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Litespeed
Litespeed Mountain post
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Submitted by
Bernard Kazmierczak
a Cross Country Rider
from Raleigh, NC USA
Date Reviewed: April 6, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | Umstead Park NC | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Purchased At: | ebay | | Strengths: | Absolutely the best designed seatpost there ever was. It is a joy to behold! | | Weaknesses: | None whatsoever.
| | Similar Products Used: | Every other seatpost, including Campagnolo, Alien, Easton, Salsa, Ritchey, American Classic. | | Bike Setup: | 98 Litespeed Ocoee, full XT, Rock Shock SID Race, 22 pounds | | Bottom Line: | This seatpost is a legendary absolute work of art! It's a shame that Litespeed does not make it any longer. Snap up every one you can, mountain or road! | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bill Kershaw
a Weekend Warrior
from England
Date Reviewed: October 14, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Skiddaw Round, Lake District | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$150.00 | | Purchased At: | John Atkins Cycles | | Strengths: | Light, flexy, finish. Very comfortable, had for over 2 years with no problems. | | Weaknesses: | Poor design. I laughed reading the other reviews, 'cos I had exactly the same problems. I think it was going dark when I finally managed to get flite saddle in situ. That was after BFI treatment and much angry wrestling with it. A bit pricey. Needs to be tightened up really tight otherwise saddle slips. | | Similar Products Used: | Thomson, Syncros | | Bike Setup: | Lookout Mountain | | Bottom Line: | Nice and comfy, but pants design. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mark
a Cross Country Rider
from Sheffield, VT
Date Reviewed: April 20, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$150.00 | | Purchased At: | local shop | | Strengths: | light. very flexable. | | Weaknesses: | the clamp | | Similar Products Used: | sevarl other posts (ritchy, easton, etc.) | | Bike Setup: | Litespeed Ocoee | | Bottom Line: | The clamp on this post is horrid! If the bolts weren't made of titanium they'd never handle the torque you have to put on them just to hold the seat in place. I had to sleeve something over the allen wrench just to get the clamp tight enough to keep the seat from not popping up vertical when riding off road. Getting the seat rails into the clamp to begin with is unnecessarily difficult, requiring serious force just to open the clamp up enough to get the rails in on both sides. I've never had any other seatpost require so much effort and hassle to keep the seat in place. I rode the leather off the sides of my last seat just to avoid the headache that installation and adjustment requires. I've never given a thought to any of the other seat posts I've owned. For the expensive price of this post Litespeed should be able to provide a truely functional clamp. At least their frames are great. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Phil Orosco
a Racer
from CA
Date Reviewed: October 29, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | Obed | | Strengths: | Look Cool | | Weaknesses: | Impossible to mount seats, which is very ironic. | | Similar Products Used: | Thomson | | Bike Setup: | 98 Obed with all the fixings | | Bottom Line: | WHoever designed this post should be shot. What were you thinking? It ended up in my closet for 3 months because I COUNLDNT FIGURE OUT HOW TO TAKE THE SEAT OFF!!! I thought it was me, but luckily after reading these reviews I realized its the stupid post. When I finally used a screwdriver to pry the clamp open with brute strength I was rewarded with a squeaky post. Thanks Litespeed! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dave Harvey
a Cross Country Rider
from San Marcos,Ca
Date Reviewed: December 25, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Lots of em | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$80.00 | | Purchased At: | Supergo | | Strengths: | Nothing special so far, except it matches the bike. It is light, but not that light | | Weaknesses: | I could not mount the seat without going back to the bike shop. With 3 of us prying with screwdrives and pushing it finally snapped on. Seat was a common Sella Flite, the bike mechanic stated he was going to call Lightspeed and tell the m the design is the worst he has ever seen. | | Similar Products Used: | Synchros Ti, Thompson Alum, Kore. | | Bike Setup: | Bike weighs 21.3 lbs- with all light stuff | | Bottom Line: | Don't buy it! I should have sent it back, I actually scratched it trying to get the seat mounted. My feeling is if Lightspeed wants to be known as the 'premier' offroad Ti company they should pull this product immediately and give purchasers some kind of credit! It's crap!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
JOE
a
from SPOKANE WA
Date Reviewed: November 6, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Strengths: | PRETTY, LIGHT, GREAT RIDE | | Weaknesses: | BENT THE FIRST ONE, BROKE THE NEXT | | Bike Setup: | LITESPEED OWL HOLLOW HT | | Bottom Line: | I loved the ride. After 3 years my first one bent. Litespeed gave me a new one 7 months later I broke it in two. ? I'm not even gonna bother going for a third - maybe a carbon Easton this time? | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brandon
a Cross Country Rider
from VA
Date Reviewed: November 8, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Wasatch Crest Utah | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$90.00 | | Purchased At: | Frankford | | Strengths: | Pretty, absorbs shock. | | Weaknesses: | Pain in the ass to set up. | | Similar Products Used: | XT | | Bike Setup: | Litespeed Pisgah, SRAM Shift Kit, Cooks Cranks & BB, King HS, Precision Billet Brakes, Altec Levers, etc. | | Bottom Line: | It is a major pain in the ass to install a seat on this post. It is the stupidest design I've ever seen. I don't know how I'll ever get the seat off. A woman will struggle with this post since it takes brute strength to install and I imagine even more strength to remove. It shouldn't be so difficult to work on what should be one of the simplest parts of a bike. Very disappointing from Litespeed. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nico Vonk
a Cross Country Rider
from Holland
Date Reviewed: January 15, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Houfalize | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | It's light , it's beautiful , it does its work. | | Weaknesses: | Price. | | Similar Products Used: | Syncros. | | Bike Setup: | Litespeed Ocoee FS , litespeed stem , RS Sid xc , Titec Ti
Hellbent bar , Boone Ti chainrings , Actiontec Ti cassette ,
Syncros Revolution cranks , Phil Wood Ti bottombracket ,
Hayes disc-brakes , Mavic Crossmax . | | Bottom Line: | In the three years that i've been riding with this seatpost
it never let me down, it stays in place , it didn't bulge or crack or anything else.
It's just a very good seatpost. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jerry
a Cross-Country Rider
from corvallis, or
Date Reviewed: July 21, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
easy to set-up, comfortable | | Weaknesses: |
cost | | Similar Products Used: |
Race Face XY, others | | Bike Setup: |
Litespeed Ocoee | | Bottom Line: | I have ridden my post fairly hard and have had no problems, I like the flexy nature of the post, it has added great comfort to my hardtail... | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
sinbad
a Cross-Country Rider
from san deiego
Date Reviewed: May 2, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Weaknesses: |
pricey - flexy | | Similar Products Used: |
uno, kooka | | Bike Setup: |
cannondale | | Bottom Line: | buy a ti post everyone told me.....but no one actually had one. So i bought it. biggest mistake I made. I hear ya Jason...that reaks what they did to you bro...I was gonna check out the Litespeed range for my next rig...but after getting this flexy post and reading your review people...think i might check out the Merlin range...peace out | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Litespeed
a Racer
from Jenkile
Date Reviewed: April 30, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Weaknesses: |
too short..... | | Similar Products Used: |
kalloy, titec | | Bike Setup: |
dbr wcf | | Bottom Line: | well i got this sucker thinking it was a prime way to lighten up my rig, 3 rides and the top snapped off.. i ended up in hospital as a result with a concusion and 14 stitches up my leg where it gouged me. Not impressed at all. You think your buying gold, but what you really get is nothing more than tin. Steer clear | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Poiter
a Weekend Warrior
from washington
Date Reviewed: April 30, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
nice finish | | Weaknesses: |
expensive - not worth the cash | | Similar Products Used: |
syncros. american classic . | | Bike Setup: |
unicoi | | Bottom Line: | so much money - so much squeaking - mine buldge too | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jason
a Cross-Country Rider
from Australia
Date Reviewed: April 28, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Parklands QLD Australia | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
lightweight, nice finish | | Weaknesses: |
length...they just dont make it long enough | | Similar Products Used: |
tioga, uno, shitter, and anything else while i sent the litespeed seatpost back for warranty | | Bike Setup: |
litespeed hiwasse hardtail
xt,xtr combo, judy xc 96
raceface bb - cranks | | Bottom Line: | We pay a shitload of money for this stuff in australia. I put a buldge in this post right where the slit in the frame is...it was on the max line and litespeed didn't want to deal with it..after spending over $2000 for frame - post jersey etc - they told me that I had it incorrectly inserted...sorry guys..the max line was just inside the frame. not outside....might get me a syncros or something else next time...you pay the big dollars and get little results.....let them know how much it stinks at tirules@litespeed.com .... support a fellow MTBer....all the experts say it SHOULD have been a warranty...but litespeed in their infinite wisdom slagged me out...NO SOUP FOR YOU !! | | Overall Rating: |
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