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Does everybody ride with their Reverb through the winter slop?
Only just got mine and love what it offers, so would like to keep it on all year really. Am aware of it being in the firing line of all things gloopy, so do people swap them out for a regular (fixed) post or simply pop a rear mudguard on and hope to not have another service cost?
Noticed this week that some of the guys I ride with have crafted a boot of sorts out of an old inner tube. Mine came today so might look at doing it, just trying to figure out best hose route and best remote position.
No different to a fork stanchion or shock body, do you protect those?
I just clean it with water and give a drop of lube after use, been fine for two years like that.
As above plus a mudguard
The whole £8 that a service kit costs? once a year?
I think they'll be just as unreliable in winter as they are in summer so why not?
Not sure I'd be comfortable servicing it myself.
Looking likely I will get a small mudguard or bodge a boot from seat rails to seat stays. Just a little conscious of grit/stones that are flung up, seems less likely fork stanchions are hit.
This will be my third winter with the Reverb I use a rear mud guard, no problems so far then again I tend not to ride if its raining.
I find mine slower in the cold
don't know if this is normal or not but frosty morning esp.
Two winters so far without any reliability issues or servicing.
I guess if you wanyed to protect it, get a inner tube over it and zip tie the top and bottom ?
(im not that keen on the zip tie idea as your locking in moisture.
I guess if you wanyed to protect it, get a inner tube over it and zip tie the top and bottom ?
Might look into just zip-tieing the top and have the bottom seal/grasp over the seat clamp, this way gets a little air and can easily pull up the bottom...
You get more wear on stanchions when you fit boots on them. The dirt builds up and enters the seals.
Both mountain bikers and motocrossers stopped using them years ago because of this. The same should apply to dropper posts.
Get a mudguard.