With Little Left to Improve, the Bike Yoke Revive v3 Focuses on Maximizing Travel [Review] (2024)

The Bike Yoke Revive is beloved by mountain bikers for its quality construction, serviceability, and reliability. The brand notes that the third revision, announced today, is pretty much the same design as the original Revive that Singletracks reviewed in 2017, and the latest changes are mostly focused on giving riders a bit more travel. I squeezed in a couple of 20-mile rides on the Bike Yoke Revive v3 dropper post ahead of the launch, and here’s what’s new.

Bike Yoke Revive v3 key specs

• Travel: 125, 160, 185, or 213mm; travel reduction in 5mm increments (213mm tested)
• Diameter: 30.9, 31.6, or 34.9mm (30.9mm tested)
• Weight: 605g as tested (30.9x213mm) not including lever or cable
• Price: $400 post, $65 remote
• Buy from bikeyoke.com and other online retailers

Before getting into what’s new, it’s worth mentioning that Revive 1.0 and 2.0 posts can be retrofitted to take advantageof allof these updates.Not only that, if you need to move a Revive post from a bike with a 30.9mm seat tube to one with a 31.6mm seat tube or vice versa,Bike Yoke sells lower tubesthat make the swap possible.

A lot ofmountain bikers are looking for more travel out of their dropper post, though there’s always a limit based onbothframe and rider dimensions.Bike Yoke knows that millimeters matter, so with that in mind, they worked to reduce the stack height on the Revive by 5mm and slashed the length of the actuator by 10mm.The Revive isnow travel adjustable as wellwithreducing spacers available in 5mm increments, allowing riders to maximize the fit if a post is too long for the legs.

Anotherinterestingfeature is the ability to rotate the foot of the post where the actuator sits.Thispotentiallyallows you to move the foot out of the way of a frame bolt or pivot point thatmightbeimpactingthe seat tube at the bottom of the post.Clearly,every little bit counts.

Aside from the travel-maximizing updates, Bike Yoke has also made the lever easier to operate. Specifically, the actuator uses a new linkage, and the remote (available separately) uses an “ultra-slick” cable and housing. I’ve found that the actuators on manydropper postsaredifficultto toggle by hand, requiring a screwdriver or another tool to pull them down for installation or repair. The Bike Yoke Revive requires very little force to actuate, and at the same time, it’s not overly sensitive to accidental activation.

On the bike

Overall, the Bike Yoke Revive is simple to install, barring any internal cable-related challenges.Thisis the second time I’ve installed a new post and accidentally let the cable housing thatwas already installedslip down inside the seat tube. I always add a new cable with a new post but try to reuse the housing because routing it through the frame issucha hassle and involves removing thebottom bracket.

I like the seat clamp on the Bike Yoke Revive, butI’m not a fan ofthe Torx heads on the bolts.(I’m sure someonecan tell me why Torx is a better choice thanhexfor seat clamp bolts in the comments below.)Reallyit’sjust the front of the clamp where the Torx bolt is annoying due to a lack of clearance for my T-handle tool.Iwould prefera hex bolt here since a hex wrench with a ball-end tip makes the jobgo a littlequicker.The seat clamp bolts need just 6mm of torque to provide a secure grip on the saddle rails.

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