adjustable posts, but only if you can get one in your size.
I limited myself to 27.2mm posts so that I could use it on my hardtail (also use it shimmed to 30.9mm on my Spicy), so had few options. I went with a Gravity Dropper Turbo: simple design, works very well, little to go wrong. Ideal for the super-muddy Scotchland riding I do.
Interesting thread on STW about someone producing a clone of the Gravity dropper - around £80 for a 85mm drop post but with the promise of a bigger-drop post on the way for a few quid more: http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/forca-vari...
Direct link to theTraildrop website: http://www.bigmassive.co.uk/traildrop/
I limited myself to 27.2mm posts so that I could use it on my hardtail (also use it shimmed to 30.9mm on my Spicy), so had few options. I went with a Gravity Dropper Turbo: simple design, works very well, little to go wrong. Ideal for the super-muddy Scotchland riding I do.
Interesting thread on STW about someone producing a clone of the Gravity dropper - around £80 for a 85mm drop post but with the promise of a bigger-drop post on the way for a few quid more: http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/forca-vari...
Direct link to theTraildrop website: http://www.bigmassive.co.uk/traildrop/
a11y_m said:
The Reverb is indeed supposed to be the daddy of adjustable posts...
Just has a 2012 spec (up-rated seals apparently, so I'm guessing Rock Shox underestimated British mud) Reverb on my Nicolai and road it for the first time on Saturday at my local downhill trails. Brilliant.My only minor criticism is that in a perfect world I'd have more drop - I went for max as it is - but in terms of ease of use, it becomes second nature within a []bvery[/b] short space of time. One of those gadgets you really come to depend on IMHO.
Watchman said:
Max_Torque said:
Reverb on my Zesty from Day1. The best accessory you can buy imo ;-)
Love that pic - I've got a pair of Magicshines on my bars. I have them spread out though, so I give the "headlight" appearance to oncoming. No reason - just aesthetics. 
With the bigger 6 pack battery they both easily run for over 1.5hrs on full power, enough for plenty of thrills and spills around my usual Woburn roots (sic) ;-)
Digga said:
a11y_m said:
The Reverb is indeed supposed to be the daddy of adjustable posts...
Just has a 2012 spec (up-rated seals apparently, so I'm guessing Rock Shox underestimated British mud) Reverb on my Nicolai and road it for the first time on Saturday at my local downhill trails. Brilliant.My only minor criticism is that in a perfect world I'd have more drop - I went for max as it is - but in terms of ease of use, it becomes second nature within a []bvery[/b] short space of time. One of those gadgets you really come to depend on IMHO.
I had a Maverick Speedball which lasted me for many years but recently changed to a Reverb and I love it. A mate has a Command and another has an i950 (which went pop last weekend) but I think the Reverb is the smoothest in operation. Dropper posts generally have a bad reputation for reliability but my speedball was 5 years old and still working fine so maybe they just need keeping clean.
Max_Torque said:
Being 6.2 i find this too, if i set the post for the best "full seat down" position in the seat tube, the saddle cannot quite be raised far enough for a perfect "full power long legs" position. However, generally it's easy to decide which type of riding i'm going to be doing and set appropriately.
I'm 6ft and don't have long legs, but there's not quite the adjustment for switching between XC and DH. For most XC descents and AM stuff though, the range of the Reverb is fine and it certainly works nicely.I was worried it might be a bit of a mither - a lot to think about (being a bit thick and all that) - but it really does work a treat and is hugely convenient.
Digga said:
I'm 6ft and don't have long legs, but there's not quite the adjustment for switching between XC and DH. For most XC descents and AM stuff though, the range of the Reverb is fine and it certainly works nicely.
I find that too with my 100mm Gravity Dropper - enough for regular XC/AM riding, but being out in the Alps last summer highlighted it wasn't enough drop on the steeper stuff! I just adjusted my starting "up" position to be a bit lower than normal.I don't use a dropper post on my DH bike at all though.
a11y_m said:
I don't use a dropper post on my DH bike at all though.
No. Just another thing to get mullered!At present, I have no DH rig (soon to be remedied) so the AM bike does everything from XC to DH but, since I also have a hardtail, I'm trying to hone it to 'big' XC and AM work.
One advantage of having a larger than average number of product failures is that the warranty returns system seems pretty slick....................
Should be a 48hr turn around by Fisher Outdoors, the Uk SRAM agents.
If they do a seamless and rapid job then some of my faith in the product will be restored
Should be a 48hr turn around by Fisher Outdoors, the Uk SRAM agents.
If they do a seamless and rapid job then some of my faith in the product will be restored
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