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Sam Zaydel
a Cross Country Rider
from Highlands Ranch, CODate Reviewed: May 18, 2008
Strengths: None at all.Weaknesses: Worst post that I ever had the displeasure to ride on.Bottom Line: This is the worst post that ever had. In fact posts with no name at all performed better than this post. It will not keep its adjustment. Even riding on a straight road, the clamp gives way, and the nose of the seat pops up. I tightened it with a ratchet to the point where the post was creaking, and after one ride the clamp gave up again. This is a true piece of crap if I ever saw one. I have to say that based on experience with this product, I will not buy any Ritchey ever! Yeah, it was that bad. I am just sorry that I could not give this thing an overall rating of 0. I would if I could.
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Purchased At: Came equipped with Bike
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Bart
a Cross Country Rider
from Zonhoven, BelgiumDate Reviewed: October 17, 2004
Strengths: Nice lookingWeaknesses: Slips from the first ride. Always changes angle backwords.Bottom Line: My CUBE is a brandnew bike after they stealed my TREK 7000 in France. It's complete SHIMANO XT, Ritchey Comp. Only the seatpost is very bad.
Favorite Trail: terrils winterslag
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Purchased At: janssen genk
Bike Setup: Cube Ltd 5, XT, Rithcey
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Charles Cherry
a Cross Country Rider
from Southern OregonDate Reviewed: September 14, 2004
Strengths: Very pretty.Weaknesses: Lousy engineering, does not hold seat at the set angle, and it cannot be made to do so.Bottom Line: This post could be used as an object lesson for a first year design engineering course: Question, what's wrong with this design?
The angle adjustment relies on a steel serated piece to cut grooves into the aluminum seatpost. Even if the steel piece were well made, which it isn't, once it has cut the grooves, you won't be able to change it to a new position if you get it wrong the first time or change to a different seat.
But the steel piece is so poorly made that it doesn't cut clean, strong grooves in the aluminum, no matter how hard you clamp it. So, the pitiful, uneven, little groovelets it does make are easily torn off and the seat angle slips.
This is exacerbated but the fact that the steel piece is at the very bottom of the bracket, offering the greatest possible leverage by the seat to break the the hold.
The only good thing about this seatpost is its looks. It is really pretty. It would be great for a show bike that is never ridden.
Favorite Trail: Wagner Gap
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$15.00
Purchased At: Moore's
Similar Products Used: Kalloy
Bike Setup: Full suspension.
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Jonathan Seely
a Cross Country Rider
from Grand Rapids, MIDate Reviewed: September 18, 2003
Strengths: Mmmm... none...Weaknesses: Seat always slips back, won't clamp right, bends easily, creaks constantlyBottom Line: This seatpost absolutely sucks. It has to be one of the worst feats of mechanical engineering, ever. No matter how tight you tighten the seat clamp, within a week the seat will have cocked back so the nose is pointing to the sky. I can't believe what a piece of crap this post is.
Favorite Trail: Yankee Springs
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$33.00
Purchased At: Village Bike Shop
Similar Products Used: Kalloy stock seatpost
Bike Setup: 2001 Kona Cindercone w/ stuff
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Tommi Bass
a Cross Country Rider
from U.KDate Reviewed: September 17, 2003
Strengths: It looks cool, black with silver text.Weaknesses: none...Bottom Line: I wanted to get another rig built so i could just ride mellow stuff....the canals in the U.K. Cash was a bit low so i took a risk with this one guys. I only weigh 9 and a half stone..so i've had NO problems with this one at all. This products works very,very,very well for me cus i'm an ex fly weight boxer ie- mega light and fackin rock hard!
This is not burly post, it should not be used by burly chaps, they should get a Thompson etc.
The bottom line is it works!I have rode for about 1000 miles on this post, i jump the odd set of small stairs etc not one problem...Why? Because i used P.T.F.E tape on the bolt thread before i installed it on my bike!
If you like the pies, DON'T GET THIS POST, THE SADDLE MAY END UP IN YA ASS! ooohhh painfull ;-)
Favorite Trail: ya sisters house!
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Purchased At: Merlincycles.co.uk
Similar Products Used: sick amount of cheap to mid priced stuff.
Bike Setup: two wheels and stuff!
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EB
a Weekend Warrior
from Denver, CODate Reviewed: July 25, 2003
Strengths: Looks....Weaknesses: A post shouldn't be a seesaw... in other words, it doesn't hold its angle.Bottom Line: I haven't had this component very long, so take this for what it is worth. You expect any company that puts its name right there in big bright white letters on a black background would have a decent product. Plus, all I want to think about is how badly my legs burn or where my resp. rate is lying. Anyway, the post doesn't hold the angle no matter how much your strain to get that bolt tight. You bump your tail on a small crack in the road and the post is going to give the angle up. I guess there is one positive... I never knew I liked a little angle with my saddle. All in all, I suggest you find something else. Research says the Thomson has promise.
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Purchased At: Came with bike
Similar Products Used: Trek product
Bike Setup: Jamis steel hardtail, LX, SRAM 7.0, Marc. Z.1
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Bert
a Weekend Warrior
from Houston, TXDate Reviewed: July 9, 2003
Strengths: LightweightWeaknesses: Does not hold its positionBottom Line: Drop this seatpost before you walk out the bike shop. Creeks, squeaks and no matter how tight you think it is, it always shifts.
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Purchased At: came with bike
Similar Products Used: Bontrager, other stock posts
Bike Setup: Jekyll 600
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Otto Hammad
a Cross Country Rider
from North Brunswick, NJDate Reviewed: April 24, 2003
Strengths: NoneWeaknesses: WEAK!Bottom Line: I agree with everyone else out their - It comes lose easily. The other problem I had is I bent it. Mind you, I have been riding a long time and do ride almost every day and have never before bent a seat post. It's chep junk.
Favorite Trail: Anything!
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Purchased At: Came with Bike
Similar Products Used: On sale $15 seatposts
Bike Setup: Cannondale Gemini 900
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spinjunkie
a Racer
from your mom's houseDate Reviewed: May 18, 2002
Strengths: noneWeaknesses: had a ritchey logo on itBottom Line: Another Ritchey piece of crap. This is a review for the WCS post. Never held the saddle tight from day one. Ritchey's answer was than I had an early production model and I needed the updated bolt kit. Put the updated bolt kit on and it still came loose. Ritchey then said to pull everything apart and grease everything. Questioned that logic but did it anyway. The reward? A seat that pointed up in the air and wanted to give me an anal probe for the duration of the Sea Otter XC race. I can think of other things I'd rather do than ride an entire XC course while standing.
I have since removed all the Ritchey parts from my bike and switched to more reliable stuff.
Sorry Tom but your company has digressed into a seller of department-store level parts.
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Similar Products Used: thomson, use, control tech
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shadow
a Cross Country Rider
from Silver Spring, MDDate Reviewed: January 28, 2002
Strengths: noneWeaknesses: Saddle slips no matter how tight the clamp bolt is.Bottom Line: Originally bought because it was cheap. Waste of money. Switched to a Thomson.
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$20.00
Similar Products Used: Thomson
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JAMES STOCKSTILL
a Cross Country Rider
from HOHENFELS, GERMANYDate Reviewed: January 26, 2002
Strengths: None.Weaknesses: This has to be the single worst cycling product I haveever came into contact with, my seat slipped from the time I put it on, no matter how much I tightend the binder bolt. I can't remember exactly how much I paid for it, but it was to much. Save yourself alot of hassel and get a race face or tompson anything but A Ritchey...Bottom Line: Don't waste your money, this thing is junk. I have had better luck with generic post that came off department store bikes!!!
Favorite Trail: To gillmans drop
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Purchased At: Stadlers
Similar Products Used: XTR,RACE FACE,CODA,POST MODERN...
Bike Setup: Aluminum hardtail, LX hollowtec, XT/XTR derailers,Z3,mavic 517's with XT hubs,RACE FACE XY,XT vee brakes, race light saddle...
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John Less
a Weekend Warrior
from Dearborn, MI, USADate Reviewed: September 7, 2001
Strengths: NoneWeaknesses: Seat won't stay put!Bottom Line: In engineering design terms: This product is a piece of dog excrement. DO NOT WASTE YOUR $ ON THIS! In 16 years of mountain biking (and 20+ years of road riding, damn I'm getting old!) I have never had a seatpost fail to do its simple job properly. In this age of computer aided design, etc. it is beyond belief how Ritchey could design this piece of junk. If this is typical of their design process, its gotta make ya wonder about the rest of their product line.
Favorite Trail: Island Lake Rec Area
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$25.00
Purchased At: Pricepoint.com
Similar Products Used: Kalloy Uno; Control Tech; SR
Bike Setup: K2 Razorback HT
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Ken
a Cross Country Rider
from Omaha, NEDate Reviewed: August 24, 2001
Strengths: Didn't break.Weaknesses: Clamp won't hold seat in place.Bottom Line: This came stock on my FSR and I rode with it for a year until I got sick of adjusting the seat after every ride. I think I actually got more of a workout over the year adjusting this seat than riding. I'm 235 and ride aggressively and the post has never bent but I think that's because the movement of the seat absorbs all the good impacts. Finally tossed it and went to a Thomson (holds the seat like a rock).
2 chilis for not bending. Would probably work well for a light XC rider.
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Purchased At: OEM
Similar Products Used: Thomson Elite.
Bike Setup: 99 FSR Elite. Hayes/XT/XTR and one crappy seatpost.
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madEG
a Cross Country Rider
from GermantownDate Reviewed: August 16, 2001
Strengths: inexpensive kalloy make, resonably light. It didn't last long enough to find many good things though...Weaknesses: too light? It bent badly right in the middle after less that 200 miles - approx 15 degrees backward, right where the seatpost met the seattube.Bottom Line: I don't know what the deal is here... my friend has one of these on his santa clause wreckler hex, and it seems fine - but that IS a squishy bike, while I now ride a hardtail, so....
why did it fail so quickly? why would tom ritchey put his name on such a mediocre post? who knows...
at least it was cheap...
Favorite Trail: ssshhhh....
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$26.00
Purchased At: universalcycles.com
Similar Products Used: other kalloy, dean alu, avenir (which is really just another kalloy)
Bike Setup: '01 xero absolute, with swell stuff on it.
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Jim
a Weekend Warrior
from Huntington Beach CADate Reviewed: June 15, 2001
Strengths: Absolutely ZERO problemsWeaknesses: Weight a little highBottom Line: My bike started life a year ago as a 2000 Enduro Comp, at 900 miles the BB threads failed and Specialized gave me a new frame (yay). All of my original equipment was transferred. The seatpost seat clamp has NEVER loosened. The post has NEVER bent. The graphics are starting to rub off. Big deal. I have 1210 miles of trail riding logged and the Ritchey seatpost has NEVER been a problem. If there is a 30.9 post that is lighter and as strong please e-mail me.
Favorite Trail: San Juan,
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Price Paid:
$20.00
Purchased At: Supergo
Similar Products Used: can't remember
Bike Setup: 2001 Specialized Enduro frame, Fox Float RC, Shimano XT splined BB and cranks, Shimano 747 pedals, Hayes discs, Mavic 317 rims, original Manitou SX-LT 100 mm fork, XT cassette wi. 11-34,
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