Instead of a lever that would pivot, the Xloc is actually a button that you depress to lower or raise the saddle. The Xloc remote took very little force to activate, much less than any cable activated remote, even with a new cable. Three different keyed sections within the post should keep play to a minimum, but only time will tell how it holds up over a long season of all-weather riding. Grabbing hold of the Chromag saddle to check for play revealed only the slightest amount, around 1-2 mm at the end of the seat which means a whole lot less than that at the source. In other words, the perfect place for a telescoping post. Todays ride was close to four hours long and the terrain had quite a few climbs that split up the rocky and technical descents. Regardless, I was simply blown away by how smooth and consistent the Reverb performed. This dial controls the Reverb's return speed and made quite a noticeable differenceīefore we hit the dirt with the Reverb under us it was made very clear that although it is very close to production, it was still in prototype form. Keeping the insides inside and the outsides outside is a serious triple lipped seal with foam ring that sounds like it is better at doing it's job than a lot of competitors fork seals. One very interesting feature on the new post is the ability to easily adjust the return speed via a dial on the Xloc remote. The Reverb uses RockShox's Xloc hydraulic remote that can be mounted in tandem with your Avid brake perch to keep your cockpit tidy, or on it's own if you'd like to be able to mount it in a different position. No more needing to make adjustments due to a stretched cable on a post that is very sensitive to tension, or having to replace a rusty cable the no longer moves freely through it's housing. While there are other seatpost options that use suspension fluid, the new Reverb takes it a step further by having a hydraulic bar mounted remote to activate the post. Much like a air spring rear shock, inside you find an internal floating piston (IFP) that separates the two so there is no cavitation. The Reverb uses a combination of air and oil to control it's 5" of stroke. I'm guessing that the good people at RockShox feel the same. I'm going to go out on a limb and say that in the coming years dropping posts will be like disc brakes, most serious bikes will have one. There are a lot of people out there that won't desire one due to lack of challenging terrain, or because of stubbornness, but the bottom line is there is a good chance that you would benefit from installing one on your AM or XC machine. They can add a level of flow to a ride that otherwise would at best require the pilot to slow down and pick their way through the gnarly bits with a seat that is hovering dangerously close to important body parts, or force the rider to come to a stop and lower their saddle for maximum downhill enjoyment. Dropping posts are very quickly becoming a must have for many riders, and for good reason. Day one at the Durango, Colorado, RockShox camp saw us ride all sorts of new and exciting pieces of equipment, but the new addition that caught my attention was RockShox's entry into the telescoping seatpost category.