Fekity fek 3 jan 2011 now on crc
Dont bloody want one now dont like waiting 6 days for stuff never mind 6 months .
I didn't wait for UK arrival and obtained one in Asia.
First thing to mention is that my initial impression is that it performs very well.
However, Beware:
1) Mine was almost impossibly hard to push down and ultra slow to return - needing pumping several times for perhaps 20 seconds. Disconcerting. After some time-consuming diagnostics I bled the system and it immediately worked fine. A bleed procedure can be downloaded from the SRAM website.
At least, in future, I could now recognise the symptoms of a bleed being required.
It shouldn't be so, Joe.
2) There are no installation instructions about how to route the cable below the post. Fortunately I had seen something on the internet that showed the best way. Sorry, can't recall where.
3) 2 tiny O Rings were included in one of the packs - again no instructions - after the bleed I realised that these should have been put on the syringe connecter nozzles. (after I had lost one)
4) Mine arrived with about 220psi pressure when the pressure cap says 250psi. In the absence of instructions I tried it higher and lower. It didn't seem to make much difference. 250psi certainly works fine for me.
5) The packaging says 5wt suspension fluid is included. Elsewhere it says use 2.5wt.
6) The initial review photos that I saw all showed a left hand remote lever, which seems the smartest position to me. Most sellers advertisements do not tell you whether you will receive a right or left. Mine arrived with a right hand. I think that Chain Reaction will have rights. On the bike on which it is currently mounted that is OK, but left would be better. Surely your right hand is likely to be busier shifting the rear mech at times when you want to adjust to changing terrain? Also, as 99.9% of UK riders ride Moto - front brake to right - that means our right hands are busy enough.
When I try one on my other, single-ring, bike I can actually try it mounted 'upside down' on the left side, with the benefit that the loc lever doesn't risk damage if you upturn your bike to stand whilst fixing a puncture or whatever. If you use Matchmaker X clamping, switching a right to the left is only suitable, however, if there is no left shifter.
I am not guaranteeing that running the loc switch upside down will work - any trapped air bubbles might possibly misbehave, but I have seen pictures of someone else doing it.
It may pay to know what you are buying before ordering as buying an alternate-sided button will cost at least about £75 if you can track one down.
7) Note also that you cannot combine this bar clamp with standard, stronger, Matchmaker brake clamp used on Code and CR etc. It only combines with MMX (aka MatchMaker X) brake bodies.
8) As ever, be ultra careful when clamping any MMX brake lever body, especially magnesium-bodied ones, because the metal clamping area crumbles all too readily.
9) In British muddy winter weather I tend to use a rear CrudCatcher mudguard most of the time. I would be relucant to use such a drop post a lot in muddy winter conditions without one.
10) You may have forked out £250, or whatever, but don't expect a titanium bolt in the bar clamp.
I have marked on my frame where the cable moves at 1,2,3 and 4 inches of movement as an attempt at a guide for rough, on-the-fly judgements. Hopefully the cable/cable-ties won't shift the first time I have to lift the bike over a fence or after my next tactical dismount.
The return speed adjuster on mine seems to work very well with a sensible range of adjustment between fast and slow.
I can't detect any wobble.
Presumably I will have to be careful what/how I lean the bike against - if it fell against a wall edge or metal fence railing it would easily damage the exposed face of the post stanchion.
I haven't seen any recommended service intervals but presumably it will require periodic servicing like forks or shocks, if only to replenish the suspension fluid that lubricates the stanchion.
Good product. I wish the instructions/tech data etc. had been better.
Mutly,
Isle of Wight, UK
Get a spesh command post. 😈
so we have this great new product from Rockshox
available in august then suddenly not available for 6 months .
and even a giant like CRC cant get them sooner Why 😕
My Reverb arrived yesterday. Haven't had a chance to fit it yet but will do after Christmas. Looks like a quality bit of kit though.
Looking forward to testing it out
They are available in Canada! We've got a couple in stock and I fitted one for a customer the other day.
Seen and fondled one in Summit Cycles, Aberystwyth yesterday. Google them if you want one, but I don't think that they are open now until next Thursday. Looks nice, fairly light and hopefully hassle and maintenance free. Going to stick with my multi-drop Gravity dropper though at least for a while anyway. Light and easy to maintain 😀
Walleater - whereabouts in Canada are you? If it's nearby I might come and check it out.
Vancouver area. If you happen to be near there, I can email you a more precise location!
Ah, I'm in Toronnoh, so unlikely to make it out! 🙂
I do have a different post about Garmin GPSs for biking, and Canadian maps, which I'd be interested in getting your thoughts on.
Been available in NZ for months now. Unusual as we are usually the last to get owt.
Showing as in stock at CRC now so just mailed them a reminder about mine on back order from August
Actionsports have them in stock for £201 posted at current rates, I thought it rude not to try their service 😮
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Got mine on friday from CRC finally
fitted it straight away and had a small ride on it sat morning but nothing that needed the seat dropping .
first impressions is it seems solid and nicely made , had no need to mess about bleeding it worked straight out the box .
shorfened the hose a tad and still did not need to bleed .
the uppy downy movement seems silky smooth at the moment .
it will be a good test if it supports this lardy bloater over the winter .
Trout how did you go about shortening the hose; did you find any instructions for that? I can only find ones for replacing the hose.
Hi,
Can't wait for the posts to reappear!
Just got one of these and seem to be suffering from the same "needing a bleed" problems as others. If I'm cutting the hose which end do I cut (seat or remote - posting from work so can't look at it) and do I reuse the parts to reassemble? I'm presuming it's similar to shortening a brake hose which I've done before.
Dying to to get out on it.
Stu.
Big thanks to Mutly. Love my Reverb but it got slow very quickly (!). Just bled it following SRAM instructions at it's soooo much faster. Crackin piece of kit. Very, very pleased. 😀