dropper seat posts

sofaboy73
sofaboy73 Posts: 574
edited April 2011 in MTB buying advice
thinking of buying a dropper post a don't like having my seat at a 'compromise' height and stopping and adjusting it all the time is becoming a pain.

i'm liking the look of the RS reverb for infite height adjustment and hydraulic remote.

has anyone trail teated them ver a decent time period??

anyother other options to consider that would give the infinate adjustment and simialr range (125mm)?

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  • CraigXXL
    CraigXXL Posts: 1,852
    I have the Reverb and its been great but only had it 3 weeks so can't really comment on reliablility but build quality is spot on.
    GT Force 1.0

    Evil Sovereign
  • Atz
    Atz Posts: 1,383
    My Joplin has been fine through winter. I like it.
  • Garry73
    Garry73 Posts: 116
    Had mine since Jan been perfect in all weather conditions.
  • DodgeT
    DodgeT Posts: 2,255
    I've got a KS racing I900 (with remote), had it for a couple of months now.
    Been perfect all the time and definately worth the money.
  • edhornby
    edhornby Posts: 1,741
    singletrack did a review of them with good writeups recently
    "I get paid to make other people suffer on my wheel, how good is that"
    --Jens Voight
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,665
    Atz wrote:
    My Joplin has been fine through winter. I like it.
    Same here with my Joplin4, but I have used an old innertube as a gaitor for it.
  • Almightydutch
    Almightydutch Posts: 264
    Pure Race i950 for 6 months and no issues what so ever. Will be taking apart and checking things in the next few weeks ready for the summer
    4 wheels bad
    2 wheels good
    1 wheel for fun
  • Atz
    Atz Posts: 1,383
    yeehaamcgee wrote:
    show previous quotes
    Same here with my Joplin4, but I have used an old innertube as a gaitor for it.

    I've been warned not (holds dirt against post, leading to scoring apparently) to but did it anyway during the worst of the weather. It's off now and there's no scoring but it looks better without it
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,665
    Mine's as near as dammit airtight, I can't see how any grit would get in there at all.
  • BG2000
    BG2000 Posts: 517
    If 125mm if enough for you, then the Reverb is the way to go.

    The difference a dropper post has made to me is huge. I gave mine it's first run on my favourite loop with large rocky descents (Jacob's Ladder toward Edale etc..). The fact I don't need to stop any more to drop the saddle makes it the best component upgrade I've ever made, even better than going from v-brakes to discs...

    So spend spend spend, you won't regret a single penny...ignore the price and get the best out there...

    (BTW, I've not got a Reverb but would do if it met my requirements).
  • sofaboy73
    sofaboy73 Posts: 574
    cheers fr the input guys, had a look at the other options and think the revrb is the one for me. now just to find one in stock!!
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,665
    If it wasn't for the stupid, stupid, stupid design idea of having it hydraulically activated, I'd reccomend the reverb.
  • sofaboy73
    sofaboy73 Posts: 574
    What's not to like about the hydraulic activation? No mud & grit getting in the cable to bind it up
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,665
    sofaboy73 wrote:
    What's not to like about the hydraulic activation? No mud & grit getting in the cable to bind it up
    Hassle to adjust the cable and bleed it from new, if the cable breaks on a trail, you're straight out of luck.
    Now, I'm not saying that hydraulics are bad, I mean we use them for brakes, where there really IS a power advantage, but for dropper posts, there is precisely NOTHING wrong with cables.
  • sofaboy73
    sofaboy73 Posts: 574
    I'm unconvinced. In many years of riding I've never had a hydraulic hose break on me on the trail. I have, however, had several cables snap on me. I take your point on set up, but it's a one off 20 minute job. Looks like a neat solution for countering the poss problems caused by mud, grit and sheep shit fly up off the rear wheel and clogging the mechanism.

    Biggest appeal of the reverb is the infinite adjustment and range of travel for me though. On the down side, a set back clamp would be nice as my bike comes up a little short
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,665
    sofaboy73 wrote:
    I'm unconvinced.
    Ditto.
    Never really had a problem with cables, and never had one snap on me.
  • J@mesC
    J@mesC Posts: 129
    Cheap Reverb going in the Classifieds section :wink:
  • sofaboy73
    sofaboy73 Posts: 574
    shiny new reverb has arrived. 5 minutes to fit and get the best cable routing, no need to bleed out of the box (infact have turned the speed down to increase control) and work like a dream. tried it fr a quick blast tonight and it's awesome. strongly recomend them. the 5 inches of travel is enough range to have the seat at full height for fire road climb to completely out of the way for full on steep. tiny bit of rotaional play (but from what i've read all dropper posts seem to have it) but don't notice it at all on the bike. I can see what all the fuss is about
  • meesterbond
    meesterbond Posts: 1,240
    I had a Joplin 3 for a short while and it was fine, although I bought the one without a remote which was a mistake. Whatever you go for, get a remote... always.

    New bike is coming with a Reverb so looking forward to picking that up tomorrow!
  • DodgeT
    DodgeT Posts: 2,255
    I was put off the reverb due to hydraulic operation..... If my cable snaps on the KS i 900, i can still operate it by hand.
    As for the rest,
    reverb = 5" travel, i900 = 5" travel
    both adjustable anywhere in between that
    reverb, speed adjustment (why?) on the remote
    i900, speed adjustment (if you want it?) use that thing on the top of your legs :D
    add to the fact that my i900 with remote brand new from LBS was a cool £100 less than a reverb, there was only going to be one winner.
  • ride_whenever
    ride_whenever Posts: 13,279
    Again, given that most of the reliability issues in these things come from either the cables/cable mechanism or the internal guides I think the idea of using a hydro remote is a very good one. Not to mention that rock shox seals are pretty good! I love my reverb.
    Neeermad
    Carbon 456
    456 lefty
    Pompino
    White Inbred
  • DodgeT
    DodgeT Posts: 2,255
    The reverbs do look nice and im sure are good, my above post is obviously based purely on my own thoughts, but I swayed towards the KS for the above reasons.
    Hopefully they will all be as reliable as each other, because I love mine, it has really transformed rides.
    Today, messing about round local country park / disused quarry, it was getting its fair share of use :D
  • thecremeegg
    thecremeegg Posts: 284
    If hydraulic is available then I'll go for that everytime. Any of you tried cutting a hydro cable? They're tough as anything. No risk of cable snapping or stretching, no gunk slowing them down. And if somehow you manage to bust the line, then you can still use the seat just at its lowest setting to get you home, hardly major.

    Reverb all the way, mine's fantastic
    My Enduro S-Works
  • Northwind
    Northwind Posts: 14,675
    My Gravity Dropper Turbo's been fantastic. Zero maintenance (I've cleaned it out once, turned out it didn't need it) works every time, and is the lightest on the market. On the downside, it looks like it was built by a blind blacksmith.

    My KS i900R took 2 warranty returns before it worked at all, seems to be sorted now and it does work well- I like the longer drop and the adjustability, and it's right purty. But I don't think I'd recommend it. Not least because of the service from Superstar (sent back once on warranty, they sent it back saying "You broke it when you serviced it, but don't worry we've fixed it." Course, since I serviced it on their instructions to try and fix it, obviously I didn't break the thing, cause comes before effect right? And then, it turned out they'd not fixed it either, it was still sticking. Brilliant.
    Uncompromising extremist

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