The saddle would rise when you grabbed it but then return to the original position when you released it. But as Andy says below, it could cause issues.
I agree with you on the feel and consistency. I have had good luck with Reverbs and aside from cold weather issues I've never had a failure or maintenance issues. And this is certainly the best performing Reverb I have used.
Because of the absence of issues I've never actually bled the line before but that process should be instructive. Andy mentioned that he can bleed faster than replacing cable and housing, but often when you need to remove your saddle there is no need for a new cable or housing so the better comparison for me would be the comparative hassle/time spent detaching and reattaching the cable vs. doing a line bleed. I should probably check out my wife's old Reverb as part of my research actually.
June 25, 2019, 1:12 p.m. - Cam McRae
The saddle would rise when you grabbed it but then return to the original position when you released it. But as Andy says below, it could cause issues. I agree with you on the feel and consistency. I have had good luck with Reverbs and aside from cold weather issues I've never had a failure or maintenance issues. And this is certainly the best performing Reverb I have used. Because of the absence of issues I've never actually bled the line before but that process should be instructive. Andy mentioned that he can bleed faster than replacing cable and housing, but often when you need to remove your saddle there is no need for a new cable or housing so the better comparison for me would be the comparative hassle/time spent detaching and reattaching the cable vs. doing a line bleed. I should probably check out my wife's old Reverb as part of my research actually.