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Yotee
a Recreational Rider
from Date Reviewed: August 8, 2004
Strengths: Not a one. Was even a bad boat anchor.Weaknesses: bad imitation of seatpostBottom Line: Ditto everything bad ever one else has said. It was so frustrating to have this thing on my beautiful new bike I had to slam it.
Similar Products Used: none
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FHLudlow
a Recreational Rider
from Date Reviewed: August 2, 2004
Strengths: Carbon fiber, fairly light, only $50, looks great.Weaknesses: Can not be adjusted with precisionBottom Line: If you want to buy the wonderful Scattante CFR from Supergo (or any other bikes they put this laughable seat post on) you should absolutely demand some other seat post that can be adjusted. I don't care what their parts substitution policy is - if they won't budge order another seatpost alongside the bike and factor that cost in if you are considering the CFR as your next bike.
Supergo (and their Weyless brand) lost a great deal of credibility with me because of this seatpost. Granted they have to cut some corners to be able to sell the CFR at these prices, but the only way I can describe this is as a "seat post shaped object."
It does actually hold the seat, and can actually be clamped in a seat tube. Once set up, it probably will not move around.
However, part of properly fitting a bike to make it comfortable and fun to ride is getting a liveable angle and fore-aft adjustment of the seat.
If you want to adjust either aspect of the seat position, you have to unscrew the allen bolt at the back about 6 full turns, which allows the nose of the seat to tip down perhaps 2 inches. This will give you enough play that you can somehow, using either tools or appendages I have not yet discovered on planet earth, to reach up under the seat and somehow twist the little thumbscrew looking knob a tiny bit. Twisting this knob will adjust your seat tilt to some extent, which you won't actually be able to determine, until you've tightened the allen bolt back down. You must loosen it even more to be able to slide the seat forewards or backwards on its rails, preseumably maintaining the general tilt angle if you don't touch the front thumb screw. I didn't get that far before realizing I had to spend another $70 or so on this brand new bike just to make it rideable.
The really scary part is that the more you tighten the back bolt down, the higher the nose will go. I don't currently own a torque wrench, nor were the correct values provided, but there is just basically no "finished" position at which it comes to rest. I tightened it down to an uncomfortably tight level to test this theory and explore the limits of carefully cleaned and greased aluminum threads, and I am just not happy that the torque value of tightening the main bolt influences the seat angle so very much.
As you continue to tighten the allen bolt, the seat nose just keeps creeping higher, with no real place that's obvious to stop tightening.
I've been a bicycle mechanic in a local shop, and a messenger in Chicago, and I have owned a loooooooot of different parts over the past 25 years, for mtb, loaded touring and road. This is perhaps the worst bike part I have ever owned.
I give it above a 1 star rating because they did manage to get a claimed 210gm carbon fiber seatpost out the door for $50 retail. If you know your exact seat angle /position already on a known bike, you might be able to get away with it. But on a new bike where there is some fine tuning required, it absolutely is not workable at all.
Favorite Ride: Rocky River Valley
Purchased At: Supergo
Similar Products Used: I'd guess I've used/fine tuned maybe a dozen or so different road and mtb seatposts between my wife and I, not counting discount store stuff. I've never found any of them to be inadequate before.
Bike Setup: This is on the stock Scattante CFR that I only have 7 miles on so far. I went on one ride to get the seat adjusted and get a good guess at a new stem length. I stopped for seat adjustments four times before I threw up my hands in frusteration and went home to research my new seat post.
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OokieCookie
a Recreational Rider
from Date Reviewed: May 19, 2004
Strengths: - Cheap
- Kind of lightWeaknesses: - The clamp! Some bizarre two-bolt contraption, except you can't really get to the second bolt to adjust it so you have to keep spinning this metal bar the bolt inserts into to adjust the tilt, which becomes more difficult the tighter it is (hard to explain, even harder to do!). Absolutely idiotic.Bottom Line: The other reviewers were right- the clamp is the most idiotic contraption I've ever had the misfortune of dealing with. You CAN change the seat angle, but it is extremely difficult and you kind of have to jerry-rig it to make it work right, which isnt confidence-inducing. Other than that the seatpost has worked fine. I'm a light rider so I haven't had any cracking problems.
Favorite Ride: Santiago Canyon
Purchased At: Supergo
Bike Setup: Scattante CFR
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Spunky99
a Road Racer
from Date Reviewed: December 5, 2003
Strengths: Light and cheap priceWeaknesses: Very hard to get the seat angle right without several trial and error adjustments. Carbon shaft is weak and cracks easily. Not enough set back adjustment.Bottom Line: Weyless Carbon Lite Seatpost. While carefully tightening the seatpost collar, I heard a "tink" sound. Upon inspection I discovered the seatpost had previously cracked and the crack had just ran further up the post. I had no earlier indication of a problem and was lowering the seat for a better fit. I weigh 195 so this may be a weight limit issue. Could you imagine if the post shattered and your rear was skewered by the jagged post!
Ouch
Favorite Ride: Scattante CFR
Price Paid:
$1495.00
Purchased At: Supergo
Similar Products Used: Kalloy, Campagnolo
Bike Setup: Scattante CFR, Ouzo Pro, Terry Men's Liberator, Michelin Axial, Specialized Turbo Pro
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shokhead
a Recreational Rider
from lakewood,caDate Reviewed: October 4, 2003
Strengths: Looks nice if you could use it.Weaknesses: CLAMP,hands downBottom Line: Who knows.The worst clamp.I never used it.Could not get my seat level.
Favorite Ride: weekends
Price Paid:
$50.00
Purchased At: supergo
Similar Products Used: Ritchey
Bike Setup: Fuji Marseille
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