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My reverb has had to go in for its second service in 5 months. The comment when it was serviced was "wow, it was really dirty inside". It was creaking like a bastard ( but then it seems to all the time anyway).
But then when you ride in the mud/ rain/ South Downs, bring back part of the countryside on the bike is the name of the game ...
I have used it all weathers, I have a real solid post. Should I be taking the Reverb off for winter?
Nope, just fit a crud catcher or getto an inner tube sleeve to protect it.
Is it a internally routed one?
I've just 'getto'd' an innertube for the Winter, keeps it clean as a whistle.
IME the sealing of the Reverb is pretty much impeccable- I service my own so I've seen the insides and there's never been any more than a little movement into the seal. I'd say if yours is that bad it had an outright seal failure rather than it being anything standard. (source: lives in Scotland, rides all year, things get dirty). Certainly better than the KS I had (which was also fine really). The only TLC I do day to day is to clean the outside and squirt a little silicon lube on it, same as I do with suspension.
OTOH they do regularly fail inside without any need for mud.
It's not the internally routed one ...
Ghettoing an inner tube cover .... tell me more , or will a google search take me there?
With an inner tube, just use it like a splash guard - cut open an old tube, tie one end below the post colet and the top to the saddle rails. You don't want to be putting a complete tube round the post as you'll trap crap inside.
Cleaning the sliding parts and relubing is not tricky. If it starts to sound a bit creaky, give it a clean.
My big peeve with the Thomson was that you can't service the sliding parts.
Innertube bodge courtesy of Singletrack (tip number 2).
http://singletrackmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/8-pro-mechanic-tips-to-try-at-home/
Get a mudguard. Mudhugger if you want it to work.
I use mine in all conditions and its fine, every now and again it starts to get sticky/doesnt slide as well as it should,when this happens i just unscrew the top seal with a set of molegrips, dribble some oil inside between the outer tube and seat post tube,raise and lower the seat post a few times,then screw the top seal back on. This always fixes it,nice and smooth again.
You dont even have to take the reverb out of the bike to do this,takes about 5 minutes
Thanks all ...
Tips noted ..
He various Reverbs I've had have been fine with no TLC in all weathers.
All mine have been abused in all weathers.
Never had anything go wrong with them that couldn't be fixed with the £15 service kit. Even the dredded one inch drop.