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Submitted by
Q
a Cross Country Rider
from Northern VA
Date Reviewed: December 28, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$90.00 | | Purchased At: | Pricepoint | | Strengths: | Strong, very light, interesting clamp design | | Weaknesses: | Easy to scratch, kind of exspensive, but half what some of their top of the line carbon posts go for now... | | Similar Products Used: | Generic post that came with bike | | Bike Setup: | Hardtail | | Bottom Line: | When I bought this years back there was a lot of buzz around Easton's carbon bars and posts, and it was all quite positive in terms of the strength and feather weight properties of this miracle material. I made the plunge for their mountain post and haven't regretted it yet. My saddle had uneven rails (I got it from a friend who didn't like its lopsided feel on his post) and this post solved the problem flawlessly. I also learned to grease the clamp bolts to keep it from creaking, and the finish is delicate compared (just be careful installing carbon posts into metal frames) to metal components, but beyond these minor details I quickly grew to love it. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chris
a Weekend Warrior
from Waterloo
Date Reviewed: January 20, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | Better than good | | Bike Setup: | Cannondale Hard-tails | | Bottom Line: | Follow-up to my previous review....after 1000kms...
Want a good post that's light get this one. There is a reason to buy carbon..it's light and it dampens vibrations. I've ridden it in 30 degree and below zero temperature without issue. My advice, buy it from a shop and get them to help you set it up (sure it's a seatpost) but just about everyone fails to oil the bolts that clamp onto the rails (don't oil the rails just the bolts). That emliminates the squeking you hear people complaining about. I'm 6" and weigh 210 lbs and this thing is solid. The seat doesn't move, the bolts are easy to tighten and the allen bolt has a nice depth so you can really get the key in there. My only complaint is the finish, for the price of the post the finish should be more durable. I take my post off frequently to put my bike in the trunk, if you don't take the post out often then it won't be an issue. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mark Todd
a Weekend Warrior
from Zululand
Date Reviewed: December 2, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | came with SC Blur | | Strengths: | Vert light post, seat clamp works well, damps vibration | | Weaknesses: | The glue on the aluminium head broke loose on mine, never actually came right off, but started making creaking noises. If you're very heavy (100kg plus) rather get something aluminium that will bend rather than break. | | Similar Products Used: | Race Face, Icon | | Bike Setup: | SC Blur | | Bottom Line: | It failed, but only after 2 years use, and Easton replaced it free of charge, which I think is great back up service. A special thanks to Fanie at Zululand cyles for organising the replacement. The bike was not bought from them, but he still came through and arranged the warranty replacement. Support your local shop and they'll support you!! | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tony Senger
a Weekend Warrior
from New Berlin, WI, USA
Date Reviewed: September 14, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | The Connector @ S. Kettle Moraine | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$60.00 | | Purchased At: | On line somewhere!?! | | Strengths: | Light weight, good stiffness, absorbs higher frequency stuff pretty good | | Weaknesses: | The clamping system is a little on the weak side and creeked badly (until oiled regularly). Carbon post left untouched in my frame for 2 years require Super Hero efforts to remove! | | Similar Products Used: | Thomson, FSA, American Classic, On-One | | Bike Setup: | '01 Tomac 78 Special, SRAM 9.0SL, Truvativ Stylo Crankset & BB, Rockshox Judy SL, WTB saddle, King Hubs laced Mavic223's running Stan's No-Tubes | | Bottom Line: | Bottom line is that Carbon saves weight and that's about the only good thing that can be said on this post. The clamping mechanism on this post is not really all that robust and slipped several times on me as well as being squeaky. Also, the biggest gripe I have is how terribly siezed up my post got into my frame. If you plan on using Carbon be VERY wary. Mine was in the frame for 2 years without moving and to get it out took HUGE efforts and actually ended up damaging the post. Very dissappointing in the big picture to have a post that performed OK but then was a miserable failure when trying to move it or get it out of the bike. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Fred Sled
a Weekend Warrior
from Spawn Ranch, CA, USA
Date Reviewed: September 1, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | Your Mother | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$60.00 | | Purchased At: | Ebay | | Strengths: | Light, stiff, strong, looks cool, matches the easton bars. | | Weaknesses: | The only weakness is the surface, it's composite coated with some kind of clearcoat, or course it's going to scratch, and it can be easily damaged by smacking into rocks. Try cleaning and lightly sanding the inside of your seat tube to remove any grit, burs or other debris before installing the post. | | Similar Products Used: | Thomson, Kalloy, Robinson, GT, Uni, etc, etc. | | Bike Setup: | I have these posts on two bikes. | | Bottom Line: | Excellent product. I had some creaking issues with a Ti railed seat, a spot of grease took care of it for good.
The bottom line is, if you like parts that look cool and do their job too, this is a nice upgrade. As far as the finish goes, I've seen tons of aluminum posts with a damaged finish too. If you prep the frame properly and keep the clamp tight enough so the post doesn't slip, you should have no problems at all. In the real world a $5 post from Wal-mart would serve the same purpose, but, when a decent frame runs well over $500 why would you put a $5 post in it?
Does anyone who posted they snapped one of these posts have a picture they can share? Click my name and email me. Did you follow the minimum insertion marks?
If you can find one of these posts in the classifieds here for a decent price, buy it.
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Submitted by
Chris
a Cross Country Rider
from Waterloo
Date Reviewed: August 9, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | scenic | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$60.00 | | Purchased At: | ebay | | Strengths: | Light
Instructions (essential) | | Weaknesses: | Finish is horrible
| | Similar Products Used: | First carbon post I've had | | Bike Setup: | F700 hardtail
Heavy rider | | Bottom Line: | Who the hell reads instructions for a seat post? I should have...blamed post for slipping and squeeking until I actually read the instructions. If I had read the instructions in the first place I would end the review right here and say it's a great post. From my experience it is absolutely crucial to remove all grease from inside inside the seat tube, I bought my bike used and couldn't believe how much grease was in there (previous owner had a grease fetish?), I ended up using comet and a tooth brush. Don't just wipe the inside or twirl a rag into it. Clean out your damn seat post tube! You can stop cleaning once you can stick paper towel in there and it comes out without grease.
Strength; I weigh 215 and use it on the trails without any problem. I'll wait for it to break before I believe reviews that say I shouldn't use it. I was cruising thru the downtown park and saw a nice grassy hill to jump off, I was wearing flip-flops and my feet slipped off the pedals...landed right on the seat post and it didn't break. Post flexes a little but not too much.Possible saddle adjustments are great; point seat down to about a 30 degree angle and up as well (if you're into that sort of thing. No saddle movement, snug and reliable.
Weakness; The finish is fragile, but this only affects the part that goes into tube. It should be better quality.
Summary; It's no hassle to install, sure a seat post is no-brainer but it's not that bad. IF you're buying carbon then biking is probably important to you and spending time on your bike is a given. I have put about 1000km's on this post.
Recommendation; don't buy the post if spending a half-hour is too much time to spend on an install (clean seat tube and grease saddle bolts) and if you worry that carbon is weak. The post does flex so you'll never feel comfortable on it. Face it, this post is for weight weenies, why else buy it? | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chris
a Cross Country Rider
from Mannheim
Date Reviewed: July 11, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | Flat Rock Ranch | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Purchased At: | Cambriabike | | Strengths: | Lightweight, looks high-tech | | Weaknesses: | Seatbolts creak and need to be tightened a lot. | | Similar Products Used: | all sorts of aluminum posts | | Bike Setup: | XC-Hardtail | | Bottom Line: | After I bought the post it started creaking fairly early in the game. Then I greasaed the bolts and the creak was gone forever ...kinda weird... Havent had any other performance problems as far as breaking. It absorbs shocks very nively and has a snappy feel on a hardtail. I've heard of all the stories of the post breaking. I would only use it for XC (although I slam it around too but I'm failry lightweight (160lbs.
--This is NOT a freeride product. Unless you crave hospital food. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Lucifer
a Cross Country Rider
from Apeldoorn, The Netherlands
Date Reviewed: September 3, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$110.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Lightweight,does not slip. | | Weaknesses: | Easily scratched, be careful with seatclamp | | Bike Setup: | Focus Hot Venus, Truvativ crank, XT pulley's XT cassette,Avid SD Ti V-Brakes, Magnum R fork, Syntace VRO, Cane Creek, Selle Italia Flite Ti. | | Bottom Line: | Easton CT2 seatpost gives the bike a good look and above all good comfort. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Naly Randrianarivelo
a Cross Country Rider
from Bagshot, Surrey, UK
Date Reviewed: August 25, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Swinley Forest & Leith Hill (Surrey) | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$38.00 | | Purchased At: | ebay | | Strengths: | Lightest post I've ever ridden. Also the most comfortable. I ride a full sus and the carbon brings extra flex so I can set up my rear shock a bit harder. Took one ride to bed in and never moved since then even if riding pretty hard on it. | | Weaknesses: | It's scary the way it gets easily scratched. | | Similar Products Used: | USE alien Carbon (a nightmare) | | Bike Setup: | Giant XTC NRS. Marz Marathon S, Mavic x317 on hope xc hubs,Formula B4 Team, Easton CT2 MonkeyLite handlebar, Sam Marc | | Bottom Line: | I really love this post but I worry a bit about the scratches. I'd better purchase another same one (as a back up). Only 4 chillies for the piece of mind (or the lack of it) | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Somxay
a Racer
from Philadelphia
Date Reviewed: July 2, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$70.00 | | Purchased At: | Ebay | | Strengths: | Light and strong | | Weaknesses: | Carbon fiber scrathes easily and it shows | | Similar Products Used: | None | | Bike Setup: | Team Vertex SC, XTR, Crossmax UST, Sid Race, 21 LBS race bike. | | Bottom Line: | I have used the CT2 seatpost on all my bikes and loved them. I have no problem of ridding really heard on them. Easton makes the strongest carbons around. I have used Easton's Monkeylite XC, CT2 and SL and never had a problem with them. But they do scratch easily, but take care of them and they will do the same and try not to crash or fall. Easton products holds up great and they make great products. If you are looking for a light wieght seatpost, this is the one. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
E
a Downhiller
from Honolulu
Date Reviewed: May 1, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$70.00 | | Purchased At: | RAGING ISLE | | Strengths: | LIGHT, CHEAP(ALLWAYS ON SALE NOW) | | Weaknesses: | NONE | | Similar Products Used: | XTR | | Bike Setup: | FETISH,STYLO,MRP,DORADO,MONKEY LIGHT XC,HAYES,321s,XTR | | Bottom Line: | I AM PRETTY HARD ON MY BIKE. OTHERS ARE HARDER ON THEIRS. I HAD A 200# FRIEND THAT WIPES OUT HARD ON EVERY RIDE WITH EASTON CARBON PRODUCTS AND HE INSPIRED ME. I WAS WEARY AND STILL AM CONCERNED BUT NO PROBLEMS YET. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Te Man
a Cross Country Rider
from Santa Cruz, CA
Date Reviewed: February 25, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$55.00 | | Purchased At: | friend | | Strengths: | light | | Weaknesses: | questionable reliability, crappy clamp | | Similar Products Used: | alum. stuff | | Bottom Line: | The clamp creaked a bunch,So I greased rails, then my seat slipped. Finally I crashed and bent the tabs that hold the seat in so that they would no longer hold the seat at all. I shimmed it out with aluminum can strips and the seat no longer creaks/slips.
I don't think carbon fiber has a place in Mountain Biking, it scratches too easily and is weakened greatly. I also have monkey lite bars, which are scratched. I haven't broken either product, but I don't have peace of mind when I ride. Don't think I'll ever go carbon for seat post or bar again, despite the weight savings.
-1 turd for peace of mind, -1 for crappy clamp | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike
a Cross Country Rider
from Richardson, Texas
Date Reviewed: December 19, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Northshore | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Lite weight, absorbs vibration, feels good in your hand and looks cool. | | Weaknesses: | Scratches easy if you readjust much. | | Similar Products Used: | Bontrager lite. | | Bike Setup: | Ventana Salty, Fox Float 100RL, Chris King/317, Next LP, XTR, Thompson Stem, EC90 Flatbar, Chris King Patriot, Hope Mini's, Mutano Raptor 2.4, SLR. | | Bottom Line: | I've had no problems w/this post. This is my first season to ride w/it on a Mt. Tam. hardtale. When I started I weighted 223lbs. and have had some brutal wipeouts it was really put through a alot of abuse. Down to 198lbs. now and fewer crashes. Bottom line is I just ordered a new Salty from Mad Duck and spec'd it w/a Thomp. Elite and changed it to the new EC70 post I think this post looks bad to the bone and I know this is obsene but it feels great in my hand. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jason
a Cross Country Rider
from TX
Date Reviewed: December 10, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | looks cool, light, good vibration dampening | | Weaknesses: | clamp sucked! Post snapped!! | | Similar Products Used: | Thompson Elite, Titec X-wing | | Bike Setup: | SS hardtail | | Bottom Line: | I liked this post even though I never could get the clamp to stop squeaking. Supposedly the newer version has addressed this problem? I'm still waiting to see if Easton is going to warantee the post. If not, I'll never do business with them again. The customer service guy told my hook-up at the shop that I probably overtightened it!! To that I say bull$hit. I always used a torque wrench and never overtightened the thing!! I will say that the post broke well, meaning that it wasn't catastrophic. I at first thought I broke a rail on my saddle. Bottom line, for the price of this post it should last longer than a year! If and when they send me my new post, I'm going to turn around and sell it, then buy a Moots Ti post and be done with it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dirty Dan
a Cross Country Rider
from Black Forest
Date Reviewed: November 21, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | singletrack | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$110.00 | | Purchased At: | hibike | | Strengths: | - strong
- light
| | Similar Products Used: | - Snycros Hardcore (very good !)
- Thomson ELite (Flawless !) | | Bike Setup: | GT Zaskar LE, XTR, Crossmax UST, Atom Race, Easton Monkeylite Riser, Easton stem | | Bottom Line: | This is a follow up to my earlier review.
Since I installed the post some 10 months ago it has been working absolutely without any problem.
No creaking, no splipping. What else is there to say ?
Bottom Line: buy it, if you are a XC rider who likes carbon fibre stuff. Otherwise, stop crying and buy some Thomson Elite ! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tom Gramp
a Cross Country Rider
from South Jersey
Date Reviewed: October 1, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Fairhills MD | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Purchased At: | Online | | Strengths: | Lightwieght, bump absorbing | | Weaknesses: | screw strips if you adjust it alot | | Similar Products Used: | Uno 3Dlite, Thompson, Salsa | | Bike Setup: | Giant XTC Frame | | Bottom Line: | I weigh 200lbs. This is a strong post. The screw used for adjusting angle stripped out. Julio @ Veletec Sports warrantied it with no hassle. Call him if you have probs. @1(800)578-5790. Great post, I cant figure out how anybody could have broken the post, you are supposed to get out of the saddle when you jump, dumbass. You should not buy this post if you like to sit on the seat when jumping. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
George
a Cross Country Rider
from Melbourne, Australia
Date Reviewed: September 1, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Any and all | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Purchased At: | City Cycles (Melb) | | Strengths: | OK firstly this review is of the EC70 which is the successor of the CT2. (The differences lie in the clamp design and a slightly tighter weave of the quill)
-OBSORBTION, I ride a alluminium hardtail, once i installed this post it almost felt like a softail.
I recommend this post for anyone who has harsh biting hardtail.
-Weight, when i first picked it up i nearly hit myself in the head with it. What else can i say!
-Looks. This post really looks the money. (It bloody should, it costs enough of it.)
Cannot yet comment on the strength of this post because i havent had it long enough. | | Weaknesses: | OK things to be wary of.
DO NO OVERTIGHTEN THE SEAT CLAMP. The warranty clearly states that it needs to be installed by a qualified person(bike shop) I dont know anyone who would bring their bike in to have a post installed. I done it myself but was carefull not to overtighten the clamp.
| | Similar Products Used: | Kalloy. Stock product that came with my bike. | | Bike Setup: | Cannondale F700(2001) Stock except post, and richey bar-ends. | | Bottom Line: | The bottom line is so far i LOVE this post. It softens the impact on my A$$. It's functional, multi-adjustable, looks good and impresses other MTB'rs. Seriously what more can you expect from a seatpost.
Three chillies for value, so an overall rating of four chillies. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Paul Richkus
a Cross Country Rider
from Knoxville,TN
Date Reviewed: August 25, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | monarc crest (Salida, CO) | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$90.00 | | Strengths: | None, it snapped ! | | Weaknesses: | Weakness, thats an underststement | | Bike Setup: | 2002 Trek Fuel | | Bottom Line: | If you use an Easton Carbon seatpost.....BEWARE mine snapped off after a small whop de doo, I crashed and now I'm in mucho pain, My friend snapped his Easton riser bar on the same trail just a few months earlier. I think its under warranty but that doesnt make my pain go away. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Scot
a Cross Country Rider
from Michigan
Date Reviewed: July 3, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Stoney | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$99.00 | | Purchased At: | Jensons USA | | Strengths: | light weight | | Weaknesses: | clamp | | Similar Products Used: | thomson | | Bike Setup: | M5,XTR,CrossMAX, SID Race | | Bottom Line: | I come in at 170, average. The 30.9mm I needed makes it a little stiffer, but it still flexes and that clamp blows! I hope it breaks, from reading the posts it sounds like it's going to, I can get the 03' offset clamp. Maybe I don't have to keep my hopes for long. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Danny
a Racer
from Scottsdale
Date Reviewed: July 1, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Purchased At: | ppc | | Strengths: | light weight,looks sweet, great clamp design | | Weaknesses: | For the dumb *sses who do not know how to use grease and adjust the clamp. For those who can not read directions, they are there for a reason not to be thrown away. | | Similar Products Used: | thomsom | | Bike Setup: | Yeti ASR full XTR | | Bottom Line: | This is a great seatpost if you read the directions and do what they say I think you would see better results. So go back to school and learn how to read. Dorks | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Todd
a Weekend Warrior
from Albany, Or.,USA
Date Reviewed: May 27, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Mckenzie River | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Purchased At: | online store | | Strengths: | good looking, lightweight | | Weaknesses: | lightweight, breaks when you need strength | | Similar Products Used: | various aluminum | | Bike Setup: | Jekyll 900, hayes hydro disc, sun rhyno lite xl, truvativ, easton carbon handlebar & deceased post | | Bottom Line: | So it's mini-session time on Memorial Day with my 9 year old son, doing this little two foot jump. I land a little hard on the seat, it busts clean off, and I am just able to ride it out. Weak sauce seatpost! Time to get a new post. I think it's been just within the lifetime/2 year warrenty-whichever comes first. Lucky me! I'm going to see if Easton will just replace it with aluminum. I think my vanity for carbonfiber is going on the shelf in favor of my vanity for a functioning body. If your tires never lift off the dirt, then carbonfiber is lovely. However, if you need durability and safety, go with metal for this component. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Andreas
a Cross Country Rider
from Vienna, Austria
Date Reviewed: May 19, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Wienerwald | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$130.00 | | Purchased At: | got it with a used bike | | Strengths: | lightweight, looks quite good | | Weaknesses: | it broke last weekend when i rode around on my bike. no warranty replacement from easton, because they said it's older than 2 yrs. so their "lifetime guarantee" is just bs. | | Similar Products Used: | using a Pazzaz Alu seatpost now for 50 Euro/40 $. didn't break yet :) | | Bike Setup: | Gary Fisher Sugar 1, XTR, SID (all 2000) | | Bottom Line: | wouldn't buy it again, because it broke down and i got medium injuries. it's f*cking expensive and doesn't hold what it says (very stable and durable)...
alu seatposts for 100 $ off are just 20 grams heavier and i think that's the best bang for the buck | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
D S
a Racer
from Greensboro
Date Reviewed: May 1, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$62.00 | | Purchased At: | EBAY | | Strengths: | Light wieght,offers good absorption,looks good | | Weaknesses: | the seat clamp don't offer much room to adjust and it slips in the seatpost | | Similar Products Used: | Cane creek suspension post,and regular aluminum seatpost | | Bike Setup: | Airborne with XT and rock shox sid SL | | Bottom Line: | I got this from a dealer on ebay for 64.00. alot better than online store or LBS. I bought this seatpost when I went with a TI bike becuase the TI asborbs so much that I felt I was losing control.
The clamps for the seats don't rotate to allow the front of the seat to angle down enough for my liking. and it slips in the seatstay. I have tighten it down alot but it still slips down and to the side. I am afraid to clamp it down to tight becuase I don't know how much the carbon can take. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jacob
a Cross Country Rider
from Irvine, CA, USA
Date Reviewed: April 28, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Purchased At: | Supergo | | Strengths: | Weighs close to nothing. | | Weaknesses: | TERRIBLE CLAMP DESIGN! | | Similar Products Used: | Other seatposts. | | Bike Setup: | Carbon fiber wherever possible. | | Bottom Line: |
Easton's CT2 seatpost is the lightest there is, but be warned that the clamp design is horrible. You have to BIND the bolts to the clamp to eliminate slipping. It just simply doesn't support a rider's weight. What's worse is that each side is independent so you experience different levels of slipping on each side resulting in excess back strain and an uncomfortable ride...In the 3-6 mile distances, not 30 mile rides. For reference I weigh 175lbs, I don't think this is too much to ask for as support from a seat post. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John
a Cross Country Rider
from Bristol CT USA
Date Reviewed: April 12, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$65.00 | | Strengths: | Light and strong | | Weaknesses: | Scratches very easily and the seatpost clamp must be overtightened to keep the post from sliding. | | Similar Products Used: | Thomson Elite seatposts | | Bottom Line: | I have found that I had to tighten the HECK out of the seatpost clamp to get this post to stay put. Much more force was required than any of my old aluminum posts. ( I install new posts on new bikes.) The carbon scratched easily. It does seem to asorbs some trail vibration better than aluminum, but not by much, certainly not worth $100.
All you get from the post is lighter weight, and not very much savings over aluminum.
I will stick with Thomson from now on. The CT2 is an average post, if your trying to build a super light bike and are willing to spend the dough. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Trail Surfer
a Cross Country Rider
from Black Forest
Date Reviewed: March 28, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Any nice singletrtail ! | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$110.00 | | Purchased At: | hibike.de | | Strengths: | Lightweight, strong, good clamping mechanism, fantastic finish, nice looks | | Weaknesses: | - Not a post for people who often change saddle height
- One has to be careful not to damage the post by overtighting at the insert area in the frame | | Similar Products Used: | Syncros Hardcore (never failed), Thomson Elite (very sweet !) | | Bike Setup: | ´99 GT Zaskar Team, ´02 Atom Race, King Headset, Easton EA 60 stem, Easton Monkeylite Lowriser, FLite TT, XTR, Shimano 959 pedals, Crossmax UST, Michelin Wildgripper XLS / Front S | | Bottom Line: | I was a bit hesitant due to some bad reviews in here. However, after my good ol´Syncros began to creak more and more and as I really love my Easton carbon bar, I found a reason to finally buy this sweet Easton post...
So far it has held up very well. No creaking, the clamping mechanism is very good designed and can be adjusted in any possible way, but has to be greased at the right spots to prevent creaking. There was a sticker how to do that on the post, so creakling is no issue.
After first mounting the post onto the bike, it began to slip slowly in the frame but I guess that was because I did not fix it very hard because I was afraid of overtightening and damaging the post. After tightening the post a little more, it now does not slip any more and works very well.
I would not recommend this post to people that adjust seatheight of their bikes often, esp. for the downhills. This is a cross country seatpost. Install it once to your needs and then leave it. I think frequent readjustments will weaken the carbon fibre structure and lead to failure. Basically one has to carefull not to overtighten the post, because this will lead to failure also.
Another recommendation is to clean the seat tube of the frame from any old grease before mounting as the use of grease at the post is not recommended from EAston.
Bottom line:
- Expensive and beautiful high-performance product; 5 Chilis for performance and looks, 4 chilis for the value rating for the price...
I will post a follow up later ! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
chad mcdaniel
a Cross Country Rider
from orlando
Date Reviewed: March 28, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | all | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Strengths: | carbon fiber and it is lite.............. | | Weaknesses: | the sizes the bike shop told me it is not good to shim a carbon fiber post. my frame is a 30.8 and i ordered the 30.9seat post and it fits.... | | Similar Products Used: | ritchey. | | Bike Setup: | 2002 giant. | | Bottom Line: | the seatpost is lite looks good and damping alot bumps i reccomend it...... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rich
a Racer
from Austin, TX
Date Reviewed: March 9, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Light weight, Stiff and strong, carbon is sweet. | | Weaknesses: | $100, Kooky adjustment mechanism, Creaks like a hooker's bedpost. | | Bottom Line: | Buy a Thomson Elite for $60. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Glenn
a Cross Country Rider
from UK
Date Reviewed: March 6, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$140.00 | | Strengths: | easy setup | | Weaknesses: | none yet | | Similar Products Used: | bontrager raceface various cheapies | | Bike Setup: | bianchi black widow full bouncer (italian copy of dale raven)
full xtr inc disc wheels hope mini's ct2 post
monkey lite bars odi grips thompson stem | | Bottom Line: | flexy on my bike but i am 220 pounds so its got no choice really, easy set up nice to look at i like to have the most expensive candy and this is it.
It is holding up so far and im no peddle ballarina. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ben Gehret
a Cross Country Rider
from Trubuco Canyon, Ca
Date Reviewed: February 15, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Porcupine Rim, Moab | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | Supergo | | Strengths: | Great small vibration dampening. Superlight. | | Weaknesses: | Post would begin slipping into the frame after a few miles of riding. This is the second time that I have broken one of these in two. | | Bike Setup: | Giant XTC AC Air 2002. | | Bottom Line: | I was riding in Gooseberry Mesa last weekend. In my previous posting, I had used the post for 5 months before it snapped. This time it only took a month. I had only ridden about 200 yards, and I went off a tiny two foot drop. My foot slipped off the pedal and my butt came down hard on the seat. The next thing I know, I'm laying on the ground, and my seat and seat post were laying 10 feet away, having snapped at the insertion point. I had to drive 45 minutes to Bike Zion, where Dean sold me a Bontrager(not my first choice) post. I'll stick with aluminum. These carbon fiber enimas are getting old! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jay pawar
a Cross Country Rider
from willoughby,ohio
Date Reviewed: January 18, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Purchased At: | cbo | | Strengths: | It`s light,It makes a real difference in comfort.I have two bikes that have this post on them.(road & mtn)It looks nice as well. | | Weaknesses: | Orignally it was hard to set up ,but I soon replaced the bolt setup with an SRP recesssed brake nut in the outside hole and their shimano v-brake nut with a washser in the inside slot. It stop the slight slip and knock the weight even more. I am light wieght ,so I am not sure if this work if you are heavier. | | Similar Products Used: | Ritchey,Ird , | | Bike Setup: | Ritchey road and mtn. | | Bottom Line: | It ROCKS. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ronnie
a Racer
from Las Vegas, NV
Date Reviewed: January 11, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | singletrack | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$75.00 | | Purchased At: | EBAY | | Strengths: | Light, strong, good price if you shop around. | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | name it I have tried it, lol. | | Bike Setup: | GT XCR 4000 all XTR components, Custom, Mongoose, Yeti and Trek all have XTR plus some easton. | | Bottom Line: | I have no idea what people are complaining about. Sure if you do a giant drop it will slip, duh!! I hit hard pack trails, slic rock, single tracks, gravel and pavement and have had no problems. You are going to have to adjust some when you first get it but you have to with any new product. You will not set it up perfect with the first try.
Overall great product will buy again | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
brian
a Cross Country Rider
from canton, ga, usa
Date Reviewed: October 14, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Strengths: | Light! Works very well when you read the directions. Easy to set up when you read directions. | | Weaknesses: | Initially, my seat slid all the way back on the clamp but when I got back I reset it and have had no problems since. I think my saddle rails are a little thin compared to my other seats anyways. | | Similar Products Used: | Titec x-wing (it broke on second ride). | | Bottom Line: | Very nice product when you set it up properly. You must read the directions! I almost didn't buy it because of some of the negative reviews. Most people are not mechanically inclined and if you don't set up thing right you'll pay the piper! If you're over 175 pounds, I might suggest the Thompson Elite. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chris
a Racer
from San Antonio, Tx
Date Reviewed: September 27, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Crownridge | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Purchased At: | cambriabike | | Strengths: | light, looks cool | | Weaknesses: | price, adjusting is a pain | | Bottom Line: | When I first got this post, I couldn't believe how light it was. After a few rides, however, the seatpost clamp came loose. I sent it to Easton and they replaced it immediately.
HOW TO FIX THAT CREAK:
remove the adjustment bolts and the inner nuts. grease everything down, especially the point of contanct between the nuts and the post. Reassemble. Ride on.
The adjustment mechanism is a pain in the ass in my opinion. many other posts use mechanisms where seatangle can be adjusted seperately from horizontal saddle position.
Other than that it does the job well.
| | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jefferoo
a
from Chicago, IL, USA
Date Reviewed: September 24, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Light Light Light! Totally trick and wayy cool looking. Good decals, don't wear off. Nut and bolt seat clamp (no threads in the clamp itself) | | Weaknesses: | Creaks like an old rocking chair! Finicky set-up | | Similar Products Used: | Tioga, Thomsen, Race Face | | Bike Setup: | Hardtail | | Bottom Line: | This is thee ultimate seatpost with one ceveat. If you want the hands down best post avaliable, spare no expense (100 bucks for a stick of carbon?!), get this one. Has a great look, cool decals that don't rub off, and the prestege of the Easton logo.
The one cavete: My post creaks like your grandma's old wooden floor. It's comming from the joint between the aluminum clamp and the carbon post. There seems to be only a tight press-fitting and a aluminum pin to hold the thing together. With no glue involved mine has developed a tiny tiny ammount of play and therefor CREEK! As is the case when there is play between a carbon and metal interface.
However, no problems with slippage or breakage. Allthough I'm a rather light rider (145lbs) and I wouldn't think that such a light, minimalist post like this would be the best choice for heavier riders and freeriding. I feel confident on it XC racing and fast XC riding. So if you got a hundred bucks, a fast light racing hardtail, and an itch to upgrade go with this post. If you got a freerider get a metal post. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ron
a
from Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
Date Reviewed: September 17, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Too hard to pick just one here in North Carolina!!! | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$75.00 | | Purchased At: | PricePoint | | Strengths: | Beautiful, light, tight, never slips. | | Weaknesses: | None whatsoever | | Similar Products Used: | Thompson, Kalloy, Ritchey | | Bike Setup: | Proflex 957, XT/XTR. Carbon: Swingarm, seatpost, bar ends, handlebar. SWEET! | | Bottom Line: | Fantastic seat post, set-up was easy. No slippage, even on the roughest, toughest roots and rocks that the Appalachian mountains have to offer. I weigh 180 pounds and ride LOTS and HARD. 2,000+ miles a year, off road on technical trails. I use a Flight Gel saddle and gel shorts because I am slamming my butt into the saddle LOTS. The saddle has never slipped forward/back or up/down. I don't mean that it SOMETIMES slips, I mean that it has NEVER slipped. It has NEVER slipped down the seat tube. This is the BEST seat post I have ever owned and I've been riding/racing since 1992. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Stephan
a
from NH
Date Reviewed: September 9, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Strengths: | -Weight
-Looks
-Vibration dampening | | Weaknesses: | None so far | | Similar Products Used: | Richey, Schwinn Ride Tuned posts | | Bike Setup: | Gary Fisher KaiTai w/ mostly XT drivetrain, XTR rear hub, LX brakes/shifters. | | Bottom Line: | I bought this seatpost used from a friend. He had no trouble with it, except for the post slipping down into the frame occasionally. I have experienced ZERO problems with this post, and I think my friend's slippage was caused by the crappy seatpost shim he was using - my post works fine, doesn't move a bit, with minimal torque on the clamp (I don't have a shim). My seat hasn't slipped either - I just torqued down the bolts really well. I have to imagine that most of these bad reviews are people who are freeriding on this post, which is not what it is designed for! If you want to beat the hell out of a seatpost, you shouldn't be riding on carbon fiber. If you're freeriding, do you really care about the few grams saved anyway? 4 chilis for value 'cuz 40 bucks is hard to beat for a nice carbon fiber seatpost. 4 overall because I haven't had any problems. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Sean mcnair
a Weekend Warrior
from toronto, ontario, canada
Date Reviewed: September 5, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | light,
looks good | | Weaknesses: | -very very weak.
-expensive
-poor workmanship (different thickness around the post, loose fibres on the inside of the post-carbon fibre is pretty useless without the resin)
-unpredictable brittle fracture. there is no bending or anything to warn you that the post is weakening, just a loud snap)
-breaks are left with a jagged end that could cause severe anal injuries, or stab the rider in the upper body.
-2 broken posts in under 3 days | | Bottom Line: | this thing broke while i was pedaling on pavement(i am only 155lbs). the fracture was really sudden and loud, it left a sharp jagged end. the weird thing is where it broke- half way between the seat and the frame.
i borrowed my brothers ct2 post for a ride 2 days later and it broke on the trails. i wasn't even riding anything crazy at the time. fortunately i am ok, the 1st broken post didn't hurt because i was going slow. the tire went up my butt hard when the second post broke. it could have been much worse.
don't buy this post!!!!!! save weight elsewhere. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Wayne Correll
a Cross Country Rider
from Dallas, Texas, USA
Date Reviewed: August 30, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Northshore - Grapevine, Texas | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Purchased At: | Wheel/Fitness in motion | | Strengths: | Light weight, does not slip in frame or on seat rails. | | Weaknesses: | Needs reinforcement at clamp area. May not be an option for heavy riders who raise and lower seats occasionally. Not inexpensive. | | Similar Products Used: | Coda aluminum, Dean aluminum, and Thompson aluminum seat posts. | | Bike Setup: | Cannondale super v with XTR drivetrain/brakes, crossmax wheels, monkey lite bars, fox vanilla rx shock, and bontager seat. | | Bottom Line: | If you never move your seat post you may not have a problem. However, if you move it up and down you will risk cracking the post at the clamp area.
Reinforcing the clamp area would raise the weight but reduce the failure probability.
My post failed last night after raising it about 1 1/4". I had it lower for some technical riding earlier this week and raised it for some spinning laps. The post failed where the clamp pinched it when it was lowered.
I loved the post until now...If it gets replaced without doing a song and dance I will be happy again. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Paul Lang
a Cross Country Rider
from Asia
Date Reviewed: August 23, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Lightweight, dulls vibrations, looks trick. | | Weaknesses: | Fortunately, none experienced from BOTH my CT2 posts. | | Similar Products Used: | Thomson, Syncros, Icon, Cook Bros, GT. | | Bike Setup: | Fastrax Hardtail, Complete XTR drivetrain and brakes, Crosslinks, 01 SID XC, King headset, CT2 bar and post, EA70 Stem, 747's and SDG saddle. | | Bottom Line: | I weigh 178lbs and ride about 800kms a month. As of now, I have had no problems with the post on this and my other bike. No slippage from the rails of the saddle or frame whatsoever. I tighten the collar as I would with a Thomson. Maybe I am just lucky? Anyways, I use the SDG Belair (the cheap OEM version without the Kevlar cover) on both posts. I believe the rails are a tad thicker than most other saddles.
Hope this helps.
I give the value 4 because it's quite pricey, and 4 for performance because I check the post more often than I would for an Aluminium one - just to be safe. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
dennetman
a Cross Country Rider
from Nor Cal
Date Reviewed: August 8, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Weaknesses: | See previous review below dated 7/9/01 | | Bottom Line: | Veltec Sports came through with a new replacement for my two year old seat post that snaped. They get a couple of extra chiles for good service and a hassel free warranty (after two years use). If I ever use the new post ???, I will be extra careful to get the seat height right, then leave it there permanently with mimimum seat post clamp tightness.
I have heard alot about problems with their saddle clamp not holding saddles tight. I have never experiened this problem of slippage with my WTB saddle. Part of my success in this area may be due to my realization that I shouldn't tighten the clamp to my saddle rails with an allen wrench (which appears at first to be the obvious way to tighten it), but tighten the bracket using a 10mm wrench on the inside of the bracket-or, the other side of the allen bolts. By doing this, I was able to put some tork to it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kenji
a Cross Country Rider
from Baltimore, Md, US
Date Reviewed: August 7, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | AVALON | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Purchased At: | don't remember | | Strengths: | Light weight, great flexibility. | | Weaknesses: | No complaints yet. | | Similar Products Used: | Aluminum and steel seatposts. | | Bike Setup: | 97 Homegrown - hard-tail | | Bottom Line: | Wow... I'm surprised to read all the negative reviews. I get out and ride about twice a week and have put the same distance on an aluminum post that broke in half. I have not had any problems with the seat clamp, I've only tightend it once, and that's it.
I'm not heavy, and usually don't have my ass on the seat when riding, but when I do, it's comfortable, absorbs shock well, and has never slipped into the frame.
I'am concerned about how much to tighten these things. Maybe Easton should find a way to reinforce those areas where one would tighten down clamps, like BAR END PLUGS.
Oh yeah, my seatpost didn't come with a plug.
Overall, I think both the CT2 Seatpost and handlebars are great products and would not buy anything other. My only complaints are not quite being sure how much to tighten these things... I don't want to crack mine. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
J-BAY
a Cross Country Rider
from Santa Cruz/CA
Date Reviewed: August 5, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Purchased At: | Came with bike | | Strengths: | Not | | Weaknesses: | The post should be pulled off the market it don't work. The post slips here their it slips everywhere. The seat rails glide like they are on ice. And the post shaft plays hide the salami with your frame. I have tried all the tips to make this thing work. This is even a second post sent out by vel-tec. The way the seat slides back puts all your weight on the rear of seat causes the post to rock back and forth and start its journey down the frame. Not to mention the leverage on the single pin with a little glue. | | Similar Products Used: | Ones that hold your seat still. | | Bike Setup: | Santa Cruz | | Bottom Line: | I hope they can recycle carbon fiber because I will bet they have alot of returns. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Graham Mitchell
a Weekend Warrior
from Perth,WA,Australia
Date Reviewed: July 30, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | John Forrest | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$90.00 | | Purchased At: | Bicycle Entrapreuneur | | Strengths: | NONE.It doesn`t work. | | Weaknesses: | The seat clamp is rubbish.The design is a load of arse. | | Similar Products Used: | Anything but Easton! | | Bike Setup: | Marin Mount Vision with Monkeylite bar.Help!! | | Bottom Line: | My wife bought me the CT2 post to match my handlebar.The clamps would NOT grip the rails.We tried everything from scoring the inside of the clamps to scoring the rails on my brand new Selle Italia(with the bike shops approval).Zip. The post was returned and a second was ordered from the distributor.Exactly the same-crap. Further,the alloy bolts are softer than marshmallow! Having read all the other comments that concur with mine,I`m stunned that Easton continue to sell this garbage. Shame on them for selling overpriced,overblown junk. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
dennetman
a Cross Country Rider
from Nor. Calif.
Date Reviewed: July 9, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | El Corte de Madera | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | Looks trick | | Weaknesses: | They snap -as in half | | Similar Products Used: | Thompson | | Bike Setup: | Santa Cruz Superlight | | Bottom Line: | This composite post came with my bike. I never thought much about it until last week when it snaped in half as I rode over a dip in the trail. It broke near the seat clamp. I believe the reason for this is because about two months ago I raised my saddle height (from where it had been since my original purchase). I noticed a score mark around the post where it had previously been clamped. I think the scoring from the clamp acted much like when you score glass, then snap it apart. In looking at the Easton web site, it looks like there may be a 5 year warranty on the post. I contacted Veltec, their distributor, and I will send it in to see what they do. But not until my new Kore Elite post arrives from Jensen (on sale for $35.00). | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Will
a Cross Country Rider
from Atlanta
Date Reviewed: July 9, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Bull Mountain | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$99.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Light. | | Weaknesses: | Clamp won't hold seat | | Similar Products Used: | Dean Alum, American Classic, Thompson | | Bike Setup: | Airborne xt-xtr | | Bottom Line: | Just read my old post, and felt I had to give an update. After several months of use, I got tired of read justing my seat position in the posts clamp. Bought a Thompson. The Easton is great for racers who will fiddle with their bikes before each ride. No problems with strength of the post. It flexes some. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Will
a Cross Country Rider
from Atlanta
Date Reviewed: July 9, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Bull Mountain | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$99.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Light. | | Weaknesses: | Clamp won't hold seat | | Similar Products Used: | Dean Alum, American Classic, Thompson | | Bike Setup: | Airborne xt-xtr | | Bottom Line: | Just read my old post, and felt I had to give an update. After several months of use, I got tired of read justing my seat position in the posts clamp. Bought a Thompson. The Easton is great for racers who will fiddle with their bikes before each ride. No problems with strength of the post. It flexes some. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Will
a Cross Country Rider
from Atlanta
Date Reviewed: July 9, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Bull Mountain | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$99.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Light. | | Weaknesses: | Clamp won't hold seat | | Similar Products Used: | Dean Alum, American Classic, Thompson | | Bike Setup: | Airborne xt-xtr | | Bottom Line: | Just read my old post, and felt I had to give an update. After several months of use, I got tired of read justing my seat position in the posts clamp. Bought a Thompson. The Easton is great for racers who will fiddle with their bikes before each ride. No problems with strength of the post. It flexes some. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
L.K. Foster
a Weekend Warrior
from Tainan, Taiwan
Date Reviewed: June 16, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Livestock research center | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$80.00 | | Purchased At: | Cowboy, Tainan | | Strengths: | Light weight
High frequency vibration damping | | Weaknesses: | None, contrary to most reviews apparently | | Similar Products Used: | Kore, Rockshox suspension post | | Bike Setup: | 2000 Giant MCM Team carbon fiber, 2000 RS SID SL, Selle Flite Trans Am, Easton CT2 bar, Mavic Crosslink w/ Continental Twister Pro | | Bottom Line: | I bought this as a weight weinie fix looking to lose some weight over the RS suspension post. I'd also been very pleased with the vibration damping characteristics of the CT2 handlebar. It didn't hurt that the price was good enough to take a chance with slipping seat clamps like everyone else seems to be experiencing.
No problems yet with the seat clamp slipping or making noises. The seat post does slip into the frame sometimes, but so did the RS.
Great vibration damping over higher frequency bumps like rumble strips and brick roads. Much more than I was expecting given already having a carbon fiber frame.
Overall I've been very happy with this and have bought another one for my Giant XtC Team. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Darius
a Weekend Warrior
from Manila, Philippines
Date Reviewed: June 14, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | Light | | Weaknesses: | Clamping system, strength, price | | Similar Products Used: | Thompson and a bunch of hacker no-name brands | | Bike Setup: | Isis with the works | | Bottom Line: | Very unhappy with this thing. Someone once said that when it comes to mountain bike parts, "strong, light, cheap - pick any two." Well with this post it's light, expensive and not strong. My buddy who weighs about 175 lbs snapped his post while riding a steep sandy trail on a Superlight for cryig out loud. My own problem was the clamping system. Always slipping. Then one moderately heavy landing and I stripped the seat rail channels. Tried to compensate with a little extra tightening on the bolts, so I could get home without the banana seat effect (serious back tilt) and of course immediately stripped it. Before that problem developed it already creaked after every second ride and had to be taken apart for cleaning.
Gave up on it and bought a Thompson for less money. Thing of beauty. Set it up and haven't messed with it in two months of hard riding. Just the other day I realized that I was no longer fussing with my seat on every ride. That's how a bike part should be - so reliable you forget about it. No squeak, no creak, no slippage, beautifully machined.
My carbon risers, on the other hand, have proven fantastic and even though people keep telling me I am crazy to freeride on carbon bars, I have no complaints. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
M. Reuter
a Cross Country Rider
from Phoenix
Date Reviewed: June 13, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Any where the temp < 105 degrees! | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$90.00 | | Strengths: | Lite weight and good shock absorption characteristics.
| | Weaknesses: | I weight 190pds and this post will NOT hold my seat in place...it keeps sliding on the rails. I setup the post correctly w/lite grease between the clamps and also did NOT
overtighten the clamp bolts. If they could only make this post work as well as their monkey lite riser bar...oh well... | | Similar Products Used: | Thompson - works great, cheapo no-name brands that also worked fine. | | Bike Setup: | Lite Speed Pisgah and assorted goodies. | | Bottom Line: | This is the SECOND CT-2 post that I have tried from Easton. I sent the first one back and got this replacement post...the end result is the same. I'm running a WTB saddle w/Ti rails and I'm wondering if the way these clampes are designed they just won't work w/this saddle...looks like I'm going back to my Thompson. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nabil Mark
a Racer
from Denton, Texas
Date Reviewed: May 3, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$90.00 | | Purchased At: | Price Point | | Strengths: | Light and cool looking | | Weaknesses: | I weigh 210 lbs which might have something to do with it but this post slips both at the rails and where it goes in your frame. I have to adjust it after every ride. It's a major pain in the ass and for the money I should not have to do this. | | Bike Setup: | Litespeed...Loaded | | Bottom Line: | For $100 the damn thing should work perfectly. It is light and the slight flex is very nice but adjusting it after every ride sucks! Maybe you lighter guys would love this but if you are over 200 lbs get something else. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
dan
a Cross Country Rider
from mass,usa
Date Reviewed: April 15, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Purchased At: | performance | | Strengths: | lightweight | | Weaknesses: | umm,none so far
| | Similar Products Used: | typical oem posts
| | Bike Setup: | c'dale3000
| | Bottom Line: | I bought this post after breaking an old AL one and thankfully I did not read anything about it prior to the buy.all the bad reviews made me nervous.but installed it and have been using it about a year of heavy xc riding without CREEKS or SLIPPAGE or breaks.I don't know what those other people are doing.I weigh 160lbs and ride fast and hard and don't bother with jumps.not all but some people do some really stupid things.have you read any of the lawsuits out there?!! wow. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jake Ryan
a Cross Country Rider
from Minneapolis, MN
Date Reviewed: March 15, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Slickrock, Moab | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Price Paid: |
$70.00 | | Purchased At: | freewheel minnesota | | Strengths: | Light, Looks Cool | | Weaknesses: | Bad reputation | | Similar Products Used: | Aluminum seatposts | | Bike Setup: | '97 GT Avalance LE full XT, SID SL | | Bottom Line: | I had a hard time buying this post with all the bad comments, but I bought it at my bike shop becasue they gave me 30% off, I noticed right away that it had the silver clamp, this worried me becasue people all said the silver clamp is an old design, I called Easton myself and asked about it, they told me it was last years design the store should have sent it back in for the new model, I questioned everything I have heard on this site about slippage, they said the new design (black clamp) has aleveated all the problems, the new clamp is much better, and as for the post snapping it is because people over tighten the clamp like they used to do with their aluminum posts and that weakens the carbon and causes snaps, carbon does not need to be wrenched down so hard to stay in place, and it helps to degrease the tube before putting in the post. I told Easton I had already bought the silver clamp post and they told me to send it in and they will trade me for a brand new one with the new clamp!! great customer service, they were great about it, If you have a silver clamp you can probebly send it in for an exchange. I think they want there better product in peoples hand so they can spread good things about the post. Thompson makes a good post and can probebly be trusted but I needed to know I have the lightest post on the market, besides I alreay had an aluminum post that worked fine, I am trying to save weight. If you have to have a name brand etched on your post then go with the Thompson, I am going for weight, and some flexability | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Max
a Racer
from Upstate Ny
Date Reviewed: March 2, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$90.00 | | Strengths: | Light
| | Weaknesses: | Was crushed and slipped everytime I rode. Ruined many races. Easton has a horrible crash replacement program. You get like $10 off the normal price. I also broke a pair of CT-2 H-bars under normal conditions. | | Similar Products Used: | Specialized, Thompson (excellent)
| | Bike Setup: | Vicious Cycles Team Frame, XTR, 9.0sl King 517 ceramic, sid Race. | | Bottom Line: | Don't buy anything from easton. Bad replacement program Light but not strong. Will not hold up to any mountain biking at all. Probably wouldn't hold up on the road. Buy Thompson, may not be light but it is strong. I am going to try the post from Extra light. Same weight but made out of aluminum! check it out. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Philip Bladen
a
from Hong Kong
Date Reviewed: February 28, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Chi Ma Wan | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Purchased At: | Mong Kok Pro Cycle Shop | | Strengths: | Lightweight, good looks | | Weaknesses: | I like this post.
Saddle mounting to post became loose.
| | Similar Products Used: | Control Tech Easton | | Bike Setup: | Carbon Fibre hardtail - OEM, XTR groupset, Mavic Crossmax wheelset, "Monkeylite" riser bars, Kore Elite stem | | Bottom Line: | Since my last review Easton have a new distibutor in Hong Kong who has agreed to exchange the post for a new one. This solves the sales and service issue in Hong kong and I would therefore upgrade the rating. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Joe Schield
a Weekend Warrior
from Lee's Summit
Date Reviewed: January 23, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | South Mountain Park | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$79.00 | | Purchased At: | Bike Source | | Strengths: | Lightest on the market!!!! | | Weaknesses: | Pain to adjust Saddle. | | Similar Products Used: | Richey, Kore, Sycros, Shimano | | Bike Setup: | GT XCR 2.0, 98', 99', 00', 01' | | Bottom Line: | This is a good Post. I had to get a different post because I cracked my 99' frame which had a 27.2 post. My new frame has a 31.6 Sycros post. The seat was a bit hard to adjust because there are independent allen blots for each side of the saddle rails. Not that big of a deal though. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Richard
a Cross Country Rider
from Lachine
Date Reviewed: January 12, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | All crazy trails | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$85.00 | | Purchased At: | Bicyclettes Tranquille | | Strengths: | - Light
- Strong
- Waranty and service (good and fast) | | Weaknesses: | Only the seat mounting come loose one time. I send it, and I received a brand new one. | | Similar Products Used: | Kore seatpost, aluminium post | | Bike Setup: | OX Gold frame, XTR, Sid SL, Cane Creek wheelset | | Bottom Line: | Without the mountaing problem, this seatpost is the best on on the market. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Philip
a Weekend Warrior
from Hong Kong
Date Reviewed: January 6, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Chi Ma Wan | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Purchased At: | Mong Kok Pro Cycle Shop | | Strengths: | Lightweight, good looks | | Weaknesses: | Saddle mounting to post becomes loose | | Similar Products Used: | Control Tech Easton | | Bike Setup: | Carbon Fibre hardtail - OEM, XTR groupset, Mavic Crossmax wheelset, "Monkeylite" riser bars, Kore Elite stem | | Bottom Line: | I liked this post.
Saddle mounting to post became loose.
If you live in Asia do not buy, I have tried for nearly two months to get a replacement or fixed under warranty. The dealers here do not want to know and I have had no reply when e-mailing Easton in the USA | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Benjamin Gehret
a Cross Country Rider
from Las Flores, Ca
Date Reviewed: January 3, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Porcupine Rim Moab | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Purchased At: | supergo | | Strengths: | the weight is unmatched. I actually liked the fact that it flexed as much as it did. I liked the seat mounting system as well. | | Weaknesses: | I snapped that thing in half after only 5 months of use. I was just pedaling on a slight incline. | | Bike Setup: | Cannondale 900sx, Panaracer 2.3's, Mavic 521 Dh Rims, Lefty, Hayes Disc Brakes. | | Bottom Line: | A great product for people who are more cross country oriented. I am more of a freerider, and tend to raise and lower the post a few times per ride. I think that this type of use tends to weaken the carbon fiber over time. Mine snapped in half at the frame insertion point. Supergo was great about replacing it for me with an Easton Aluminum 70 post, and crediting me the difference. The warranty is unbeatable, but the quality is for skinny asses.
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Submitted by
Mark
a Cross Country Rider
from British Columbia, CANADA
Date Reviewed: December 21, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Blood Donor | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$75.00 | | Purchased At: | Cambria | | Strengths: | Ultra light | | Weaknesses: | None yet | | Similar Products Used: | Raceface XY, Syncros | | Bike Setup: | Santa Cruz Superlight, SID 100, Selle Flite Gel, Monkeylite bars, Hayes hydraulic, Raceface drivetrain. | | Bottom Line: | I must admit that the plethora of bad reviews regarding this product on this site scared me silly. As a result I completely shyed away from this product for about 10 months. I could not reconcile the most excellent reviews that some were writing with the stunningly rotten reviews that others were as well. The change came about 3 months ago when I purchase the Easton Monkeylite bar and did a little reading on the company. This product was stellar in quality in all regards....exactly what it was held out as by the company. I purchased the post from Cambria after getting a smoking deal from them. I followed the instructions on the package. It was dead easy to install and on riding, it stayed put which I cannot even say for my old Raceface XY that has been much heralded. No creaking, slipping or any difficulty with adjusting. The thing doesn't even flex all that much. I really do not know what all the moaning was about. Definitely a must have for any racer looking to shave weight but is not out of place for the freeride set....afterall this is basically made of the same stuff as the much touted bar of the freerider (the Monkeybar). If you can break carbon fibre without scoring it first, perhaps something in a nice steel post will suit you best. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Will
a Cross Country Rider
from Atlanta
Date Reviewed: October 11, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Bull Mountain | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$99.00 | | Strengths: | Light, Strong | | Weaknesses: | None Yet | | Similar Products Used: | Dean Alum, American Classic | | Bike Setup: | 21' Airborne TI, Z-2 Superfly, Raceface ect. 24 pounds | | Bottom Line: | I weigh 220, and sometimes I don't land quite right. I've bent the two posts mentioned above... it did take me 4 years. I've had this post for about 6 months. It is easy to adjust and set up. Yesterday I could have bent a thrid one, but the carbon post held. I did some reasearch before I bought the CT2, and the posts with the black heads are a newer/stronger version. Silver heads are the older ones. I also called Easton and asked about a weight limit and was told there wasn't one. Great product! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Charlene
a Weekend Warrior
from Columbia, MD
Date Reviewed: October 3, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | came with bike | | Strengths: | lightweight, don't notice that it's there | | Weaknesses: | none so far | | Similar Products Used: | Bontrager Race Lite | | Bike Setup: | '00 Santa Cruz Superlight, SID 100, Easton CT2 seat post and monkey bar, full XTR, Avid Arch Supreme brakes, Titec stem, Fox Float RC | | Bottom Line: | After my first couple of rides, the post creaked some (very annoying sound). Greased the saddle rails and after another couple of rides, all creaking stopped so I'm happy with the post. Have had no problems with it since - no slipping whatsoever - and I honestly don't know that it's there. I'm light weight (120 lbs), ride cross country, and this post works very well for me. The post is good looking and well made. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
tyrone stetson
a Cross Country Rider
from the flatlands,midwest,US
Date Reviewed: October 2, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | anything not in the midwest | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$80.00 | | Purchased At: | bike source | | Strengths: | 1. super light
2. warranty, even though I haven't used it.
3. works well | | Weaknesses: | 1. price
2. scared of it breaking from all the bad hype.
3. being called a gram gremlin out on the trails. | | Similar Products Used: | kalloy, kore | | Bike Setup: | Aluminium hardtail, almost full xtr, top of the line, etc. etc. | | Bottom Line: | This product should be used for cross country riders who want to shave weight off of their bikes.
Read the directions for installation. Their is no need to over tighten the quick release or the seat post clamps. I weigh 210 and abuse my bike a lot, I have no idea where the bad hype is coming from. I know three other people with the seatpost who love it as much as I do. Don't pay over $80 for it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tom Tom
a Racer
from Steinhausen, Zug, Switzerland
Date Reviewed: September 22, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Agay France | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | Part of my bike | | Strengths: | lightweight, look, saddle ajustment | | Weaknesses: | strength | | Similar Products Used: | xt, synchros, titec | | Bike Setup: | K2 Razorback RSL | | Bottom Line: | Great stuff for race biking but not for freeriding. i've been riding the product for two years now. but this seatpost was only 6 months old. i'am not the typ of rider that uses his gear to the limit but recently the seatpost broke on the trail when i crossed a small rock. now i replaced the seatpost and the eston es 70 handlebar because i just think my life is worth more than just to safe some gramms. let you know another thing. easton says this product has a lifelong worldwide garantee. what about easton switzerland? they charge you $45. Easton sucks! Mind this kind of products!
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Submitted by
David
a Cross Country Rider
from Santa Monica
Date Reviewed: September 18, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Strengths: | Light weight. Very comfortable. Infinately adjustable clamp. | | Weaknesses: | Ugly graphics. Opening at top of post. Expensive. | | Similar Products Used: | Syncros Ti, Syncro Hardcore aluminum | | Bike Setup: | 23 pound aluminum hardtail ... blah, blah, blah... | | Bottom Line: | Ok. I have owned this post for 3 days and have only ridden with it 5 times but here are my thoughts so far: 1. The graphics suck. 2. Post is light! 3. It was easy to load my saddle into the clamp (titec bezerker-ti). I like the fact that the tilt is infinitely adjustable. 4. Damn this post is comfortable. I thought my Syncros Ti post was the comfort king but the Easton blows it away in this regard. Wouldn’t use this post on a full suspension bike. Flexes too much. But on a hardtail it rocks. 5. I put grease on the clamp plates and removed all the grease from my seat tube before I installed the post - just like the instructions said. Five long rides later, over some seriously rugged terrain, it has yet to lose its tilt or fore/aft adjustment or slip. Hmmm… maybe instructions do work. 6. If you weigh more than 200 lbs. what the hell are you doing buying a sub-200 gram post? 7. If you're a free-rider who rides gonzo and jumps like a freak, what the hell are you doing with a sub-200 gram post? At some point common sense has to say that you purchased the wrong product. That is not Easton’s fault. Anyway I'll post (no pun intended) another review in about a month. Hopefully I won't eat crow, but at this point the Easton CT2 post just plain kicks ass! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bob Tyszko
a Cross Country Rider
from Tucson
Date Reviewed: September 17, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Chivas Falls, Reddington Fire Road | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | Gift | | Strengths: | Looks, rigidity | | Weaknesses: | bolt adjustment | | Similar Products Used: | Tompson, Shimano, Control Tech | | Bike Setup: | Haro Extreme 5.0 | | Bottom Line: | It works well if you grease the bolts BEFORE YOU TIGHTEN THEM!!! One glaring weakness is that I cannot adjust it to fit my new Selle Italia Trans Am Max. No matter what I do, it seems to lift the nose of the saddle when I tighten it down. Seriously, I now have to use this seatpost on my road bike because it isnt compatible with the saddle that I use on my mountainbike. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
TND2
a Weekend Warrior
from Suffolk ,Va.
Date Reviewed: September 6, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Single track | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$98.00 | | Purchased At: | Bike West (LBS) | | Strengths: | Good looks and light. | | Weaknesses: | Creaks big time and slips constantly. | | Similar Products Used: | Control Tech | | Bike Setup: | Titus Loco-Moto | | Bottom Line: | I was running this thing on my Cannondale fs and it wouldnt stay where i put it, i ended up putting it on a Titus i built , note:Freash seat tube-no grease, and it still moves.
Granted im 210# and in the sadle alot it still shouldnt move the Control Tech never did. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
scott bays
a Cross Country Rider
from bonneau, sc
Date Reviewed: September 4, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Tsali, Thhompson loop | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$99.00 | | Purchased At: | price point | | Strengths: | Light | | Weaknesses: | Cost, Clamp | | Similar Products Used: | Syncros, Mcmahon | | Bike Setup: | Litespeed | | Bottom Line: | I usually pay much attention to the reviews before buying and noticed some complaints about saddle slippage, but I liked the weight and decided to trust easton...mistake. No matter how much I tighten the clamp the saddle slips on the rails and puts me in a very uncomfortable position. I called Easton who told me to call VALTEC Sports who said to send it in (at my cost) so I riority mailed it 2 weeks ago and haven't heard a word from them. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Craig
a
from Redmond
Date Reviewed: September 3, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$110.00 | | Strengths: | The warranty!! | | Weaknesses: | Everything that could possibly go wrong does go wrong.... It is the opitomy of weak!!! | | Similar Products Used: | Titec and no-name brands | | Bike Setup: | K2 4500 Carbon, Hayes front and rear, NO seatpost, Next LP cranks and rings, XT drivetrain, Rhyno Lite rims and SRAM hubs,Time pedals, etc etc | | Bottom Line: | This is the second post I have snapped... Both times it happened I was trying to show off by doing drop-offs... Do drops when nobody is looking and you'll be fine, but if you have an audience, your doomed!!! Snapped at the max insert line both times and left dangerous carbon shrapnel that could potentially ruin your bowel control!!! Also the seat mounting hardware is out-done by Elmer's glue!! This thing is a joke, but at least it has a warranty so I can exchange it for something that works!! Somethings just should not be made of carbon fiber. Why cant I select -63 Chilis??!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Justin Branam
a Cross Country Rider
from Houston, Texas, USA
Date Reviewed: August 24, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Ho Chi Min @ Memorial | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$99.00 | | Purchased At: | Performance Bikes | | Strengths: | Weight, looks, color (matches my bike), clamps, basically everything | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | Thompsons, Kore Lite | | Bike Setup: | Zaskar X with CT-2 bar and post | | Bottom Line: | If you set this thing up right and follow the directions, this will be the greatest post you have ever had. You MUST DEGREASE YOUR SEAT TUBE!! If not it will slip. Get the black clamp one with the two flat sides, since this is the new model and works excellent. You also cant put it above the minimum line (like any post) or above the maximum line, or you will get "snappage". You cant tighten your QR to tight or you will get "snappage". It all comes down to if you do it right and follow the directions it wil be awesome. So you morons that dont follow instructions, stop posting reviews and bringing the rating down, not to be rude or anything, but stop it!!!
% Flamin' Chilis for this one. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jason Schlueter
a Cross Country Rider
from Dallas, TX
Date Reviewed: August 19, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Bar-H Breaks | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Light Weight
Carbon Fiber weave | | Weaknesses: | Flex
Creaks like my Grandmas hips | | Similar Products Used: | Ritchey
Icon | | Bike Setup: | FSR/XC Pro, XT,XTR, Mavic Ceramics, CT2 bar and post | | Bottom Line: | I purchased this post without consulting MTBR...Big mistake! I have been using the Easton CT2 bar for months and I love it. I weigh 160lbs and I never really noticed any flex. However, the seat post is a different story. Of course I had to use a shim because the FSR has a large diameter tube. First off I noticed the flex, which isn't a big problem but annoying none the less. What really aggravates me is the creaking. I have enough creaking with pivots, bottom brackets. So now in addition to teflon taping my bottom bracket, lubing the pivots, now I have to deal with the post. My advice try another post. It looks cool but it's not worth the 100 bucks! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
steve
a Weekend Warrior
from c. springs
Date Reviewed: August 13, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | palmer loop/section 16 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | weight/looks | | Weaknesses: | seat clamp | | Bike Setup: | stp 200 | | Bottom Line: | I weigh-in at 180+ and have been unable to tighten the clamp enough to keep seat from slipping. It is however the lightest post out there and that's why I got it. If I had the cash I would probably buy ti. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Francis Carney
a Cross Country Rider
from Cleveland, Ohio
Date Reviewed: August 9, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Vultures Knob | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | Lightweight
Good Looks | | Weaknesses: | See below. | | Similar Products Used: | Control Tech
Synchros | | Bike Setup: | Litespeed, White Bros, Easton CT2 Handlebar | | Bottom Line: | I appreciate the weight of this product but am amazed at what appear to be two design flaws.
1. The gaping hole at the head of the seat post
2. The 10mm wide flat surfaces both front & back, running the length of the insertable section of the seat post.
It rains here in Ohio and even when I take the time to use a rear fender, water & mud have no problem finding a way into my frame. In fact, I had to trash a White Industries bottom bracket because the alloy cups had corroded from the inside out after just 7 months of use.
I have sealed the hole at the top of the post with duct tape, not a big deal, but should I have to do this on a $100 component? As for the flat spots, jam a square peg into a round hole and you have some gaps!! I've resorted to covering the section where the post & frame meet with a short piece of Lizard Skin. It helps with the mud but less with the water and once again, is this something I should be forced to do after paying a hundred bucks for a seat post? Besides, it covers up my beautifully sculptured stainless steel collar.
On a positive note, I weigh 190lbs and don't seem to have problems with flex. I do feel that the composite materials help attenuate some of the vibrations and it is a good looking piece.
Bottom line, I don't know if the extra maintenance (always having to remove the post and inverting the bike after riding to drain the crud, pulling the very BB frequently to clean & lube) + purchase price, is worth it the lightweight & good looks?? | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tom Doyle
a Cross Country Rider
from Hayward, California, U.S.A.
Date Reviewed: July 30, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Lake Chabot Loop | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Really helped to shave some weight on my bike | | Weaknesses: | This seatpost is "flexy". I am 163lbs., and the visible flex does not inspire much confidence. I shudder when I imagine 200+lb riders using this seatpost on their bikes. I am also experiencing an annoying "creaking" sound when riding over bumps. Also, it is difficult to make saddle adjustments with the type of two-bolt clamping system they are using. | | Similar Products Used: | Bontrager Comp. Icon OZ 2014 | | Bike Setup: | 1999 Gary Fisher Paragon. Stock, execpt for Race Face Turbine LP crankset, Easton CT-2 seatpost, Easton CT-2 carbon flat bar, Avid Ultimate 'L' brake levers, Selle Italia Flight Gel saddle, Easton EA-70 stem, T.H.E. Moto XC front fender. | | Bottom Line: | Due to the oversized seat tube on the Paragon (31.6 diameter), I only had two choices when I decided to upgrade. LP Composites is the only company currently making a carbon seatpost that will fit my bike. My other option was to get the Easton, and use a seat tube shim to adapt the CT-2 to fit my bike. I purchased the CT-2 at the suggestion of the mechanic at my local shop. The decision behind his suggestion to go with Easton was based on keeping the components uniform (all easton, as noted above), and because he did not know much about the LP Composites product.
Although the other Easton components I have purchased have yet to let me down, I can say that the jury is still out as far as this seatpost is concerned. The 'flexing' that I mentioned above is something I can live with, but I have had all kinds of trouble trying to keep the seatpost itself from sliding down under large impacts. I have tightened the seatpost clamp to the point where I'm afraid that I will snap the bolt, or break my tool if I tighten any further. Still, the post will slide down during the course of a ride. This has resulted in large scrapes, and actual 'shaving' of the composite material as it passes into the shim. At this point, I'm not sure what can be done to fix this problem.
I would suggest that anyone considering this post, does so only if a shim does NOT have to be used. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Andrew Howard
a Cross Country Rider
from Los Gatos, CA, USA
Date Reviewed: July 15, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Light weight | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | thompson, titec | | Bike Setup: | Titus moto lite | | Bottom Line: | I weigh 195 lbs, and have had no problems with this product. I have mounted at least 3 different seats in it as well. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tom Bristow
a Cross Country Rider
from Panorama City, CA
Date Reviewed: July 2, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Mulholland area single-tracks | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Light weight, ease in adjusting seat attitude. Matches my carbon fiber rear swingarm and CT2 Monkeylitebars. | | Weaknesses: | Undependable seat rail clamping in my experience. The seat post diameter wasn't clearly marked on package, and it looked the same diameter as the old one in my hand at Supergo, so now I'm shimmed up with a Dr. Pepper can. Also, $100 is an exhorbitant price in my opinion. | | Bike Setup: | 1998 K2 Proflex 4000, bought with a RockShox Judy XC that I'd like to replace with a Noleen. | | Bottom Line: | So there I was...going down the coaster trail; caught a few inches of air and came down on the seat. The Fi'zik seat popped out of the clamps and I'm getting out the Bactine. Everything was tight and fitting properly. Nice way to show you've got too much money to spend. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Richie
a Weekend Warrior
from Springfield
Date Reviewed: June 27, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | Lightwieght, strong, everything you'd expect easton products to be. | | Weaknesses: | Price. | | Similar Products Used: | carbaon handlebar, and frame. | | Bike Setup: | 98 Giant 980 MCM, Full XT setup, Ritchey Mudmax tires, with ct-2 handlebar and post. | | Bottom Line: | I've been a carbon fiber fanatic since my archery days. In that area Easton has been the leader for over 10 years, and I never had a problem. Because of my weight I was worried when I purchased the CT-2 (I weigh 270) but so far no problems. I beleive the key is to follow the instalation specs. It's taken several hard hits and no slipping or creaking yet; which is something I can't say for aluminium.The fact that it weighs 180 grams is definetly the icing on the cake. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
voodoochild
a Cross Country Rider
from san diego,ca
Date Reviewed: June 19, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Noble Canyon | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | lightweight(the rider should also be lightweight) | | Weaknesses: | $100(srp) | | Similar Products Used: | titec | | Bike Setup: | voodoo bantu raceface/xtr/xt | | Bottom Line: | returned the first one a month after I picked it up because the hardwear came loose (SLIGHTLY). Mechanic said "no problem" and handed me a new one. THE TI RAILS HAVE NEVER SLIPPED AND THE POST HAS NEVER DROPPED! I've got the post damn near to minimum isertion.
I'm 6'1" and 155lbs with my HAWG filled.
lightweight pruducts need lightweight people. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
mad max
a Racer
from New York
Date Reviewed: June 9, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | stewart | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Light, cool looking | | Weaknesses: | they suck | | Similar Products Used: | ritchey | | Bike Setup: | Vicious cycles team w/ sid race xtr 9.0sl king ect, ect | | Bottom Line: | This post worked well at first but then started getting really bad. I greased it because it came OEM and nothing told me not to. This post slipped all the way down during races. I took it off and found that it was crushed. DONT BUY THIS!!!I weigh only 120 lbs!!!i have also broken the ct2 bars once already. get thompson they rock!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Todd Eber
a Cross Country Rider
from South Bend ,IN
Date Reviewed: June 9, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | T.K. Lawless in Vandalia,MI | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Super Light,Soooo Cool Looking ,Infinitly Adjustable | | Weaknesses: | None, just like their handlebars | | Similar Products Used: | stock alloy,Thompson elite | | Bike Setup: | Gary Fisher aluminum hardtail,2000 SID Race,Bonti Race Lite wheels,Race Face Next cranks w/ ti B.B>= Sub 21 lbs! | | Bottom Line: | I have used this post for about a year now,and have had no problems. I got one with the black clamp assembly.I guess some people that have problems with this seatpost don't konw how to read installation instructions.You CAN NOT GREASE THIS POST. You must get EVERY SPECK OF GREASE OUT OF YOUR SEAT TUBE BEFORE INSTALLING. I put it in two different bikes and it worked great in both. I use a Selle Itailia Flite seat which has skinny ti rails and the seat never slips. I have adjusted it a couple times fore/aft and angle as I changed bike frames,bars,pedals,etc. and it always stays in place. By the way I weigh about 160 lbs. and don't baby my bike. The post weighed 189 grams on a digital scale so that made me happy! It has a nice,slight shock absorbing flex to it which gives a little bit of comfort,so I could possibly see it breaking under a heavier rider, but it would probably be a rare occurace. Anyway, I'm very satisfied with the product,the only downside was that I had to save up a couple weeks to buy it,but not nearly as long as I had to save for my Race Face Next cranks! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ed Wallach
a Cross Country Rider
from Darnestown, MD
Date Reviewed: June 5, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Schaeffer | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | lite weight | | Weaknesses: | lite strength | | Similar Products Used: | control tech | | Bike Setup: | santa cruz superlite xtr disc | | Bottom Line: | I sheared this bad boy off at the seatpost collar coming off a big log crossing. My ass came down on the seat a little too hard and it snapped. I've already ordered a Thomson!! Seatposts shouldn't break!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
JEFF JOSEPH
a Weekend Warrior
from VISALIA, CA.
Date Reviewed: June 4, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | SEDUCTIVELY LIGHT | | Weaknesses: | FLAWED DESIGN, NOT IMPRESSED WITH CARBON FIBER'S FAILURE OVER TIME. | | Similar Products Used: | STANDARD ALUMINUM POSTS | | Bike Setup: | SANTA CRUZ SUPERLIGHT --- MODERATE FULL-SUSPENSION, A FLICK OF THE REAR SHOCK LOCKOUT (WHILE RIDING) AND YOU'VE GOT A GREAT HARD-TAIL RIDE....RIGHT ON SANTA CRUZ !! | | Bottom Line: | THIS DAMN THING SNAPPED IN HALF AT THE SEATPOST CLAMP/FRAME WHILE RIDING ---- I WOULD LOVE TO FEED MY EGO, THAT I RIDE SO RADICAL, NOT EVEN CARBON FIBER CAN HOLD ME BACK ... BUT THE REALLITY IS, IT BROKE AT A PARKING LOT WHILE MAKING ADJUSTMENTS. I THINK THE EXTRA WEIGHT IS WARRANTED IN A SEATPOST, I'M LOOKING BACK AT ALUMINUN. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jonas Akerlind
a Cross Country Rider
from Gothenburg, Sweden, Europe
Date Reviewed: June 1, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Sandsjobacka | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Looks great, Very leight, the carbon flexes which gives good suspension, the seatpost doesn't slip the saet | | Weaknesses: | Not so nice package | | Similar Products Used: | Syncros, Ringle Mooby post, Ritchey Logic | | Bike Setup: | Rocky Moutain Vertex 2000 Whith March cl all xtr and Easton ct2 bar and alu stem mavic x517 ceramic Chris king And ather cool stuff | | Bottom Line: | The best | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ed
a Cross Country Rider
from Novi, MI
Date Reviewed: May 27, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | LIGHT!!!
STIFF!!
awesome warranty!!
| | Weaknesses: | EXPENSIVE!!!!!! | | Similar Products Used: | Kalloy Uno
Titec PG Post | | Bike Setup: | Barracuda Comp Frame
all XT
Judy SL | | Bottom Line: | I bought this post a couple of weeks ago and was a bit skeptical about its strength considering how light it was. I recently got a very small frame which forced me to pull my old post out to the minimum insertion line. Being 230 lbs., I caused my old Titec post to pogo me all over the place. I got a great deal on the CC2 so figured what the hell? I was first suprised to see that this post was about 3/4 inch longer than my older one which helped solve my problem a little bit. But I was really amazed at how stiff it was. The post barely flexes compared to my Titec. My Kalloy post was indeed much stiffer, but it also weighed almost 200 grams more! Although this post is sick expensive, I think its worth it if you want a light post, and make no mistake about it, this is the lightest post out there (190 grams!). At its weight, the post is deceptively strong. Hearing a 230lb guy gram count probably seems comical but, believe me, when you have to whip your bike aroung tight curves and navigate extremely tight singletrack, a lighter bike makes you faster, no matter how much you weigh. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Steve B.
a Cross Country Rider
from Hilliard, Ohio, USA
Date Reviewed: May 22, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Riebel Woods | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Lite weight
stiff
Totally Stylish looking. Excellent warranty. | | Weaknesses: | haven't found any yet, with the exception of this being a $100 piece of carbon tubing..... | | Similar Products Used: | Syncros Pro Ti.
Haro aluminum | | Bike Setup: | 2K Haro Extreme EX2, SID XC, SID rear, Race Face Next LP, MonkeyLite bars, Shimano XT disc brakes....... | | Bottom Line: | I had wanted one of these posts for a long time, and I finally broke down and got it. The only problem was that my frame required a 31.6, and I had to settle for a 27.2 post...I don't like shimming stuff, but...it all worked out. I took the shim and drilled it out with 40 1/4 inch holes, to lose a little weight and to add grip to the post. The thing doesn't budge, and it looks great! I would recommend this post to anyone. NO creaking, NO slipping...Lite, Strong. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
DAVE
a Weekend Warrior
from PALMER PA
Date Reviewed: May 21, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | ANY | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Weight,looks,forgiving,price. | | Weaknesses: | none so far! | | Similar Products Used: | icon,kalloy,titec | | Bike Setup: | Cannondale f900z soooooo sweet!Magura disc,Easton ct2 carbon handlebar&seatpost&lp carbon bar ends,time pedals,black stealth paint,22lbs! | | Bottom Line: | Bottom line is,have had no problems whatsoever with this seatpost.Maybe people are not odering the correct size dia seatpost width.Mine has the black head clamp,also a plug came in the top of the seatpost to keep water out!Proper install was done,soo nooo problems!Price $79.00 at BIKE WORLD!For the record i weigh 180lbs.There is no weight limit on this seatpost,so i was told by easton. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mark
a Racer
from Oakville
Date Reviewed: May 12, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Weight | | Weaknesses: | Slippage, head coming loose | | Similar Products Used: | lots | | Bottom Line: | This is an update from a glowing review I submitted a couple months ago. I had a silver head post that was crap, had it replaced with a black head one and loved it. It seemed that all the problems had been fixed. WRONG! The head of the new one has become unglued from the shaft and the only thing holding it on is the pivot pin. It creaks up and down and must be replaced again. I never had any problems with the rails slipping but I did have to make a pop can shim to keep the post from slipping down in the frame. Stay clear of this post. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Geoff Ovens
a Cross Country Rider
from Raleigh, NC
Date Reviewed: May 12, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Rocky Road | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Weight!!
flex!!!
looks!!! | | Weaknesses: | ??? | | Similar Products Used: | Raceface XY, Kalloy (stock) | | Bike Setup: | C'DALE F800 heavily upgraded | | Bottom Line: | Everyone must be unlucky or not degreasing their seat tubes prior to installation. I have had no slippage in the seat tube or of the seat clamp to date, also no creakin, squeeking or any other crap. I have this seat post about .5" from the max line. At this extension flex is noticed and i love it, not quite a suspension post but it doens't weigh 400g. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Shylock
a Cross Country Rider
from Va
Date Reviewed: April 6, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Light and looks pretty.... | | Weaknesses: | slips in the seat tube (and, no, my Ventana doesn't have a faulty seattube) Creaks....I shouldn't need use packing tape to keep a $100 post from slipping...... | | Similar Products Used: | Syncros, Ringle..... | | Bike Setup: | Ventana El Fuego...loaded to the gills....This post is its only weak spot | | Bottom Line: | A seatpost is a simple product -- one that should quietly do its job day in and day out. If it looks good, great. If it's light and strong-- even better.But none of these qualities are worth a rat's butt if the seatpost doesn't stay put ( a small thing to ask of a post -- this is its job, remember) ; if it doesn't hold the seat railsin place without fail (another one of its "oh so hard" jobs); and if it creaks....
honestly, there's no reason all seatposts shouldn't get 5 flaming chilis unless they break or slip...It doesn't take much to make a good one, and good lightweight ones can be had at a variety of price points...Generally speaking, you get what you pay for....Except , of course, for the CT2..
The Easton CT2 is mediocre in every respect except weight and looks -- not enough to justify 100 bucks....Think about it: I'm using tape to keep the thing from slipping.....100 bucks...hilarious....I was warned and now I've warned you..
2 flamin chilis. I can't say it's the worst post ever made....That old Ringle Moby-- now there was a prize...)
Feel the Gin | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
MTBMike
a Cross Country Rider
from Indy,In USA
Date Reviewed: April 6, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Hickory Ridge | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | Light Weight
Relatively stiff | | Weaknesses: | The clamp hardware is junk !
The Price...
The clamps don't hold the seatrails in place... | | Similar Products Used: | Thomson | | Bike Setup: | Titus Motolite, w/extraneous goodies ! | | Bottom Line: | For me... weight = 190pds, riding a F.S. bike, IMHO that
a seatpost SHOULD hold the seat in place when riding...
this seatpost does NOT. I called Easton and they are going to send some new hardware out to me. They were very nice about it but I'm wondering what good new hardware is going to do if it's the SAME hardware that originally came w/the seatpost when I bought it new...oh well...at least they were nice about it..I'm heading to the hardware store to find some replacement bolts and washers that can provide better clamping force...wish me luck.. and b/t/w..if your over 190pds...I wouldn't buy this seatpost ! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
darren miffitt
a Cross Country Rider
from atlanta, ga
Date Reviewed: March 23, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | chicopee | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | light, cheap, good looking | | Weaknesses: | none so far | | Similar Products Used: | thomson | | Bike Setup: | trek 8500 frame
superfly
lx stuff
| | Bottom Line: | my back and ass hurt. my thomson has got to be the most unforgiving shaft of demon-forged metal on the planet. i picked this post up at a race from a rep for about 30 bucks. it sure is smoother. i didn't want to put a suspension post on my bike for three reasons. heavy. expensive. spin killing saddle movement. hopefully i won't have everybody else's probs with this thing.
btw, the post itself is beautiful, but the clamp is hideous. how weird. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Cory Martin
a Racer
from Winfield, KS. USA
Date Reviewed: February 11, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Horizon Trail | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | Very lightweight, cool looks | | Weaknesses: | Somewhat difficult to set up the first time | | Similar Products Used: | Kalloy, Control Tech, IRD Vintage, Ritchey | | Bike Setup: | Litespeed Pisgah, Manitou SXTi(99), XTR with Bontrager Rims | | Bottom Line: | I bought this product mainly for it's light weight. I had read many cautions against it's use, but still took the plunge. I am glad I did. I have had no slippage problems with either the post into the frame or the seat rails sliding. The post allows for lots of fore/aft positioning options. I am a 175 lb. rider and ride between and 150 miles a week. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jim W
a Cross-Country Rider
from Morgan Hill CA
Date Reviewed: December 13, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Blood trail | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
Light, looks cool. | | Weaknesses: |
Saddle works itself rearward in the rail no matter how tight you clamp it. Post slips into the frame. | | Similar Products Used: |
Synchros | | Bike Setup: |
Moots YBB, SID. | | Bottom Line: | This is the new model with the black head and the flats on the front and back of the post.
It slips into the frame - the only cure > crazy glue it into the frame, yikes! that's the only way it will hold. The saddle rails slide in the clamp over the course of a ride. I followed instructions to the T and there is no cure for that problem. I am using a Titec Berserkr saddle. The first clue that something is wrong is the warning labels all over the post. This sould have tipped me off. This is truly a bogus product and you' be much better off with a $20 Kalloy from Nashbar or Supergo. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mark
a Racer
from Oakville,Ontario,Canada
Date Reviewed: December 12, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Waterdown | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Bottom Line: | I began with the CT2 post with the silver head. The bolts stripped, the post fibres got pinched by the frame at the seat tube clamp, it kept slipping down in the frame, and finally the head developed play up and down. YIKES! I returned the post to my shop and they replaced it free with the newer black head CT2. All of the above no longer apply! Its perfect. They made the shaft flat on the front and back to avoid the pinching problem from the seat tube clamp,and new designed bolts with a socket thats around 10mm deep, plenty of leverage there. I weigh 175 and it has not moved! Bravo Easton for addressing and refining the problems, its just too bad that you charge your R&D staff (us!) $100 bucks each to identify such obvious flaws. Remember, silver head CRAP!, black head PERFECT! Oh ya, also plug the top of the post to avoid water running down into your bottom bracket. Good Luck | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Steve
a Racer
from Minnetonka, MN
Date Reviewed: November 4, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
LaSalles to Onion Creek | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
Light, cool looking, NICE CLAMP!!! | | Weaknesses: |
None noted | | Similar Products Used: |
Titec | | Bike Setup: |
Jamis Dakar, SID | | Bottom Line: | Well, the clamp has held just fine for me for a year. I did go to the hardware store for real allen head screws, yes, the stock ones are not good. But, given a screw that can be tightened down, the clamp is fine -- great, even! For the record, I weigh 160. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tony
a Cross-Country Rider
from Kinvardine Ontario
Date Reviewed: September 17, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
one with dirt | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
Awesome vibration damping | | Weaknesses: |
lousy clamp | | Similar Products Used: |
syncros,thompson,system | | Bike Setup: |
Trek 8500,Manitou Mach 5SX, Xtr, RaceFace, Mavic 517's | | Bottom Line: | This post is cool but I only usedit for 6 weeks because it absolutly will not clamp the saddle tight and I used the new hardware. I broke an allen key tightening it and it still slipped. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brad O
a Racer
from La
Date Reviewed: July 22, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
Lightweight (Duh), Looks cool. | | Weaknesses: |
the abilty to hold the seat in place under ANY impact. | | Similar Products Used: |
Syncros, Raceface, Thompson | | Bike Setup: |
2 99 Yeti Arc hardtails, and a Homegrown | | Bottom Line: | This product fails at what the primary goal of a seatpost is to me (holding the seat in place). The best seatposts you never notice because they just work well and are strong. Easton has some great products but this is not one of them. I used it in a race and it did not even last the first lap. Hit a bump and the seat position slipped up 5 degrees. Yes, I followed the instructions. Worst clamp design I have ever seen (Titec being a close second). The gram counting devil in me gave in to but this lemon of a product. What a poorly designed product. Get a real seatpost that works. Easton you blew it on this one .I give it a one. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
leon
a Cross-Country Rider
from tempe
Date Reviewed: July 21, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Sun Top/Shookum Flat at Wa | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
weight and appearance | | Weaknesses: |
none | | Similar Products Used: |
syncros and control tech | | Bike Setup: |
Titus Quasi Moto, z2 bam, hayes disc brakes, Morati Cranks, kings wheel set | | Bottom Line: | It works great. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Alfredo
a Cross-Country Rider
from PUERTO RICO
Date Reviewed: July 17, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
CAMBALACHE | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
LIGHT WEIGHT YET STRONG AND HUGE VIBRATION ATTENUATION | | Weaknesses: |
BASICALLY NONE | | Similar Products Used: |
KORE | | Bike Setup: |
C-DALE SUPER V | | Bottom Line: | JUST BECAUSE SOME HAD PROBLEMS BY OVER TIGHTNING THE BOLTS IT DOES NOT MEAN ITS A BAD PRODUCT. IVE HAD NOTHING BUT PRAISE FOR THE EASTON CT2 PRODUCTS | | Overall Rating: |
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