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@Pavel-Repak: Thanks for the info. I did all of that as that was the main stuff that everyone said were the main culprits. Followed the SRAM instructions for pressurizing the system with the lever syringe and all. Thing is that the brakes will work fine for a few rides, but after about 100 miles or so (which is normally about 2wks worth of riding depending). After that they start to fade fairly quickly, and it becomes especially noticeable on longer descents or sections where there is fast, quick stopping (like trying to roost through s-turns, or coming up on switchbacks quickly). Could be just me as I have never had great luck with SRAM/RS stuff. For me the stuff always seems to work for a while but then suddenly start having issues (like a bad luck used car). Had same thing with an old RS Revy dual air, worked great for a little over a year then suddenly wouldn't hold air in the negative chamber. Tried everything but eventually just got tossed in the bin. RS/SRAM definitely have ZERO customer service for this stuff and want you to go through your LBS but when they won't help your LBS that makes it hard to get things handled/warrantied.

@mikekazimer: Thanks for the comment back. Something to think about when furthering your writing career... "The devil is in the details." A bit more explanation as to the review process would have gone a long way for most readers. Someone else pointed out that in one part you said "With the Mezzer, I chose to pit it against a 160mm RockShox Lyrik RC2 after I'd put in plenty of ride time on my home trails to find my base settings." But the thing is, can you quantify "plenty" of ride time? I approach explanative, or detail oriented, writing as though the person reading it has no indication of what something vague like that means. If you were about to jump out of an airplane with someone and asked them how much training/practice they had and their response was "plenty" would you feel safe? While that is my own personal thing, and I feel that PB is very RS/FOX oriented in all their reviews, why would I take such a comment, however brief and buried in "a review" as more than "I threw it on the bike and did a few laps, probably less than 20 miles, on my home trails and thought... Meh, that's good enough." Qualitative vs. Quantitative? Again, months of ride time is still a vague statement. That could mean that it was simply "on your bike" for months of ride time, or it could mean that you put in at least 10 miles a day on your local trails, 3-5 times a week for X amount of months. Which is a more descriptive statement about a review of a bike... "I have put months of ride time on the new 2019 Get Revved Guerrilla Gravity The Smash, and can say that is one of the best bikes I have ridden to-date. Regardless of the front end being pointed uphill or downhill." or "I have put averaged 15 miles a ride, 3 to 5 times a week on the new 2019 Get Revved Guerrilla Gravity The Smash since April of this year, and can say that it is one of the best bikes I have ridden to-date. Regardless of the front end being pointed uphill or downhill." However, that is all subjective and personal preference. The writing style, information provided, etc., while referred to in the title as a "REVIEW" was more of a first impressions, nothing more. More detail of the riding done, other than some time on your local trails and an eluded to single park day, would have gone a long way to fill in some of the gaps in the information in my mind. But like I said to @Socket, But that is only my 2cents, and who am I other than a lowly internet responder. Also, I agree something is up with the Lyrik on my bike. However, contacts to RS, either personally or through my LBS, have gone mostly unanswered. Similar to my issues with my Code R brakes that I have received a basic "Yeah, those are ones we feel don't need warrantying" type response even though I have had to bleed them every 200 miles or less to ensure I have adequate stopping power, no brake fade and do not completely lose modulation (not the sticky piston/mc issue) lends to my furthered dislike for RS suspension and braking components. Still absolutely love their drivetrain stuff though.

@Socket: Right, advertising and someone that is more "invested" in the site, aka sponsors, are totally different. Or at least that is my way of looking at it. However, I do admit that I have never had good experiences with either RS or Fox and from the years that I have been part of the PB community, they have always been heavily RS/Fox focused and oriented. It is a rare occasion that you will see a bad or negative review on those two brands here on PB. Hence the comment about taking most reviews with a large grain of salt. But that is only my 2cents, and who am I other than a lowly internet responder.