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Mine came with the traditional remote, which is designed to avoid the front shifter - if of course you have one. This puts the actuator in a spot where you don't naturally reach for it, if that makes sense. I therefore swapped to a "stealth" remote, which puts the actuator where the FD shifter would normally be, which leaked and leaked, until Jim told me that when Rockshox say "screw on the hose until it's snug, but do not over-tighten" what they mean is "screw it on like a mad cunt or it'll leak". Now, all is fine. The issue, if it really is an issue (it's more an RFC vs reality thing) was due to the actuator being hydraulic, which just seems to be asking for trouble but there you go.