Looks like reverb has gone again. Saddle dropping an inch or so and bleeding it not working. Fully serviced in April

so options are
– pay £100 ish for another service (taking delivery into account)
– buy a new one for £175 (best price I’ve seen) (old version)
– get a new b1 version for £250

Is the b1 version much more reliable ? Opinions?

Thanks

B1 is just as bad, if not worse than the last gen. my new B1started sagging after 4 rides, it’s new replacement has developed a sticking fault whilst dropping which has resulted in a scratched stanchion. Currently sat at the local bike shop awaiting return again. My LBs has a pile to return following the xmas break. He says that nearly every one he has sold has been returned (B1) i was thinking of changing to a Fox but stock is an issue for 150mm travel. Likely hood is i will move away from the reverb in the new year once mine is returned.

I’ll sell you mine if you like.

31.6 / 420mm /100mm drop R/H lever 2013

Hardly used, was on a spare bike.

£120 posted.

I have no idea how rockshox have made any money on the reverb. I’ve had 8 in two years and both current ones on each bike have now failed. I’m sick of sending them back, I’ve just ordered a service seal pack and some of the tools to do myself. Some of the lads in my riding group do that now they just replace the seals themselves roughly twice a year. I’m sorry but the reverb as a product is shockingly bad and has to be rightup there with crank bros.

I’m tempted by the new fox transfer. I’ll see how my repair goes first though…..

okay – doesn’t seem too major. In the good old “don’t check the obvious first” method, I checked air pressure and it’s down to naff all. Tried pumping up and it is leaking from the bottom around the valve thingy

so it may just need a new o ring or the valve could have come loose from the grey shaft? How is the valve connected to the grey shaft – is it screwed on?

anyone fixed this problem?

thanks

Tried pumping up and it is leaking from the bottom around the valve thingy

Is it leaking around the valve itself, or from the breather hole in the disc around the valve?

Not sure what you mean by the ‘grey shaft’.

I think from the breather hole in the disc. The grey shaft is the long shaft it fits into – looks like a damper rod in a fork

Thanks

Is it an older early non stealth reverb Charlie? They had an issue with the lower seal o ring bulging out as bottom seal head would gradually unscrew and let go.Basic service with basic kit would fix this until it may happen again.See if it stays up and pressurised over night.

If it’s the breather hole, then I think that the inner seal head (the gubbins in the box on the left of the picture) is probably leaking.

The valve / disc is just screwed into the bottom of the piston rod, so I suppose that joint could leak…

This video is quite good once you get used to the Bond villain accent – look about 1 minute in:

[video]https://youtu.be/-w0X0-AOhRA?t=47[/video]

Double check, but I think everything marked ‘6’ is in the basic service kit – so in theory, it should be sufficient to solve the air leak problem. You wouldn’t need to disturb the oil side to do this (as long as you don’t pull the piston rod out of the top half). However, since your post is spongy, there’s air in the oil side which could well pop the piston out of the top half (possibly violently) when you loosen the inner seal head (this is beyond what is shown in that video). There are ways to try and get around this, but they are not without risk. Unless you’re prepared to do a full rebuild, my vote would be to get a specialist to do it. (Or buy a new one :-/)

great stuff – thanks

A bit of oil came out of the valve – would this suggest it needs a full service, not just inner seal head service?

https://www.evanscycles.com/components/ex-display-seatposts-and-saddles_c/rockshox-brand

any help?

Mr Pea bought me one for Christmas 4 years ago and it’s been used week in week out with no problems until a couple of months ago. Just had it serviced and seems ok so far. Mr pea had a lot of trouble with his though, and replaced it with a Fox which he says is brilliant.

A bit of oil came out of the valve – would this suggest it needs a full service

I don’think it mans much, to be honest (unless loads comes out).