Thinking about this from the AXS thread, it's about time I did something about it...so I'll moan at STW!
I have an 18 month old Transfer which I picked up in the Mojo fire sale. Since day one, I've not been impressed, but I've never actually gotten around to doing anything about it. It's always been a bit sticky and resistent to going up and down, despite endless mucking about with the cable and fitment. In particular, it's very sensitive to the seatpost clamp tightness - I don't mean when I tighten it using a 3ft breaker bar, but getting it to the point where it will not twist under use, or drop down in the frame, yet still actuate ok requires a *very* sensitive touch with the allen key. I use gripper paste and this helps, but it's never felt right from when it was new.
Any other Transfer users here care to share their own experiences, before I give up and send it back to Fox?
Mine's the same with regard to clamp tightness, works fine if I got from full down to fully up but if I stop it mid stroke I have to push it back down to get it to come back up.
Mine is only a few months old, not done anything about it yet but did think about changing the seat clamp for one of the new bikeyoke clamps which claim to help with this problem
I've had two (internal & external versions), after about a year the external one felt a little like you describe, a full service, new cable and upgrade to Wolf Tooth lever fixed that though and it worked as smooth as it was when new. Internal one is just over a year old and is starting to feel a little sticky now but routing on bike is a pain (transition smuggler) so that maybe doesn't help. Never had any issues with clamping forces though.
If I was to buy again i'd probably just go cheap with Brand-x or look at the Revive which you can service at home.
I've had one for about 9 months now, and haven't had any of the issues you describe.
It's seems decent to me, so far anyway....
I've got 3 transfers - 2 internal and 1 external. Never had stickiness except for when the external "really" needed a service. Seatpost clamp sensitivity no worse than previous reverbs.
If it's been used regular for 18 months in UK muck it probably needs servicing?
Have a 'problem' on my external transfer with the cable release, when you press the lever to put some tension into the cable, sometimes the cable housing won't return to rest at the lock. If that makes sense.
Anyway, normally a change of cable sorts it, not had any stickiness.
In particular, it’s very sensitive to the seatpost clamp tightness
Apologies if this is insulting your intelligence, but have you got the seat post clamp fitted with the bolt across the seat tube slot? A friend was having issues with his seat post and he inadvertently moved the clamp round. Quick undo, twist back, tighten and everything was sweet
Carlos
My Transfer is a few months old and having exactly the problem you describe. When lowered, I have to bounce on it to come back up to the extended position. Almost feels like there a barrier it needs to break to extend.
Running it with a Wolf Tooth lever.
mine's been great... 2 years no issues.. Make sure its not overtight a bit of carbon paste helps. Cable routing can be an issue, esp if the outer has been pulled at the bottom and is under tension, when you press the lever you just move the outer slightly instead of pulling the switch.
Make sure its not overtight a bit of carbon paste helps.
Already using paste and it's definitely not over tightened. In fact, to get the dropper working properly it's far too easy to actually knock the saddle round in an impact which says to me that it's anything but too tight. I've recabled it twice now to rule this out and it's been the same after both attempts, so I'm pretty confident that it's not cabling. That said, it's been a few months since I last did it and it's a quick and easy job to do, so I might just give it one last go.
Apologies if this is insulting your intelligence, but have you got the seat post clamp fitted with the bolt across the seat tube slot? A friend was having issues with his seat post and he inadvertently moved the clamp round. Quick undo, twist back, tighten and everything was sweet
An interesting point. On mine, the slot in the clamp is aligned with the slot in the frame. I have to admit that I've never done it any other way, but I've also never really considered that there might be a right and a wrong way!
Without being willing to accept that I might be wrong here, which way around would you say is correct...? 🙂
My Transfer is a few months old and having exactly the problem you describe. When lowered, I have to bounce on it to come back up to the extended position. Almost feels like there a barrier it needs to break to extend.
Sums it up perfectly. On mine I actually need to get a hand on it and give it a bit of a tug upwards while depressing the lever before it will properly "clunk" up the last inch or so to the limit stop. It won't generally get there under its own steam.
An interesting point. On mine, the slot in the clamp is aligned with the slot in the frame
This is correct.
Wild guess here but...
Is your seatclamp lip ever so slightly too large meaning you're actually clamping the seatpost before you are clamping the frame?
No idea if thats even a thing.
I have 2, both internal, both with Wolftooth light action levers. Original one is about 2 years old. It was a bit sluggish last Spring and it went back to Silverfish for a full service and fine ever since. Other one, which came from the firesale remains as good as new - will send it for a service in a few months as will be getting close to 18 months old in the summer.
Odd hearing all these issues.
Mine is coming up to 2 years old. Never been touched apart from changing the inner and outer when I built a new frame up recently. You could say its been treated pretty badly really but its Worked perfectly since first bought and that hasn't changed - certainly don't feel the need to be sending it off for a service anytime soon.
My previous reverb was a different story however.
Out of interest, are folks experiencing this problem on the performance or Kashima coat? Mine is a performance.
My Fox Transfer is coming up to 2yrs old now and still works perfectly, it's had one cable change in that time and i'm using one of the £18 Bontrager levers which I prefer to the original Fox one. Keep meaning to send it in for a service but it's been so reliable i've not got round to it yet. The only issue i've had was the cable freezing on a sub-zero night ride, but that's only happened once.