Fox Neo dropper worth the price tag

[RobertWhitehead]

Does anyone think that the Fox Neo is worth the hefty price tag? It's not something that makes sense to me but who knows, maybe I'm in the minority 

[michaelbiker]

8 minutes ago, RobertWhitehead said:

Does anyone think that the Fox Neo is worth the hefty price tag? It's not something that makes sense to me but who knows, maybe I'm in the minority 

No. 😎

[thebob]

Definitely not, until you have to try and route a dropper cable through a frame, around a BB and up a seat tube. A "quick job" becomes a 10 hour struggle which results in several MacGuyver solutions being tried, knuckles skinned, dogs shouted at an several specialist tools being purchased. Reverb AXS and Transfer Neo make all the pain go away

[droo]

6 minutes ago, thebob said:

Definitely not, until you have to try and route a dropper cable through a frame, around a BB and up a seat tube. A "quick job" becomes a 10 hour struggle which results in several MacGuyver solutions being tried, knuckles skinned, dogs shouted at an several specialist tools being purchased. Reverb AXS and Transfer Neo make all the pain go away

Wait till you encounter a Scott Patron. That wireless post will pay for itself in one cable change.

OP - Fox posts are good. Maybe not before the inflection point of the diminishing returns curve, but there are plenty of people who'll buy XX1 instead of GX even though they're almost identical in terms of function.

If you like nice things...

[thebob]

29 minutes ago, droo said:

Wait till you encounter a Scott Patron. That wireless post will pay for itself in one cable change.

Battled a current gen Scott Spark once. Never again!

[droo]

26 minutes ago, thebob said:

Battled a current gen Scott Spark once. Never again!

Child's play by comparison.

Those Patrons are a leading cause of alcoholism among bike mechanics.

[MORNE]

3 hours ago, droo said:

 

If you like nice things...

…buy a Bikeyoke

Edited April 1 by MORNE

[droo]

1 hour ago, MORNE said:

…buy a Bikeyoke

I have one. Doesn't go beep boop though.

[MORNE]

30 minutes ago, droo said:

I have one. Doesn't go beep boop though.

🤣 So the best kind then? 

If it is servo or tv remote noises you're missing, you can always vocalise the beep boop when you press the lever? You don't even have to charge a battery that way

 

[DieselnDust]

4 hours ago, droo said:

I have one. Doesn't go beep boop though.

so good its actually boring.

I have a One up v3. Brilliantly simple piece of kit but I do wish they made a wireless option just to have one less cable to change

[DieselnDust]

9 hours ago, RobertWhitehead said:

Does anyone think that the Fox Neo is worth the hefty price tag? It's not something that makes sense to me but who knows, maybe I'm in the minority 

 

Its a good post but yes expensive and the service costs are too

[Bro Derek]

Don't Lyne components have a wireless dropper?

I imagine it would be a lot less expensive than the 25k for a Fox Neo

[DieselnDust]

12 hours ago, Bro Derek said:

Don't Lyne components have a wireless dropper?

I imagine it would be a lot less expensive than the 25k for a Fox Neo

they do but its not very popular and its an absolute brink in terms of weight. Even the New Reverb is lighters by some margin.

 

Having subsequently checked their website again I noticed Lyne is using a similar airspring cartridge to OneUp in the their e-Contour post which has actually dropped some weight making it very competitive with other posts plus they have made some changes to the brass pins which has alsmost eliminated the side to side slop they develop. At Sub R10k I'd take a look at it again actually

Edited April 2 by DieselnDust

[droo]

The Lyne post is good, but it's not Fox good. If you're weight-conscious or want to use the same battery across all components, Fox or RS are the way to go as long as you're willing to throw some more cash at the problem.

Goes back to my original point about where the cost/benefit peaks for your particular use case. If I just wanted one less cable cos I had some hackish ebike routing issues (Levo G2, Scott, Trek etc) the Lyne would be the sweet spot cos it does the job more than well enough for me, support is top drawer and I'm not a weight weenie.

[vanniri]

On 4/1/2026 at 1:47 PM, thebob said:

Definitely not, until you have to try and route a dropper cable through a frame, around a BB and up a seat tube. A "quick job" becomes a 10 hour struggle which results in several MacGuyver solutions being tried, knuckles skinned, dogs shouted at an several specialist tools being purchased. Reverb AXS and Transfer Neo make all the pain go away

Routing is only required once, the cable housing does not take a beating and friction is not really an issue here. Replacing a cable using the existing housing is straight forward.

With a dropper fit and forget is the name of the game. Invest in a quality post from OneUp or Reverb. Preferably an easy serviceable (no propriety tools!) one is the best.

The remote droppers are at best ugly and at worst f.. ugly

[DieselnDust]

1 hour ago, vanniri said:

Routing is only required once, the cable housing does not take a beating and friction is not really an issue here. Replacing a cable using the existing housing is straight forward.

With a dropper fit and forget is the name of the game. Invest in a quality post from OneUp or Reverb. Preferably an easy serviceable (no propriety tools!) one is the best.

The remote droppers are at best ugly and at worst f.. ugly

I get the sentiment but that external  cable housing will have to be replaced about once per year with the cable. It’s not about the housing wearing but rather water ingress. With water comes dirt. Even though the cable movement is not required to be exact like a derailleur, dirt and water does cause corrosion which makes it’s harder to actuate the lever. 
not all bikes are have easy cable routing though. Some require removal of the rear swing arm to get access to the cable ports at the back of the BB so it’s not always an easy 1hr job. I won’t even mention those with headset cable routing. In most cases it’s a half a day job where the main pivot bearings and bb bearings might as well be replaced at the same time and headset bearings if cable routing goes through that abominable area

Edited April 5 by DieselnDust