![]() I have thought many times that I am the only one that hasn't had many problems with the Reverb. I just want to say that some reliable units do exist in the wild! Note: Yeah, I realize my story is anecdotic and many people got problems with their Reverbs. I'd say the Reverb on the same bike has an amazing reliability in comparison. Just this winter, it cost me 600$ in service for my fork and shock on this bike (new air spring assembly, new bladder, etc). Changing the lubrication oil on the fork a few times per year, damper oil change every year or two. In comparison, my Fox fork and shock required much more love than that. I did send it to the shop for a complete overhaul after 4 years of use, but that's it. Yes, this part is clearly a weak part of the original design, but apart from that it has a faultless reliability. The barb thingy snapped on two occasion in crashes (my fault). This is on my main bike, not on a backup bike that is never ridden. To counter-balance all the negative posts about the Reverb poor reliability, I just want to mention I still run the Reverb I bought in 2012. The 1x Remote doesn't have that vulnerability, which should help it survive more than a few tumbles without rendering your dropper inoperable. ![]() On the previous version, it didn't take much force for the barbed portion of the remote to snap, something that was easily fixable, but not out on the trail. In case you were wondering, the Reverb's Bleeding Edge fitting is a different size than the one for Guide brakes, which is a smart move, since the last thing you want is mineral oil in brakes that are designed for DOT fluid, or vice-versa – that would be like putting gasoline in your diesel engine.Īnother one of the benefits of the new design is the fact that it's more crash-resistant. Part of the reason behind this design was to create a better seal in order to keep air from sneaking into the hydraulic fluid during a bleed, but for me, the fact that there's one less tiny screw to keep track of is the biggest advantage. The fitting snaps into hexagon shaped receptacle on the remote, and the T-shaped portion is then rotated to open the port, allowing fluid to be moved in or out. In order to make the bleed process a little simpler, the remote now uses a Bleeding Edge fitting, similar to what's found on SRAM's Guide brakes. Getting the Reverb 1x Remote installed is a fairly straightforward procedure, and it's not any more difficult than bleeding a 'standard' Reverb dropper post. The new remote now uses SRAM's Bleeding Edge fitting.
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