I’ve decided to give up on my Thomson Covert. It’s about to go back for the fourth time in less than two year. At around £90 a service every six months which it will be once it’s out of warranty, it doesn’t make any sense to keep it. I could just buy a new one every two years.
So, having come to realise that there is no such thing as a reliable dropper, I might as well get a serviceable one.
I’m now looking at the stealth reverb with the 1x lever for £240. I already have the tools and experience to fix one. Downside is that some spares, like the top cap sub assembly can be expensive.
The other option is the bike yoke revive, about £390. It costs more, but looks more straightforward to repair and small parts should be reasonably cheap.
Which would you go for?