Press Release After launching the 125mm and 160mm on-the-fly bleed-able dropper posts at the beginning of 2017, BikeYoke´s award winning Revive is now available with a whopping 185mm drop!
After more than half a year of field and lab testing, the Revive can now be ordered in its longest version. Due to an extremely low stack height of 41mm and the short overall length, the 185mm version should be able to find its way into a lot of taller riders frames—those who desire more travel than what most competitors can offer.
Deliveries to customers for the 185mm version will start by the middle of August.
Besides the new travel option, all Revive posts have received some other interesting updates:
Microvalve All Revives now come with a patented new feature called “Microvalve”. Microvalve is a small membrane that sits inside the outer oil/air chamber and is there to minimize the chance of air getting inside the inner chamber, where it would cause a springy post. Unlike an IFP, the Microvalve membrane is installed statically and just offers enough resistance to not let air pass it when the post is static; i.e. when you put the post upside down or lay it down for a while. However, when you drop or raise the post, the pressure will easily bend the membrane, so that oil can pass and won´t affect Revive super smooth action. This membrane will effectively reduce the frequency between required resets while keeping the reset procedure and actuation of the post itself as smooth and easy as before.
Integrated Mini Reset Lever Currently, the Revive's unique reset feature (see video below) was activated by the turn of a 4mm Allen key. Since a lot of customers asked for an integrated reset-lever (in order to not have to grab the allen key anymore), BikeYoke now offers the Revive with an integrated mini lever, which can be attached to the post in place of the Allen Key. The mini-lever is secured by an o-ring and customers can choose to keep it on the post or take it off for a cleaner look.
The mini lever is retrofittable and owners of current Revive posts can get it directly from
BikeYoke's online store. Since the design of the reset mechanism did not change, the reset feature of the new Revive can still be activated by a 4mm allen key. The mini lever will be included in all posts after Eurobike, when ordered from www.bikeyoke.com directly.
Video in case you haven't seen the unique feature of the Revive, here is a video showing the reset feature.
Here is how the post works.
BikeYoke is known for rider oriented products and solutions and after releasing their own “Triggy” remote last year, we noticed a lot more upgrade remotes showing up. Enthusiasts want to customize their bikes, and BikeYoke decided to offer the Revive as a “post-only” option. Of course, brands like to see their posts being used with their own remote but, "we eventually want to leave the choice with the customer. If they´re happy with their remote, we´re happy to supply the post only."
Pricing, details, and availability for the new Revive:
• Pricing includes 19% VAT. Customers from outside the EU will be not be charged the VAT
• All posts shipped directly from www.bikeyoke.com before Eurobike will ship without the integrated mini-reset-lever. After Eurobike, the levers will be included without upcharge.
• As usual, shipping is free worldwide when ordering from www.bikeyoke.com
Revive 125 including remote: 359€ (available now)
Revive 160 including remote: 379€ (available now)
Revive 185 including remote: 419€ (deliveries will start by mid-August)
Revive 125 (post only): 319€ (available now)
Revive 160 (post only): 339€ (available now)
Revive 185 (post only): 379€ (deliveries will start by mid-August)
OE, distributor and dealer inquiries are welcome. Contact BikeYoke at sacki@crankingsolutions.com
MENTIONS:
@Sacki
(but you're right, I should have been clearer about it)
This reset lever is interesting.
The way I see it with dropper posts is you can try and make a product that has a well known weakness (ifp)and try your best to hide it/protect it making the post very complicated and hard to service. Or you can remove the weakness, accept you haven't got the benefits of it and work around it. Big benefit in simplicity and serviceability for little loss imo.
Big respect to bikeyoke, one of the few that won't rip you off. Thank you!
@mrtoodles: how do you find your revive posts, have heard they need resetting quite regularly, more than the average dropper, but I like the idea of no ifp, expect it means a lot less break away force needed to get it moving ?
forums.mtbr.com/components/bikeyoke-revive-1033134.html
I've also been testing one, and although I've only had it a short time, it is remarkable. Much much much lower breakaway force, incredibly light lever action, smooth response, virtually zero play, and has handled riding in blown out dusty conditions with no major dust getting into the seals. Thus far, I haven't had to "revive" my post even once yet.
The point is though, my Lev and Reverb posts both developed sag and required being sent away for costly rebuilds and prolonged downtime. If the Yoke can be reset by the average hack in 5 seconds I'll take that any day.
Reset system aside, it is good performer in weight, price, ergonomics and travel.
Tires that lose 10 psi in a week are pretty mediocre too, and i think i prefer a chainguide over a disposable clutch derailleur.
IMO the issue is weight and overall length - why would you lug around extra weight for travel you don't use (I suppose you can always just not drop your post all the way of you've an infinitely adjustable one?) and some frames (particularly smaller ones) don't play nice with long droppers (they don't fit where there is a bend in the seat tube, or pivots, etc.).
I have the triggy lever for reverb (DeHy) on my other bike since last year. Bought it after damaging the stock hydraulic button in a crash. Works a charm, and the ergonomics is great, especially if you are running SRAM brakes and shifters with MMX.
Granted, there was nothing outright wrong with the stock supplied cable, housing and ferrules, they were just the usual cheapo nothing special ones and did not last very long.
Better to have too much drop and the option than too little IMO as at least you have the choice.
Major problem woth long drops is they have so much flex they fail more. My reverb lasted about 2 months before the typical suspension post problem.
Fo your scenario to happen, you would have to release both the Revive valve (top) and press the lever (bottom valve); then oil would level in both chamber = lots of sag.
You are right, when you say, that basically nothing happens, when you JUST OPEN the reset valve. You need to depress the saddle, too, to reset the post. Is that the part, you were missing?
It´s a small black metal lever, that you can leave attached to the post, secured by an o-ring.
It is really getting on my nerves, and in a review I read they had the same issue.
@zede: I've had it for two months, reset it twice riding 3-4 times a week.
I always lower it to save space and to prevent the stanchion from being scratched in public transport like your shuttle trailer example.
Not too much of an issue, but then some people would prefer another post that they just service once a year.
Are you sure your seat post has no defect ?
However, the new version described in this article describes has an additional "membrane" that tries to tackle this problem.
www.bikeyoke.de/en/quick-reset-lever.html
The price is a special price for all upgrader and will be valid until end of August.
After that the price will be 5€.
Deliveries will start by beginning of September.
Vecnum and 9point8 come to mind, but the second is 550€ in France...
However, if we´d make a 34.9 post, then we´d probably go fancy and implement some other features too (oh, we have lots of ideas), which are hard (impossible or not reliable) to achieve in smaller tubes.
So it´d not just be a bigger diameter lower tube, but overall bigger. But currently the 34.9 post are on hold. :-(
Yeah, maybe you did not have a problem. We know the percentage of KS posts failing and it is well known, that Reverbs still have the same issue (even the B1 version).
Of course there are posts, that keep working fine for a long time, no doubt. However, a lot of them don´t. And it is a hassle to have to send them in for service, even if it is covered by warranty.
Bleeding the REVIVE takes not even five seconds, and how often you have to do it depends on how you treat the post.
Your request for a literally maintenance free post is unrealistic. There is no such thing. Everything in the world requires maintenance until entropy takes it away for good.
Anyway, I´d rather stick with the REVIVE, since I like to ride my own products. ;-)
We´ve tested most of the other posts, before we came out woth the REVIVE and before we´ve made bold statement like "smoothest dropper in the world". You may believe this slogan or not. We´ve been designing posts for years for other companies, so I believe, I can say, that we know about the issues droppers have. That´s why me came up with our own brand and designed the REVIVE.
Both post have proven themselves to never have any issues. Never any spongy air leak or anything. Functioned like new since day one.
My revert was fine for 2 years. I thought other people were talking crap about how unreliable they are. Then it started to sag and not come back up. So I paid €100 for a full rebuild. 3 months later it's doing it again. Bleeding it has little or no effect. To send off my reverb for servicing I have to take my brake off because of the match maker system.
So basically I'm €100 down for the service, my €350 seat post seems to be terminally ill after 2 years of working, I've had no bike or seatpost for 2 weeks while it was serviced and it happens to all of them eventually. Mine held out longer than most but it failed and it has been incredibly frustrating ever since.
I'd take a 5 second bleed over putting up with that shite any day.