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I bought a frame in June and it came with a secondhand 170mm Reverb. I've had Reverbs before and I wasn't willing to cut this one any slack - inevitably, it's now got 3mm of sag. I could service it, or do some other pissing about with it, but it'll come back. And it's a pain in the arse remembering not to pick up the bike by the saddle.
I've got a couple of options available -
- Used, freshly serviced 160mm BikeYoke Revive dropper. Meant to be the king of reliability, and my mate who works on one of the mags swears by them.
- New 200mm One Up dropper. Costs slightly more as I'd have to buy a lever. No idea what the reliability is like but if it's the same insides as a Brand X it'll be good.
Anyone got any tips as to which is the most sensible option? I can't say I've felt the need for more drop than 170mm. It's for riding a wide range of stuff - Pentland Hills local XC stuff, Tweed Valley steep and sloppy stuff, Highlands big mountain stuff.
For myself i'd be going for the oneup (210mm variant) however, for you it seems to be a no brainer - cheaper, reliable and enough drop - get the revive
I actually have both of these (well, a 210mm OneUp & a 185mm Revive).
I've had/used the OneUp v2 post since it came out. It's been great. No issues whatsoever, use it with the WT light action remote, occasionally put some grease in the collar and that's it.
I've got the Revive on another bike, and it's also been faultless. Run that with a Spec lever.
The difference is, the BikeYoke post is literally like butter in comparison. I can use my little finger on the lever, it's so smooth, its a joke. It is higher quality and feels better. And they now do a 200+ drop. So i'll get one at some point.
If you go for the oneup give us a shout where you're getting a revive cheaper than the oneup, if it's 31.6!
Would always take the revive over the oneup in seriousness though.
Second what HN says about the Revive it's super smooth. I have a Reverb on the hardtail that feels agricultural in comparison and needs replacing
Have to confess I'm tempted by the OneUp as a replacement for the Reverb, though - 200mm Oneup is two hundred Euro cheaper than a 200mm Divine.....
Can you actually buy the OneUp?
They only ever seem to have stock of the format I want for a day or so, and I missed out last time.
I've owned both and I'd get the longer drop one personally, but I have short leg issues and need as much drop as possible.
“I have short leg issues and need as much drop as possible.”
Surely it’s the other way around? The longer your legs, the more drop you need because your full height saddle is higher?
Get the one-up and pass me the lead for the revive. Terrible posts but it will match my other bikes.
Surely it’s the other way around? The longer your legs, the more drop you need because your full height saddle is higher?
That's what people will have you believe, but my (and others I know) experience is that if you are particularly short of leg, you're limited in the potential you have to dynamically adjust your COG while riding - e.g. getting back or low.
Particularly if you've already sized up on your frame because you have a longer torso for your height.
I don't think dropper usefulness has anything at all to do with the length of your legs tbh.
I have 2 Revives and a Oneup, the Revives are definitely the higher quality product but the Oneup is perfectly decent. I'd go Oneup personally in this case.
Can you actually buy the OneUp?
They only ever seem to have stock of the format I want for a day or so, and I missed out last time.
This!
I managed to get a 180 drop in 31.6 last week having signed up for email alerts, only ever got one, clicked through straight away, no stock. Then one day just looked at random, in stock, ordered. Now fitted! Yay!
If its 30.9 Im selling a 180v2 in the classifieds.
edit- or it would be if the classifieds worked.
I don’t think dropper usefulness has anything at all to do with the length of your legs tbh.
Let's saw a few inches off yours and see if you change you tune then.
“That’s what people will have you believe, but my (and others I know) experience is that if you are particularly short of leg, you’re limited in the potential you have to dynamically adjust your COG while riding – e.g. getting back or low”
That’s a good point. My counterpoint is that if you’re long of leg and short of back like me, then you’re on a shorter reach frame (455mm seems to be my happy length) but with the saddle high enough for ~34” legs, so I’m more likely to go over the bars (centre of mass vs front centre).
But that’s good - it proves we ALL need long dropper posts and bikes should be designed around that need.
chakaping
Free MemberLet’s saw a few inches off yours and see if you change you tune then.
I'd still fit the absolute longest post I could fit, just like if you added a couple of inches. The right length dropper is always the absolute biggest one you can have.
OK we're not disagreeing, I just resent that people with long legs get all the attention.
The sensible option for me is always the one that has the warranty (Especially given that nearly everything I touch breaks).
I'm currently waiting on a replacement cartridge for my OneUp 180 as it's slowly returning under its own steam. It was one year and one week old, but their warranty is two years (phew)!
210mm drop is really not needed, 200mm should’ve been the cap, MTBs are starting to look like BMXs with huge pots.
Yes, deopper travel should be limited to the arbitrary number you just came up with.
I have a 210mm, it's ace. And the seatpost is still just the length between the frame and the saddle, on a compeltely normal several years old frame. Bikes don't need to change to accomodate a decent sized dropper post, except for ones with funny shaped seat tubes, pivots through them, or bloody stupid massive seat towers
Revive - worst post ever.
Probs from day one with stickiness.
Fixed by sending away....went sticky....fixed locally.....went sticky....given up