[Closed] Reverbs - still reliable?

[i]Still[/i]?

It was the cost of disposing of all the warranty returns that pushed Fishers over the edge and made them an easy takeover target

Its news to me that they ever had a claim to reliability

just got a new bike with the very latest 150mm-drop Stealth model. Should I expect problems?

Nobody knows, barely anyone's riding the B1 version yet.

Good warranty though so no need to worry.

By far the most reliable of the dropper posts. Which isn't saying much...

Been hammering my old one for 3 years in all weathers without a single hitch. It's always in the Dirt 100, which is as good a recommendation as any in my experience. Sure, there are problems, but I reckon Reverbs probably did have a legitimate claim to reliability in the grand scheme of things, compared to others. Just wondered if they still do?

lol, first time i've heard reliable and Reverb in the same sentence..

I've had three and they've all been fine in some grim weather.

Just bought a stealth one for my new hardtail and I've stuck with a Reverb to take advantage of the matchmaker clamp and tidy up my bars.

Ditched mine as it started sagging after being stood doing nothing for a while, now sticking to a standard seat post. No confidence in the technology and don't fancy paying out a couple of hundred notes to have a guaranteed warranty claim later.

I like the kind of warranty I never have to use, probably the last time I pay SRAM to Beta test their crap 🙂

I've had 2, a standard and now a stealth and never had one single issue. It's been hammered in 2 Irish wet winters and used in 15 Enduro race weekends without fault.

Wouldn't look at anything else tbh.

Always think part of it must be the same as people who's solution to all brake problems is to bleed them, badly... I've had 3, they've all been fine but by and large they do seem less reliable than KS, and both of those piss on Thomson. But I reckon they're both into "reliable enough to not really worry, but not reliable enough to completely trust" territory.

I've just broken Northwind's Second Law of Dropper Posts and ordered a 170mm Reverb. ("Thou shalt not buy a newly released dropper post until some other poor buggers have ridden them through a scottish winter")

My original silver collared one is still going strong. Sags maybe 2mm at first and a bit wheezy, but that disappears after the first down/up.

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I've just broken Northwind's Second Law of Dropper Posts and ordered a 170mm Reverb. ("Thou shalt not buy a newly released dropper post until some other poor buggers have ridden them through a scottish winter")

Not really a "new" post though, just the old one with some uprated seals and internals.

It should be better. Happy to report mine is still running perfectly after one short, interrupted ride.

3 and a half years and about 2500 miles on mine. Started sagging a bit in the last month so just had a £65 rebuild at South Coast Suspension. If I get another year plus out of it I'll be more than happy, I'm happy enough now TBH

I've got three Reverbs, the oldest is about 3.5 years old and still going strong. Only maintenance they've ever had is a squirt of fork juice before most rides.

Out of our group of around 20 regular riders, very few reverbs have gone back for warranty. Everyone who tried a different seatpost is now on a Reverb. I personally wouldn't consider anything else.

creamegg - cheers, that's more or less the impression I'd formed. Nowt's perfect, but Reverb is probably the safest bet all things considered.

heavy, expensive, unreliable
pick 3
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They are nice in action and the warranty is good - thankfully.

I've owned four. Never had a problem with any of them. Got first one in 2011, solid for four years, never even needed any servicing, sold on with bike, still going as far as I know. Got a 150mm stealth one at the mo, works great. Only thing I've ever needed to do is bleed the remote after hose shortening.

to counter the "its been great for 3 years plus" i am on my 6th in 4 years and that is playing up now as well after only a few rides. they are never lifted by the saddle which is touted as the main cause of failures, they are looked after properly, not abused, so i am at a loss. Everyone i ride with who has had one has had at LEAST 1 fail in the last few years, sometimes many more like myself.

The only reason i have that many is they come on the bikes i buy, i'd NEVER buy another one aftermarket. I will do my usual replacement this time though and get a Command Post.