PRESS RELEASE: Race FaceIn partnership with Fox, we’ve taken our Turbine R aesthetics and combined them with the award winning Transfer post, bringing you the function and reliability you expect from the Race Face brand to complete your R series build. We took our highly praised 1x RF Lever and made it even better - improving lever feel and optimizing it for use with the Turbine R dropper.
Matching the Turbine R Dropper with our Turbine R and Next R cranks, stems, wheels and bars gives you that full rally-ready, RF equipped ride!
Features• Race Face 1x Lever or Universal Lever compatible
• Compatible with Matchmaker
• Built for: XC/Trail/All-Mountain/Enduro
• Weight: 545g (150mm 30.9 w/o lever)
• Length: 456mm, 406mm, 356mm
• Travel: 150mm, 125mm, 100mm
• Lever actuation: mechanical
• Lever type: universal, 1x Matchmaker compatible
• Head type: Zero offset
• Size: 31.6mm, 30.9mm
PricesTurbine R Dropper Post MSRP: $294.99 USD
Turbine R 1x Lever MSRP: $69.99 USD
Turbine R Universal Lever: $49.99 USD
www.raceface.com
MENTIONS: @raceface
I wouldn’t touch that new one with a 10 foot pole...
I have had both RF and 9p8, took them apart to change travel as well. Exactly the same internals except the materials quality was visibly different. RF lasted three weeks, 9p8 still going strong after 3 years.
I think it is still a long way before cheap, reliable and strong droppers hit the market. For extra 100/150 bucks you can get the best post on the market rather than buying one every couple of years.
A week from brand new my Turbine started failing. Apparently when it’s cold outside the post will go up on its own but won’t hold the rider and will drop down if you sit. On the other hand, if it’s hot and sunny out there then it works okay. I’ve had a horrible experience with it. Probably the worst bike component I’ve owned.
Cheers
I ask because I'm in the same boat - I picked up a Turbine last year for use on a fatbike because of its supposed cold-weather usefulness. I've put approx. 1000 km on the bike since then in a variety of conditions and haven't had any kind of issue. I tend to reset the brake before each ride, something that takes a couple of seconds, but that's it.
Based on everything I read, I've been quietly waiting for the post to fail. But is it stands, I'm still just waiting...
Some really cool features on that post, and once the price of a remote is factored in, it's in-line with the CAD pricing on the X-fusion. The only place where the X-fusion wins is that replacement cartridges for x-fusion are about $30 CAD, compaired to over $100CAD for One-Up.
The Reverb never functioned around 0-4 degrees.. this is a major design flaw and thats why I sold mine.
Thinking about the Manic/ Revive or the new Oneup (if it comes to Europe in the near future)... still undecided
I am on my 4 th set of next cranks . I have just got some Hope cranks because even though they get exchanged when they fail 4 sets in 12 months is a joke, 3 bb as well.
I am 60+ , 150lbs so should not be overloading them.
Raceface stuff is Rubbish. If I want this post then buy the Fox branded version.
word for word the exact same statement as before. Is there an actual person on the other end?
Why would any of us buy your product?
I'll buy my transfer from Fox directly and get exceptional service!
If Fox is making these with their QC-sweet. If RF is making them, they'll be garbage, just like their V1 dropper, chainrings, rear hub driver....
And to be fair, I think RF does make some good stuff-their pedals, bars and stems are great. Just seems like they can't make more complex parts (or chainrings) reliable.
After zero support for my piece of crap turbine dropper, I wouldn’t spend an nickel on another one of their products.
The only reliable ones are the full mechanical posts (E13, Spesh)
Damn!