Some pro’s and Cons
Reverb (missus owns)
Pro’s
Longer history and seem to have fixed the early faults that saw a large number of returns.
Option for Internal routing if frame allows
Lever seems to be able to be bled by chimps
matches with MMX shifters for neatness
Cons
Still see failures
External hose routes to the saddle end and has to move – hoses kink (death) and hoses interface with the back wheel
Fox (observed not tried)
Pro’s
Made by Fox
Cons
Made by fox
3 positions
Lever big enough to steer oil tankers
KS Lev (owned)
Pro’s
Solid
Reliable
Cable entry at seat clamp
Nice lever matches with ODI grips
Cons
Not sure on long term reliability heard some issues (less than with reverbs though)
Anything else, read the reviews in the mag but they didn’t seem to equate to the final judgement (like most mag reviews)
Personally it’s between the reverb and KS for me, 3 positions is limiting, thompson have not had a good winter run yet to test it properly and fox hasn’t had the volume or the time for a proper reliability test either.