With the exclusive mechanical 3-position locking height adjustment and on-the-fly adjustment via a handlebar mounted lever, your always in command with ever-changing terrain conditions.
Once they get this post working without any failures it will be AWESOME. I loved it and was bragging about how well it worked.....until it didnt!
I was told to make sure I got one that was manufactured after 01/09 since they had fixed the issues with it. I made sure that it was a newer post but it failed and would not raise all the way up. Took it to the shop where I bought to get it repaired and they were awesome! Got the unit in there right away and started working on it, replaced the seal kit with the new one and said I was good to go. Got on the trail about 2 hours later and it failed again, this time the seat was lifting and dropping perfectly but the seat swiveled from side to side by almost 90 degrees! So a different kind of failure.
Called the shop back and they said they will get it sent out to Spesh right away and sort me out. The service from the store and from Specialized is the best I have ever received, the problem is that I cant deal with a product that takes time away from my riding! I am probably going to get the RASE Black Mamba instead.
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Submitted by
crispycritter
a Cross Country Rider
from somerset, uk Date Reviewed: February 7, 2009
Favorite Trail:
Nutcrackers, Dartmoor
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$317.00
Purchased At:
San Francisco Cycler
Strengths:
Strong,looks good,3 height settings.
Weaknesses:
Bar mounted lever is delicate, complete inability to hold air.
Can it really be that hard for a massive international company to get this right? I've just sent back the second post. The first one couldn't hold a 25 psi charge for more than a day and who knows what happened to the second one other than it's safe to say it seized and managed to put a nice deep score into the stanchion after 2 days. Surely this is just a basic telescoping leg with a lock out? Fork manufacturers have been doing that for years. Thats it, rant over. This is a good idea and when you've used one your going to hate returning to a normal post. But you will when you have to send the sucker back.
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Barry77
a Cross Country Rider
from Date Reviewed: January 25, 2009
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$170.00
Purchased At:
Burkes online
Strengths:
Solid looking, solid feel (no slop or movement)
Weaknesses:
Dicky remote, five inches would be good
Similar Products Used:
none
Bike Setup:
Giant Reign1
Bottom Line:
Having been waiting ages before taking the plunge thinking this would be the one. Initially had the same problem as others with not enough pressure to get the seat to fully extend. I topped it up and it has been working fine to date. Disappointed I had no choice but the left hand remote, which after a few rides started to stay stuck in the down position. Tried using some dry lube on the cable housing which made no difference. Looks like the tiny spring under the lever is way too small, so I have had to provide assistance with a rubber band. Not a good look for a big name brand. Hopefully will try to get it sorted by the vendor.
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Submitted by
ocguy2004
a Weekend Warrior
from irvine, ca Date Reviewed: January 20, 2009
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$250.00
Strengths:
easy to change seat height without dismounting, 3 height settings
Weaknesses:
weight? really haven't noticed / wish the height settings could be set by the user
Bottom Line:
so far so good. i had my 1st ride with the seatpost last weekend...a 3 hr downhill run down mt wilson in LA. it did what it was supposed to do. the seat did tilt after a 3ft drop but maybe i just need to tighten the bolt more. only wish the height setting could be customized..that would make it an awesome seat. from other posts it seem like the 3rd ride is where trouble begins with this seatpost. i'll re-post after most use. lose 1 chili because you can't customized the 3 height settings.
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Submitted by
nowshon
a Weekend Warrior
from orange county, ca Date Reviewed: January 16, 2009
Favorite Trail:
santiago oaks
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$300.00
Purchased At:
Surf City Cycles
Strengths:
Beefy design, especially seatpost head and clamping area. Well-designed remote lever. Two locking positions (1" & 4")
Weaknesses:
Failed after two rides. Very sensitive to tension adjustment of actuating cable. Heavier than claimed.
Similar Products Used:
Gravity Dropper, Crank Bros Joplin
Bike Setup:
SC Heckler
Bottom Line:
I really wanted this post to work. The Joplin I was using stopped working after six months of moderate use. I sent the Joplin in for repair and bought the Specialized in hopes of finding something as reliable as the Gravity Dropper, but in a 30.9 diameter. First thing I noticed was the heft of the post, and my scale revealed a weight of 560 grams (post only, not remote). Clearly all the added weight versus the Joplin is in the seatpost clamping area, which is beefed out on the Spec. I gladly accepted the weight increase thinking a stronger seat/post junction a good thing. And for the first two rides, I was happy. I needed to tweak the cable tension a few times as the housing compressed and seated. Even that's expected from new cables. But on my third ride, things went South very quickly. In the middle of an uphill ride, the post suddenly refused to return to full extension. No amount of cable adjustment fixed it, and I had to tug very hard on the post to get it to return. Bummer! When I got home I checked the air pressure setting in the post and it was zero. All the air had leaked out from somewhere. I recharged the air to 25 PSI and tried the post again and it still didn't work. I returned it to Surf City who graciously accepted it back. Back to the drawing board for Specialized, and back to the Joplin for me.
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Submitted by
pakdoc
a Weekend Warrior
from Birmingham, AL USA Date Reviewed: January 13, 2009
Favorite Trail:
Bump
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$250.00
Purchased At:
Bobs Bikes
Strengths:
Adjustable 3 position post and lightweight activation handlebar mounted lever. No "slop" or movement detected, clean design with post activation facing forward to keep dirt/mud out and upper seal seems to work well.
Once set up and "modified" works well and feels very SOLID.
Weaknesses:
Elbow (90 degree) connection to lever does not integrate (at least on mine) and you need to make a 2mm slit so you can shove it into the lever cable barrel. Second, the pinch bolt on the seatpost where the cable connects and activates the release slips and causes malfunction. Seems the cable retaining groove and pinch bolt washer is too small, probably for shifter cable but not for the included cantilever brake cable. Simple fix is to switch to a star lock washer of a greater diameter. Also used a double barrel fishing leader crimp cut down to 2mm to act as a hangmans noose to loop the cable around the pinch bolt to prevent slippage.
This post weight is similar to other adjustables.
Similar Products Used:
My first adjustable post and really showed me why most trailriders like them. I would not go back on my current bike.
Bike Setup:
BLT2, RaceFace Dues cranks/stem/bar, CK hubs Mavic tubeless rims, SRAMXO and Juicy 7's.
Bottom Line:
I was hoping from the magazine reviews that Specialized had nearly perfected the adjustable seatpost. Well, they came close but missed slightly on the simple stuff,like the cable, 90 elbow and cinche bolt.
Good news, that's easy to fix at home before you hit the trails.
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