This post was cheap relative to the other posts that American Cyclery was selling -- which is why I bought it, but they seem to mark items up a lot more than the other shops in the neighborhood (obligatory plug for Roaring Mouse as the best LBS ever). The post also looks okay, no gaudy graphics or anything.

My 30.9/350 isn't manufactured to very strict tolerances, it slips in my frame. The seat bolt design is annoying to adjust and the bolts have noticeably rusted after a year of use.

Bought this post as an emergency replacement when my OEM post snapped. This post would either make creaking/cracking noises as it slipped in my frame, or if I would use a little more oil/grease it would quickly slide into the frame no matter how tight I torqued the Salsa Liplock. I tried just about everything I could to make it work, but I gave up last week and bought a Thomson Elite. The Thomson never slips, makes no noise, and I don't have to adjust the post 8 times per ride. I love the Thomson, hate the FSA FR-270.

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Thomson Elite 30.9/367 straight

Solid post, looks nice in my opinion, not too heavy

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Good budget post, I'd recommend it

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the original clamp on the stock post i got with my specialized hardrock kept getting loose. went to my lbs and they told me a piece was missing and that the clamp itself cant be replaced cuz its specific to the post.

Light and strong... Its just a seatpost...

I switched out my OE saddle for my old specialized saddle and the clamp set up is the most complicated design I've ever seen. It was a 45 minute pain in the... to get the saddle bolted down. The clamp set-up on my old Specialized Kalloy seatpost was simple and straight foward single bolt design, taking 5 minutes to swap saddles. This double clamp design sucks.

Don't buy

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Kalloy

Solid post and clamp design

FSA has a FR-200 out now that is lighter

This is just a solid post, whith a solid thomson-style clamp for not too much money. It is machined on the inside to make it lighter and stronger too.

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OEM posts