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Submitted by
Turd Furgeson
a
from Merryland
Date Reviewed: August 25, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Purchased At: | Came stock on bike. | | Strengths: | Looks nice, lightweight | | Weaknesses: | Single bolt clamp just isn't strong enough for clydes like me...well, once combined with a bigger saddle like the Love Seat. | | Similar Products Used: | Sette APX | | Bike Setup: | '00 Trek VRX300: Azonic Looooooove Seat, Azonic O.R.S. stem, Sette APX seatpost,ODI's, stock otherwise for now... | | Bottom Line: | Overall the Icon seatpost (which was a stock item on my VRX) did a good job while combined with the stock Bontrager FS+10 (horrible!!!) saddle. It worked fine w/o stripping out the clamp for nearly 4yrs., but once I upgraded my saddle to an Azonic Love Seat (which is a big ol' seat fwiw) the clamp just couldn't handle the added stress. The single bolt design of the clamp just isn't up to the task, but surprisingly it lasted quite a long time for me so I can't really complain too much. Plus it's pretty good looking with the grey'ish finish on the aluminum and is pretty lightweight too. Overall not too shabby for me since it came with my bike, but the single-bolt clamp design sux0rz! | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kevin
a
from Hawaii
Date Reviewed: January 17, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$16.00 | | Purchased At: | www.ICYCLESUSA.com | | Bottom Line: | Light weight graphite post at an incredible price! If you need a post in an oddball size than this just may be the post for you? Nobody else sells stuff as cheap as ICYCLES, I am tempted to buy a bunch just to make wind chimes outta for that cheap. Did I mention it is Graphite! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nikolas
a Weekend Warrior
from Greece
Date Reviewed: January 5, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$72.00 | | Strengths: | Ultra light.leather,very nice looks | | Bottom Line: | Its an excelent choice(if you can afford it).So far its still ok ,of cousrse i only weight 70Kg.Maybe its not intended for over-weight riders os for anything except XCFor my use however its ok.i give it 4 chilis for value because its a bit expensive. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chris Hargrove
a Cross Country Rider
from Colorado Springs, CO
Date Reviewed: January 10, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Jones Down Hill | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | Criterium Bike Shop | | Strengths: | It was free | | Weaknesses: | Cradle doesn't stay put no matter how much I tighten | | Similar Products Used: | no name stuff that came with cheaper bikes | | Bike Setup: | Merlin Echo, Mars C, XT, WTB GG/Speed master wheels (dealer needed to sell Merlin frame, threw on icon crap he had and sold me complete bike for less than list price of frame--I wouldn't accept dolomite wheels, made him replace with WTB). | | Bottom Line: | I have to agree with other comments. I've had bad luck. Cradle just won't maintain position adjustment. Moves around during ride. Don't buy this stuff after market. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Russell Ruggiero
a Weekend Warrior
from West Windsor, NJ, USA
Date Reviewed: January 7, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | R&D | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | Jay's Cycle | | Strengths: | Light and Strong | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | Bontrager Select and Eastin EA 70 | | Bike Setup: | Trek STP 200, Trek 4300 | | Bottom Line: |
Dear
Reader
I own both the Onyx and Graphite series of ICON products. These products are both light-weight and well built. They are not up to Easton Elite standards, but at one fourth the cost, they do offer a very good value.
If you want a well made light-weight seatpost at low cost, seek out the ICON series of products. Klein seems to have these on some very expensive offerings. There must have been some logic behind this product mix.
Sincerely
Russ
PS: Easton and Thomson are the best, but the ICON Graphite Series is not far behind. I am not joking, just try one out.
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Submitted by
Brian
a Cross Country Rider
from Minneapolis
Date Reviewed: November 5, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | Look, weight, quality build | | Weaknesses: | grey color wears off | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | Trek Alpha SL frame, RS Duke XC, XT/LX group | | Bottom Line: | It's too bad people have had problems with this, because it's been flawless for me. Ridden it 5 years and >5000 miles not a creak, not a stripped bolt, not a slip.
Overall I am extremely pleased with all my ICON stuff (bar, stem, and seatpost)
All were stock with the bike. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
J T
a Cross Country Rider
from VA USA
Date Reviewed: October 8, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Hidden Valley PA | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$10.00 | | Purchased At: | pricepoint | | Strengths: | price
weight | | Weaknesses: | It says Icon on it, it that bothers you... | | Similar Products Used: | syncros, several no-name | | Bike Setup: | Alum hardtail | | Bottom Line: | Can't complain... For 10 bucks its hard to beat. It doesn't slip, and the cradle stays in place if you make sure its tight. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
strong dog L.
a Cross Country Rider
from Pgh
Date Reviewed: February 15, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | old hoe gorge | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Light, cheep, can strike a match on the finish to light fires to keep my ladies warm. | | Weaknesses: | suffers from some kind of inferiority complex ascribed to it by image conscious bikers. | | Similar Products Used: | broom sticks, plumbing pipes, other experimental materials. | | Bike Setup: | 98 Trek 8500SL-2001 RS Judy SL, XTR & XT | | Bottom Line: | Owned it for a year so far without troubles. I never sit through rough sections so i don't see how it could break unless caused by a good crash. Hey, if it comes on the bike, ride it. If it breaks, upgrade. Don't go running like a wee girl if you see it on the bike you'd like to purchase.
Strong Dog | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dan
a Cross Country Rider
from Seattle
Date Reviewed: November 15, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Weaknesses: | the cradle | | Similar Products Used: | no name brands | | Bike Setup: | trek 800o, avid breakes, sram 9.0 drive train and shifters. icon cranks, seat post and bars. | | Bottom Line: | This seatpost is crap. the cradle threads stripped after one ride. I tightened the cradle as hard as i could, and it lasted about ten more miles. now my seat moves depending on were i sit. the no name on my old trek 850 is better. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Doug
a
from Boise, ID
Date Reviewed: August 1, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Looks good, light, cheap. | | Weaknesses: | Creaks like an old floor. | | Similar Products Used: | Salsa Shaft, Easton EA50, no-namers | | Bike Setup: | Al Hardtail, XT, Judy SL. | | Bottom Line: | This seat post follows the basic rule of bike parts: light, strong, cheap - pick any two. It's light and cheap, but not strong enough for my 200 lb. body. Lightweights may have better luck with it, but it creaked on every turn of the pedals for me. I liked the graphite color finish on it, it looks more expensive than it is. Replaced it with a Salsa Shaft, $45 more but it's outstanding! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Limping
a Racer
from McLean, VA
Date Reviewed: May 29, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Snowshoe, WV | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | came with bike | | Strengths: | hmmm... | | Weaknesses: | Saddle angle control teeth strip on the maiden ride. Bolt holding everything together breaks in races, dropping the saddle off the back of the bike, leaving you to come down on the raw post. | | Similar Products Used: | ControlTech, Thomson | | Bike Setup: | Klein Attitude, XTR, Cane Creek WAM Ti wheels | | Bottom Line: | This is the last original component I have yet to replace on my bike, but it should have been the first. I tried to get more life out of it by drilling a hole and putting in a small screw to secure the angle adjustment. That worked for a while, but the soft materials used for the clamping components and the single bolt design are a joke. Riding this seatpost on hard terrain is downright hazardous, as I had the misfortune to learn last weekend. Get a Thomson or some other strong post that won't turn on you in the worst way possible. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mulldog
a Cross Country Rider
from Dubuque, IA
Date Reviewed: April 11, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Fruita | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | Local Shop | | Strengths: | Looks pretty decent
Not to heavy | | Weaknesses: | Stripped after a one mile ride on a paved bike path the first time I had the bike out! | | Similar Products Used: | Whatever came stock on my 97 Trek 7000 | | Bike Setup: | Stock so far, only ridden once. | | Bottom Line: | I read the reviews but thought the problems must have been do to abusive riding. This clamp on ths thing stripped completely after a one mile ride on a paved path. No jumps, drops, or anything and I only weigh 175! The shop replaced it for free but with an identical part so we'll see if this one holds up. Needless to say, I'm a little concerned about riding hard on the new one. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Adam
a Cross Country Rider
from NJ
Date Reviewed: March 27, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Hartshorne | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | LBS with bike | | Strengths: | No strengths; my seatpost broke on my bike after 6 months of riding. | | Weaknesses: | The threads on the seatpost have disappeared. My seat angle is adjustable during the ride based on where I place my ass. | | Similar Products Used: | Whatever came on my prior bike, a Trek 950, which never broke. | | Bike Setup: | Trek 8000 with Icon parts. | | Bottom Line: | This is my second problem with Icon parts on my bike. I think that trek needs to upgrade their house brand, or contract with a better brand, because Icon sucks. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Matt
a Cross Country Rider
from St Louis
Date Reviewed: February 16, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Chubb in St Louis | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | Touring Cyclist, came on bike | | Strengths: | stiff i guess, does it's job, strong, no complaints | | Weaknesses: | not a suspension seatpost! | | Similar Products Used: | whatever came on my last bike | | Bike Setup: | Trek 7000 w/ Rolf Satelittes, Manitou Mars C, Shimano M545 | | Bottom Line: | i have never broken a seat post, and i weight 200+ lbs. even the one on my old cheese-master bike never broke! is this thing made out of aluminum or cromo? i dunno, it is a seatpost, and it works well at being a post for the seat. i sure would like a suspension seatpost though, that would be the only upgrade i ever buy for it. what the hell are you people doing to you seatposts, anyway? don't you know how to ride? the key to NOT breaking a seatpost is twofold: 1)not being a fatass, and 2) when ging over jumps or just large bumps, stay out of the saddle and on your feet! DO NOT let the seat(post) take the brunt of the impact. sheesh. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kenny
a Cross Country Rider
from Coronado, CA
Date Reviewed: November 30, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Light, simple | | Weaknesses: | Except for the hole in the top, nothing | | Bike Setup: | Y2K Trek 8000 SLR, Klein Stratum 90 bars, TIME ATAC's, Conti Exp Pros | | Bottom Line: | It's too bad so many of you had problems, maybe it was a bad batch or something. I have adjusted it several times and switched seats 4 to 5 times with no problems at all. I guess it could be better, but it does the job it was made to do. If it slips it isn't tight enough, if it stips you over-tightened it. Simple to understand, of course if you can't operate a seatpost I may have to spell it out for you. As far as the hole in the top, I haven't taken my bike swimming in the deep section of the pool with me lately so no problems there either. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Paul Mills
a Cross Country Rider
from Houston, TX, USA
Date Reviewed: November 17, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Ho Chi Min, RHR, Emma Long | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | OEM on bike (Bike Barn) | | Strengths: | lightweight, color | | Weaknesses: | cradle slips, carbon shaft erodes and slips in frame, doesn't work as it should | | Similar Products Used: | other stock seatposts, just bought Thomson Elite replacement | | Bike Setup: | 2000 Klein Mantra | | Bottom Line: | I've had the same cradle slippage that others report below. I'm not a light-weight, but I'm a far cry from obese and a seatpost should be able to hold anyone my size.
My Klein came with a bunch of Icon stuff on it - handlebar, stem, seatpost, and crankset. I just hope that the rest of the gear doesn't crap out on me like this seatpost.
I just replaced it with a Thomson Elite because of the light weight and high review ranking - look for my review of it in a few months.
Don't be seduced by the light weight and cool carbon grey color. Avoid buying a new bike with one of these OEM seatposts - when buying a bike from a bikeshop you should be able to leverage them into swapping this out or at least give you a good deal on a replacement. AND BY ALL MEANS - DO NOT BUY ONE OF THESE AFTERMARKET!!!
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Submitted by
Mike
a Weekend Warrior
from Comox, B.C., CANADA
Date Reviewed: November 9, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Bucket of Blood, Knuckers | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | NONE | | Weaknesses: | Single bolt design absolutely sucks!! | | Bike Setup: | Trek 8000 | | Bottom Line: | GARBAGE, GARBAGE, GARBAGE
This is the absolute worst seatpost I have ever used! Within three months of hard riding the threads were completely stripped and the seat would NOT stay locked in place. DO NOT buy a bike with this seatpost. Upgrade immediately. I went with the Thomson Elite and it rocks! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
zach
a Cross Country Rider
from dallas, tx
Date Reviewed: September 13, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | the old dirt road | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | came stock on bike | | Strengths: | this is a review for the Icon Onyx Series seatpost. This product SUCKS!!!! After one ride the clamp had striped, letting the seat move into enema position. Get rid of this seatpost as soon as possible. | | Weaknesses: | everything! If it can't even last one ride it is a piece of junk. I didn't even ride it hard. | | Similar Products Used: | nothing yet...but I'm review product for suggestions..perhaps RaceFaceXY | | Bike Setup: | Klein Attitude Race - sweet bike!!!! | | Bottom Line: | If this seatpost comes stock on your bike, use it till it breaks (and it will) but DO NOT buy this P.O.S!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jochen
a Cross Country Rider
from vienna
Date Reviewed: September 7, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | nice quality, long, lightweight, great price, adjustment ok | | Weaknesses: | design | | Similar Products Used: | puuh, a lot, hope i dont forget any: roox(nice), syncros (noisy), ritchey (bent 2 of em), tioga (hevy steel), wheeler lite (bent), bontrager (nice) | | Bike Setup: | bianchi boron steel, XT, SID XC.... | | Bottom Line: | nice product, althought i disliked the design
works very well for me
no problems yet | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dan
a Racer
from Waterford, WI, USA
Date Reviewed: September 5, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | SOuthern Kettles | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | umm...... it's kinda light | | Weaknesses: | Clamp strips out way too easily.
Clamp not very strong | | Similar Products Used: | now have a Race Face XY and love it | | Bike Setup: | Trek 7000 with NO ICON STUFF!!!! (upgraded to RF because of NECESITY), dialed in for XC racing | | Bottom Line: | Well, if you get this piece of trash for free, use it I guess. THe clamp stripped out on me during a race, costing me a top 10 finish. So I'm not a big fan at all. I'll give a 2 for value because it came on the bike but only one chili because this seatpost sucks. Go out and get yourself a Race Face XY. You're worth it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jon Paly
a Cross Country Rider
from Marblehead, MA
Date Reviewed: August 17, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | beverly woods | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | 7/30/00 | | Strengths: | the post is sort of light i guess | | Weaknesses: | after about 2 weeks the teeth on the clamp had worn down and now this dam seatpost slips everytime i do a drop or hard landing. the post is also NOT GRAPHITE which it's name might suggest | | Bike Setup: | trek 8500, some upgrades | | Bottom Line: | I do not reccomend this seatpost to anyone!! it is not built well, not graphite, and not worth your time spent fixing it when it breaks
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Submitted by
Jeff
a Cross Country Rider
from T.O,, Canada
Date Reviewed: July 2, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Seaton / Whitevale | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | -Colour (I like the frosted light gray)
-light weight
-Cost | | Weaknesses: | Haven't found any yet! | | Similar Products Used: | -Thompson -Easton
-Acor -LP | | Bike Setup: | Trek 8000, tricked-up | | Bottom Line: | I like this post. I ride pretty hard sometimes, and have fallen on it quite a bit, but nothing has gone wrong. I've actually lubed the bolts on it because they were too tight! I might not be having problems with it right now, cuz I don't weigh all that much, but maybe things will change over time by the look of thses reviews........ | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
KrollMonster
a Cross Country Rider
from NY
Date Reviewed: July 1, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | I am sorry to say none. | | Weaknesses: | This came with my Trek 8000. The grey color is boring, and The clamp refused to stay put after it slipped once. If you land on the back of the seat hard, it tries to castrate you. | | Similar Products Used: | Kalloy seatpost that I bought for $2 | | Bike Setup: | Trek 8000, Avid AR50, Mostly XT drivetrain, Sun Ryno Lite | | Bottom Line: | Do not purchase this post if you ride rough or are heavy (I am a compact 185). If it comes with your bike, try to switch it before you ride. Otherwise it may lose its value.
If you are the light trail riding biker and are lightweight, you may not have a problem.
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Submitted by
mike
a Cross Country Rider
from El Paso
Date Reviewed: June 27, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | -Very light
-Cost
-looks | | Weaknesses: | Trying to readjust seat angle can be a little tricky. | | Similar Products Used: | syncross and kore | | Bottom Line: | The icon graphite series seatpost is a good post. I ride in the El Paso deserts where you encounter everything from rocky trails to super hardpack that is very unforgiving on your ass if you happen to be sitting on your seat. My icon has not moved at all even after crashing in a couple of wash outs. The color (greyish-bronze) is probably not for everyone, but I like it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Matt
a Cross Country Rider
from Berkeley, CA
Date Reviewed: June 8, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | light, cheap | | Weaknesses: | seat clamp, color | | Similar Products Used: | Zoom microset, Kalloy Uno, Syncros ti | | Bike Setup: | Airborne Lucky Strike, Bontrager FS saddle | | Bottom Line: | The post is surprisingly light, for being 400mm. Since I weigh almost 200 lbs, I just left the extra post in the frame instead of trimming a little weight and cutting it short.
The single-bolt seat clamp uses an incremental adjust, that would be fine, except that the correct position for me was in between two of the detents. I'm also a little worried because there is severe discoloration where the seat post clamp comes against the post. Is it a sign of the aluminum fatiguing? Dunno. I got a sweet deal on a Syncros ti post and don't have to think about it anymore. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mister T
a Downhiller
from laval,québec,Canada
Date Reviewed: April 28, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Bromont | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | Big...Stif...light | | Weaknesses: | no | | Bike Setup: | trek vrx-400(1999), RS judy XC 100mm,race face turbine lp dh,race face chainrings 52 tooth, | | Bottom Line: | Some people find it ugly but not me.....its drack gray color is great....and even if it's ugly it does well is works and for me thats whats important... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dougal
a
from staffordshire - england
Date Reviewed: March 28, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | light | | Weaknesses: | useless clamp, ugly | | Similar Products Used: | acor, cannondale standard jobbie | | Bottom Line: | only use for cross country - i'm not heavy at all and the clamp on mine snapped in half and cracked in a few places too - taking my flite with it | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
JASON HAMILTON
a Cross Country Rider
from JOPLIN,MO.
Date Reviewed: February 14, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | devils den Arkansas | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | SEAT CLAMP WORKED WELL LIGHT. | | Weaknesses: | UGLY FINISH & BROKE | | Similar Products Used: | KALLOY UNO | | Bike Setup: | TREK 8300 | | Bottom Line: | THIS POST WORKED FINE FOR TWO YEARS AND THEN BROKE I'M 6'3" 195LBS RIDE 3 DAYS A WEEK AND SOME RACEING.IT WAS OEM POST ON THE BIKE I WOULD REPLACE IT AFTER A YEAR IF I HAD ANOTHER ONE AND WITH ANOTHER BRAND. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
TREE
a Weekend Warrior
from Seattle WA
Date Reviewed: November 24, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
downtown Seattle | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
never sliped
light
tough finish | | Weaknesses: |
looks very ugly
the cap thing | | Similar Products Used: |
not alot | | Bike Setup: |
trek7000 | | Bottom Line: | this post has very tough finish.When ever I just cut my nail and want to round my nail up ,I would go to my seatpost and scrach on it!!!!!! NO prolem.5 star for quality - one star for its ugly looking = 4 star. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bob
a Weekend Warrior
from Birmingham,AL
Date Reviewed: October 23, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Oak Mtn | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
light,adjusability | | Weaknesses: |
The stupid thing keeps ratcheting up on me anytime I sit back hard on the back of the seat | | Similar Products Used: |
none | | Bike Setup: |
Trek,manitou | | Bottom Line: | Worked OK for a while until I started doing harder stuff, then once the thing slips there no turning back, no matter how hard I tighten the allen screw, if I sit back hard up coes the nose of my saddle | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Spenc
a Racer
from Virginia
Date Reviewed: August 19, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
Very light
Easy to adjust angles | | Weaknesses: |
Once adjuster is stripped its FUBAR | | Similar Products Used: |
Thomson | | Bike Setup: |
99 Trek 8900SL w/Manitou SX-R | | Bottom Line: | I have the '98 Oz 2014 model. This thing is light, and probably in top 5 of the lighttest.
The only problem I had was the aluminum adjuster/tilt piece stripping and getting mashed. Either tightening it to hard, or it slipping caused the teeth to mash down, maybe affecting its holding power. Since then, I've just tightened the hell out of it and it still holding up. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rick Vera
a Cross-Country Rider
from Galloway, NJ
Date Reviewed: August 6, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Smithville & Parven | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
Cool looks
Seems strong for me (185lbs) and sometimes I use to not get up going off of stuff (depending on size)
Brings your body weight more towards the back for better climbing and descending
Owned by Trek, Trek quality | | Weaknesses: |
Bad repuatation of breaking and bad looks | | Similar Products Used: |
Post Moderne Suspension Seatpost
I tried a no-namer from a friend and a Thomson from my father's Klein | | Bike Setup: |
The Icon Moses seatpost | | Bottom Line: | If your under 200lbs looking for a well-built 6061 COLD-FORGED aluminum seat post with a smart design for a good price, this is the one to buy. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
rick
a Cross-Country Rider
from Arlington, VA
Date Reviewed: July 31, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
it came on my Trek 8000 | | Weaknesses: |
it bent in two months | | Bike Setup: |
Trek 8000, mostly stock | | Bottom Line: | I stripped my bike for midsummer cleaning after two months of mild abuse, and the post was bent. I'm 6'5, 205, but I generally try not to put lots of strain on the post, well, because it hurts. Will never use an Icon seatpost again. I'm going with a Thompson. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Steve
a Cross-Country Rider
from Goodview,Va
Date Reviewed: July 31, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
Better than most of the high dollar stuff by other over priced big name companies. I am speaking of the OZ seatpost by Icon. | | Weaknesses: |
None other than you have to tighten a seatpost correctly or expect problems like the rider below | | Similar Products Used: |
None and I could have put anything made on my bike but why pay for a name, especially Thompson Thomas or what ever the heck that companies name is that makes overpriced seatpost that break instead of just bending. | | Bike Setup: |
8000 Trek with all hiher end Icon parts as in the OZ seatpost, Durante stem, Diesel handlebars, King headset, Magura Tomac brakes.... | | Bottom Line: | I can't help but defend a great product when I see a review posted by the guy below. I know everyone has a different opinion and like and dislikes. But a lot of bikers get caught up in reading all these MTB magazines and are brain washed into believing that if their bike doesn't have everything the pro's put on their bikes, it ain't trick or won't work as well. What a crock. I looked at all the after market bike parts out there and could have put anything I wanted on my bike but instead of letting magazine articles make my decision, I did the research and made my own. I am 6' 2 1/2 and weigh in at a stout 240lbs and I ride the OZ seatpost which is made as well as any I have seen and I have been riding 3 months now on my 8000 and the post is as true as the day it was purchased. If the guy below had a problem he should have went back to the dealer, have you ever heard of warranty??? I have seen as many or actually more bad reports on Thompson seat post than any other. If you are a big rider, you should always go heavier duty and he should have done this with his LBS as well. You can't blame poor decision making on a bike or part's quality. Icon is way underated and should be considered by anyone looking for high quality lower price components. Time to go Treking!!! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
squish
a Weekend Warrior
from redfield, sd
Date Reviewed: March 27, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
i just got my hands on the grey one...i love it...it's stiff...light...easy to adjust...and not to expensive... | | Weaknesses: |
it's ugly | | Similar Products Used: |
oem on fisher big sur...and a couple other different ones that i don't remember...none were as nice as this however | | Bike Setup: |
gary fisher big sur | | Bottom Line: | great post for the money...ignore all those goof balls compaining about the thing busting... | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
EINAR LO
a cross-country rider
from DENMARK
Date Reviewed: December 16, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
IT`S LIGHT for the price! It`s nice to look at! It`s all right to sit on when there is a sadle on top.BUT MINE BENTED, after a about year of riding. Not much, you don`t see it in the first time. And if I force it down into the seat tube, I can`t get it out again. I`m a 70KG rider ( Ibs is nearly the double, I think ).DON`T BUY IT IF: you don`t want to buy a new one, ones a year, or you ain`t one of those smooth riders that weighs less than 70KG.I`LL GIVE IT three because it didn`t last longer. But it`s stil light. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Richie -Rich
a cross-country rider
from Laurel, Maryland
Date Reviewed: September 2, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I have the Icon Seatpost, Handlebar, and Stem. I have nothing but good things to say about all three. No flex that I can tell, just light parts. Probably not a good as Syncros or Raceface but not as expensive either. Much better than the OEM parts my '96 paragon came with. | | Overall Rating: |
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Greg
a racer
from N.J
Date Reviewed: September 1, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I weigh 130 pounds and I snapped my icon after two seasons. I wasn't racing or riding when it snapped, I was riding on my driveway. It snapped at the worst possible place, the top. You see, the mount that they put on the Icon requres a hole drilled through the top of the post. This creates a stress point. The post is responsible for ripping a brand new pair of shorts. | | Overall Rating: |
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Eric B.
a cross-country rider
from Ft. Atkinson, WI
Date Reviewed: July 5, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I bought the ICON Moses seatpost, the cheaper of the two models, to race in this year. So far, I have nothing but excellent words for the post! It is extremely lightweight (290 grams) and EASY to adjust (single bolt, with the funky ridges to adjust for angle). This post rocks! The angles that it provides are perfect for cross country racing. I have had none of the breaking problems mentioned in the other reviews. And, to me anyway, it looks kind of snazzy. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John
a cross-country rider
from Parsippany,NJ
Date Reviewed: March 15, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
At best a very average seatpost. This is seatpost looks better then it actually is. I'm at 190 pound rider and it broke after only 2 seasons of riding. Being available in 30.8mm was only thing to fit my Giant that I could find at the time. Never thought a seatpost would break but you get what you pay for!!! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Larry
a cross-country rider
from Columbia, MD
Date Reviewed: January 17, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
There are 2 models. I bought the cheaper one for $50. It broke after less than 6 months. Construction is simply an aluminum tube with a hole drilled through it where the hardware is attached. This hole is where the post broke. Seat angle is adjusted by the two bolts which hold the unit together. I'd rather have some notches, but once I set it right I never had to adjust it again. I weigh 200 lbs. so many riders might not have to worry about the post breaking. All in all, it's just a very average seatpost, the only thing special about it being that it's available in 30.8 size to fit Giant brand frames. | | Overall Rating: |
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