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Could you please link the spy pics? You've got me interested too...
PJM1974 - MemberNext up is the Reverb. It would be awesome, if I hadn't had to have bled it three times in the year I've owned it.
It takes me longer to find the syringes than to bleed a reverb, incidentally- really easy to do, worth just getting a bleed kit and doing it yourself.
Thankfully, I have got a bleed kit, which is worth it's weight in gold.
My annoyance is that I've had to bleed the damn thing three times in the space of a year, which is a minor PITA.
Anyway, I am very, very intrigued by the reports of a competitively priced dropper post coming soon from a highly regarded manufacturer.
It can't be Bonty (only 31.6mm and expensive) or DVO (expensive)...it can't be Fox, or Rockshox, or X-Fusion...Ohlins? Cane Creek?
I like the look of those 9point8 fall line droppers, but I have no idea where you'd get it from. POsitive review from pinkbike too.
I am currently in the market for a dropper too but restricted by it having to be 27.2. The KS Eten is what I think I'm going to go for and has to be worth a try at that price.
I am at the opposite end, Gaz6r4. I have a 34.9mm carbon frame and don't fancy shimming as in my limited experience of shims it is just another 2 surfaces to slide against each other. Using Pop-eye strength to tighten a seat clamp on a carbon frame doesn't fill me with excitement.
That leaves me only the Reverb as an option, I believe ..
I cant or I'd have to kill you
It's ok, tell us, and then kill mosey
Tell us or we'll kill you wiggles 
I'm holding fire for the new version of the RSP Plummet http://www.tredz.co.uk/.RSP-Plummet-Remote-Dropper-Seat-Post_70234.htm
much cheapness
Anyone know of anywhere that has the 27.2 KS eten in stock? Seems hard to get hold of...
I reckon it'll be a new Fox offering, since they are experts in bouncy stuff and no-one buys their dropper. Just guessing though. Am I in the right ball park, Wiggles?
Yeah, most likely a new kashima stealth version, like the one spotted on Richie Rude's Yeti.
Might be 😉
Also if people think it isn't a £230 bonty because that is too expensive then you obviously have a different definition of reasonable to me...
Reasonable= less than reverb/LEV
Anyone know of anywhere that has the 27.2 KS eten in stock? Seems hard to get hold of...
Stif had them in stock on their website 2 days ago, must have just ran out. I'm going to give them a bell tomorrow I'll let you know how I get on.
Any idea when the mystery post will be released?
I'm hovering over buy but if it's imminent I'll wait a few weeks.
In my experience reverbs work flawlessly for about 2 years then start to have problems and its almost as cheap to replace than to get a full service as there are usually deals around. Got my last reverb for about £125 vs about £80 - £100 for a full on proper overhaul. Now i've got 2 I might start overhauling one and rotating them that way. Not ideal but now i've invested it shouldn't be too bad going forward so I'll stick with Reverb - they work brilliantly...for 2 years - but then again they are serviceable items with sacrificial parts just like any component with slidy bits.
My mates got a Thompson. It's a lovely bit of kit but lasted about 18 months before he started having issues with it. They're not serviceable so he sent it back to Thompson for a 'service' but they returned it with replaced internals FOC. He's still not clear whether this was a warranty job or part of the normal Thompson service. I guess he'll find out next time it needs attention.
Had a KS LEv for more than 2 years, never serviced it all. Still works fine.