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mark dunn
a Cross Country Rider
from portland ORDate Reviewed: April 2, 2009
Strengths: No issues - tighten (correctly) and forget it!Bike bling at its' best! Ti tubing is less suspect to scoring from a seat tube. If it does get scratched, it can be buffed out nicely.Weaknesses: NoneBottom Line: I have used this since 1995! - it has seen 3 different frames. I am 175 lbs and just do CC riding. It seems a bit more "supple" than Aluminmum for taking the edge off - especially on hard tails or soft-tails. I dont think Syncros has made these for years. This is vintage and legit - still cooler than a new Moots or Kent Erickson post. If you can find on ebay or used sites - get it!
Favorite Trail: Eastern Oregon
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Purchased At: N/A - came with bike
Similar Products Used: Thompson - which is super nice.
Bike Setup: I dont think you really care
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Anthony Paz
a
from EscondidoDate Reviewed: April 10, 2008
Strengths: Light, Strong, Looks killer, AdjustabilityWeaknesses: Bit heavy by todays standardsBottom Line: I've used this same seat post for over 14 years now. No complaints, never needed to readjust or anything. I would buy it again if I needed to, but I don't. No rust or anything, still perfect. Its been well used that the only thing is that the syncros letters going down the side are a little faded towards the collar...who cares really. Syncros kicks ass!
Favorite Trail: Noble Canyon
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$130.00
Purchased At: Colorado Cyclist
Similar Products Used: crappy aluminum
Bike Setup: Zaskar, XTR, Puls, Mavic, Syncros, SID
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Sean
a Cross Country Rider
from Evergreen, CO USADate Reviewed: January 29, 2003
Strengths: Twas nice while it lastedWeaknesses: Snapped at the clamp landing a pretty routine waterbarBottom Line: This post appeared to be very well constructed and looked beautiful too. I rode it pretty hard for several years and just this last weekend on a routine ride it failed at the clamp. Lucky for me the failure was not catastrophic so I did not go down - the tubing just crimped right about the clamp and held together long enough for me to come to a stop.
Come to think of it I seem to remember the instructions that came with it suggesting it was a racing part and was only expected to last for a season or two. That tubing was THIN.
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Purchased At: 130
Bike Setup: Kona ti Hei Hei with XTR and Zoke Atom Bomb
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mike b
a Cross Country Rider
from Sodom in the NorthDate Reviewed: December 17, 2001
Strengths: seemingly indestructable
you can feel the smoothness of ti at work, especially if you're on a hard tail
range of adjustabilityWeaknesses: difficult to reach front adjustment bolt
Bottom Line: i've owned two of these posts. i've been fortunate enough to recieve one free and the other practically free. otherwise, i'm just a poor warehouseman who works hard for his bike stuff.
these posts indeed do take some of the edge off of the bumps. i had one on my old steel karakoram after i took the control tech off. on fire roads with high frequency braking bumps, you really can feel the difference. i would'nt buy anything with a syncros label on it nowadays, but i am blessed to have been able to use these gorgeous ti posts on two of the bikes i've owned in the past four years.
the front bolt on the post can be hard to reach with a three way or a multi tool, but that's a minor complaint. otherwise, i've experienced no problems. five stars.
Favorite Trail: boggs
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Purchased At: gift from friend
Similar Products Used: thomson post, another syncros ti, control tech and contless old-school cheapos
Bike Setup: full suspension and lightweight
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Christopher Mallardi
a Weekend Warrior
from TampaDate Reviewed: December 17, 2001
Strengths: Light weight, adjustabilityWeaknesses: None so far and I have used the post for over three years.Bottom Line: An excellent post considering that I have it set up on my rigid Cannondale. I have a SDG Ti railed saddle mounted on top...I have to lube the contact areas between the saddle and the post every once in a while or else it begins to squeek very loudly.
Very easy to adjust the seat using the two allen bolts. Probably not the best post choice for a clydesdale like me (220#) but it has held up fine.
A bit expensive but a good way to drop weight from the top of your bike.
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$129.00
Similar Products Used: Thompson OEM post
Bike Setup: Cannondale M800 "Beast of the East" rigid bike
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BG
a Cross Country Rider
from Raleigh, NC, USADate Reviewed: October 5, 2001
Strengths: Light, strong, functional, good looksWeaknesses: $$$$Bottom Line: If you're willing to pony up the beans for this seatpost I don't think you'll be disappointed. I bought it primarily for weight and strength. I thought that the Ti would dampen vibrations somewhat, but honestly I didn't notice anything. Maybe I'm not that astute. Still, I've been riding it for ~5yrs and have never had a problem with it breaking or the seat slipping. It's still as light as ever, and I just cleaned it up to move it over to my new bike and it looks like new despite the years of use and my lackluster skills, plus plenty of wet, muddy riding (no corrosion). I imagine most of the highend Ti seatposts are very comparable...this happens to be the one I have.
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$140.00
Similar Products Used: No-names, Ritchey Expert
Bike Setup: Trek Al hardtail ('95 vintage), 2001 Specialized FSRxc Comp
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Kenny Adams
a Cross Country Rider
from Coronado, CADate Reviewed: February 10, 2001
Strengths: Super light, looks racey, clamping mech is easy to adjust and holds good, long enough for taller riders, comes in 31.6Weaknesses: Price, if you pay retail.Bottom Line: I have no had no problem so far with this post. As I said, it's light, strong, and the way the post clamps to the seat is simple and very efective. It looks great to boot. The Titanium doesn't flex more or less than my last post, if it does it's not noticeable. Seems like vibrations were cut down some though. If I have any problems in the future I will do another review. Good post!
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$70.00
Purchased At: LBS
Similar Products Used: ICON Series post
Bike Setup: Y2K Trek 8000 SLR, Klein Stratum flat bar, TIME Atac's, Conti Exp Pro's
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Vincent
a Weekend Warrior
from Sunnyvale, CADate Reviewed: January 5, 2001
Strengths: Light, flexible, just the right length for my bike, and good range on the clamp.Weaknesses: NoneBottom Line: Very nice post that has survived through numerous crashes. Light and durable. There are very few seatpost of this quality.
Favorite Trail: Bear Mountain
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$120.00
Purchased At: Supergo
Similar Products Used: Titec Carbon, Thomson Elite
Bike Setup: K2 5000 with Smart Shock, Shimano XT/XTR, Kore Elite, Mavic Crossmax, Hutchinson Python
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Tim Osterhaus
a Downhiller
from Aurora IlDate Reviewed: October 17, 2000
Strengths: This thing takes abuse. Very light weight and after alot of water rides there is still no corrosion. Great length for taller riders.Weaknesses: Save your allowance!!!!Bottom Line: If you put alot of abuse on your bike from jumps and such this will take all the punichment. You will not have to worry about this snapping on landing. Those who have sat on the rear tire while in motion know what I am talking about. Seat removal is easy to perform also. This is a must for hardcore riders that do alot of jumps
Favorite Trail: If it is downhill I like it
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$170.00
Similar Products Used: WTB
Bike Setup: Gary Fisher Joshua Z-0, XTR brakes, shifters, synchros seat post, siguni drivetrain
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Alex
a Cross Country Rider
from BarboursDate Reviewed: September 9, 2000
Strengths: Sweet- Light sucks up vibrationWeaknesses: noneBottom Line: I like sucking up the small stuff as my ti bike carbon wheels shows. The Syncros seatpost is well made, light and since putting it on my bike I have always smiled at it!
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Similar Products Used: Thomson, Dura-ace, campy, XTR
Bike Setup: Merlin extra light, CK headset, ibis ti stem, Dura-Ace, Spingeries
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Robert Clark
a Cross Country Rider
from Denver, Colorado, United StatesDate Reviewed: July 20, 2000
Strengths: Vibration limiting, Lite
Weaknesses: Mine broke on my Road bike under little to no stress on a mountain descent at 50mph. Syncros has made no effort to warrenty or even return emails.Bottom Line: This seatpost worked well for a while on both Mt and Road bikes. Recently the post on my road bike broke at the seat binder desending on a mountain road at 50mph and almost killed me. After contacting Syncros by email a couple of times over the past week or so still no reply. Makes me very nervous about the post on my Mt bike. Also if syncros doesn't do anything to help I wouldn't buy any of their products again.
Favorite Trail: Amasa Back Singletrack option
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Bike Setup: Obed with Marz. Z-2, Race Face, ESP, Avid Arch Suprime
Road Bike (pretty boring as all are)
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Chris
a Cross Country Rider
from Houston,TxDate Reviewed: June 16, 2000
Strengths: Durability, light weight, easy seat angle adjustmentWeaknesses: NoneBottom Line: This was the first modification I made on my first mountain bike, an early 90's Stumpjumper. It has been on three cracked S-works carbon frames, one litespeed Ocoee that was hit by a Nashville cop and now my Moots YBB. I do notice side to side flex but I am 6'0 175# on a 18.5 frame so the post is fully extended. This same flex helps to isolate vibration and shock and when I do 50+ miles on the road bike I switch it over. As far as value goes I paid $107 and if it failed today I would purchase another. Realistically I will never need to replace it.
Favorite Trail: Bull Creek, Austin
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Similar Products Used: None
Bike Setup: Moots YBB, XTR, flux capacitor
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T
a Cross Country Rider
from KøbenhavnDate Reviewed: June 1, 2000
Strengths: Great quality, great looks, hardwearing - still looks like new after four years of use.Weaknesses: Expensive. It has got a slight dent at the clamping, but that might be my fault. Be careful not to overtighten the clamp.Bottom Line: I must admit that I didn't notice any big change in the way my bike handled despite the large reduction in weight (of my wallet, mind you).
I never had any technical problems with this product, but the real reason for buying it is the aestetichs and gorgeous quality. It is highly recommended for all bike-snobs like me.
For some time I thought the post was creaking, but when I replaced my saddle, the creaking stopped. (Some other creaking sounds from the bike also originated from a different part than I thought in the first place. The annoying sound from the bottom bracket really came from an unsufficiently tight skewer on the rear wheel, and that nasty noise from the stem was made by an almost dry headset. Doing the bolts up really tight might not help if it's the wrong bolts, and it might make a tiny dent in your seatpost)
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Similar Products Used: Ritchey-branded Kalloy
Bike Setup: 95' Cannondale Killer V 900 with some upgrades. Rigid freeriding or whatever -
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alanl
a Weekend Warrior
from hkDate Reviewed: May 29, 2000
Bottom Line: this post is light and gives a smoother ride by absorbing more of the bumps than an aluminium post. quite an expensive post, got mine for just over $100USD in hong kong, but well worth it as it should last several years, judging by the sturdy looks.
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Bike Setup: cannondale f2000sl, magura gustuv-m front, cross max
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terry
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from canadaDate Reviewed: March 12, 2000
Strengths: same as any ti postWeaknesses: ugly attempt to copy U.S.E 's setup ,hope your next bike is the same diameterBottom Line: chek out U.S.E
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Similar Products Used: U.S.E 400 mm ti post
Bike Setup: change bike 1-2 times yearly
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