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[Closed] Reverb or Command seatpost?

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Is it too early to say which is better?

Had Joplins before and reliability was carp


 
Posted : 29/04/2011 8:44 pm
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Could you live with the few fixed travel increments of the specialized?

What about the KS i950? Cheaper than both (IIRC wiggle/leisure lakes might be cheaper than superstar, at least I think they were), still 5" drop. Singletrack reviewed it pretty well


 
Posted : 29/04/2011 8:51 pm
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Thanks that's the Command out then


 
Posted : 29/04/2011 9:58 pm
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Reverb. Quality product. Any height on the fly. Great speed action that's 100% adjustable. Buy from Rose bike. Cheaper than CRC.


 
Posted : 29/04/2011 11:37 pm
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Hi James,
I have two Reverb and a good old gravity dropper, have also had joplins and a speedball and used a KS ones for a bit too. The Reverb is superb out the box, easy to fit and shorten hose, bleed kit is included, rebound speed dial is on the fly but not sure if much use, seals seem excellent, there is a very small amount of play if being picky but only when saddle is fully up, solution is to run it slightly further out of frame and therefore not use it fully extended, however it is not noticeable.

I have one on my Nicolai CC which is fully inserted into the frame which is a medium, but on my medium Nicolai FR there is more post out of the frame due to tube geommetry and standover differences.

Here in Malaysia I can get them for around 155 quid, which also makes it more appealing.

It is superb for the riding I do and sod all the skill compensation moaners - they are just jealous..

Cheers
Shiny

let me know if anymore details needed.


 
Posted : 30/04/2011 7:00 am
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Here in Malaysia

What's the riding like there? Have a lot of family in KL!


 
Posted : 30/04/2011 7:12 am
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Like Shinny also has two Reverbs having had GD and Joplin and used a KSi post (also on Nicolais). The Reverb is by far the best I've used for all the same reasons but the standout feature is that it's the first infinitely adjustable post I've used where the means of adjustment meant you could actually benefit from that feature. There are two reasons for this. First because it had enough adjustment to make this viable (5") and second because the hydraulic lever makes it easy to control the rate of adjustment.

Very much a quality product and while it may not be the final word in adjustable posts I think it's the blueprint for it.


 
Posted : 30/04/2011 7:48 am
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"it's the first infinitely adjustable post I've used where the means of adjustment meant you could actually benefit from that feature. There are two reasons for this. First because it had enough adjustment to make this viable (5") and second because the hydraulic lever makes it easy to control the rate of adjustment"

I'm pretty happy with the abilities of my KS i900 in this respect, it gets much easier with a bit of time/practice. (At first its up/down and somewhere in the middle)
What I'm not happy with is the amount of side-to-side play


 
Posted : 30/04/2011 6:15 pm