New RockShox Reverb AXS first rides review

At last!!! I've only been waiting about 4 years for a proper sized AXS reverb!

250mm! It's funny when you go back to older reviews

https://www.pinkbike.com/news/crank-brothers-joplin-review-2008.html
"The Joplin's 3" of drop made a massive difference in my speed and confidence over a fully extended post, but 4" would have been perfect."

I'll never forget how much I was mocked for buying a dropper back then omg. I still carry the mental scars..

Does it come with the pod?

"Does it come with the pod?"

Pretty sure you buy the remote separately (extra cost) and have the choice of pod or old style 'more like a shifter' version for cheaper

Been waiting for one of these, but the extra stack and the shocking ugliness put me off.

so, basically 4x the price of a oneup v2 / 3x a v3(when they go on regular sale), extra weight, extra stack, and only works as well as a mechanical post. Also makes you look like a pauper with an externally routed dropper... I do not understand SRAM products at all.

Reverbs have been plagued since the beginning by vertical play/sponginess. Now we're being told this is a design feature for technical climbing traction and compliance. Just not at top-out. Guffaw! Marketing at it's finest. 

Just checked the measurements on my current G1 and probable next bike (Canyon Spectral on:fly) and a 250mm will fit both! On the G1 it'll need to be slammed though. 

It's a shame you can't shim these down by 10 or 20mm, but I'm happy with that. Currently running a 240mm one-up on the G1 and had been waiting for a longer reverb AXS for years!

bit confused, is the controller included in the price? if not, its not really any cheaper than the ks

The controller is extra.

@paul Just be wary, you can't fully slam posts in the G1 - my 240 Oneup fully slammed has a couple of inches of lower post exposed

Damn. You are correct. On my extra longest G1 with a 475mm seat tube, I can't get my 240mm one up (337mm max insertion) all the way down, 35mm left showing is the lowest it'll go. So the 335mm insertion, 250mm  reverb is a no go. 225mm it is, then!

And you'll have more of the reverb above the line too, compared to a OneUp, so 225 might be too long also