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AK
a Racer
from Chicago ILDate Reviewed: September 6, 2011
Strengths: The post itself is fine. Black anodized finish looks decent.
Very few people are buying it anymore so fewer will be impaled on the post and/or crashWeaknesses: The clamp is poorly designed from cheap materials, fits together awkwardly, comes loose, strips the metal, and breaksBottom Line: Do not buy this product. It should have been recalled, actually it should never have been made. Titec says in their promo material: "Everyone deserves our new X-Wing clamp technology". This is the biggest joke in the MTB industry.
What is the premise of the "X-wing Clamp Technology" supposed to be? That it is made of flimsy metal and the top is shaped like an "X" to cut away a few more grams of weight? The seatpost clamp is not a good place to do that. The top and bottom of the clamp fit together poorly, come loose, then it's either going to snap the bolt or snap the lower plate itself.
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$20.00
Purchased At: eBay
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awall
a Cross Country Rider
from Boise, ID, USDate Reviewed: July 16, 2010
Strengths: Looks cool, easily adjustable seat angle, doesn't flex muchWeaknesses: Single bolt clamp is weakBottom Line: This is the seatpost that came on my Giant NRS 2. There is a single bolt which clamps the seat into place. I have sheared this bolt off twice in the last two years, each time sending the seat flying. Luckily I've avoided any serious injuries, but I'm definitely switching to a different seatpost now. I weigh ~185 lbs and each time the bolt sheared I was riding a little harder than average, but nothing extreme. It's unacceptable that the bolt shears so easily.
Favorite Trail: Fisher Creek
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Similar Products Used: none
Bike Setup: Giant NRS2, mostly stock
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sc00ter16
a Cross Country Rider
from Mooresville, NCDate Reviewed: March 4, 2010
Strengths: holds post when out of saddleWeaknesses: Flexy, Very Flexy, Single fastener comes loose every now and then.Bottom Line: It was hard to tell rear suspension travel from seatpost flex with this thing. It finally bent and I think I'm happy it did so now it can go where it belongs.. Trash. I wouldn't by this if you going to have more than 3" of post exposed.
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Bike Setup: 02 Giant AC Lite, 04 Marz Z1 FR
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Dmitry
a Cross Country Rider
from The Foggy Town of Hills SFDate Reviewed: December 19, 2007
Strengths: It looks really sharp new, with great paing job.Weaknesses: Weak one bolt design.Bottom Line: Single bolt stripped on my after I tried to tighten it up once again for the hundredth time. I could never get the little wedgy washer straight and tight. The whole bike would make ticking noises because of the loose seat. What a waste of my money this thing was.
Favorite Trail: Laguna Seca, CA
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid:
$30.00
Purchased At: EBay
Similar Products Used: Kalloy Uno, Sycros
Bike Setup: Merlin TI frame, Sibex TI fork, Spinergy Spox/CrossRIDE wheels, Race Face cranks, XT/XTR drivetrain.
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johnnyb
a Cross Country Rider
from fairfax, CaliDate Reviewed: October 12, 2007
Strengths: well, I guess it lasted two years.Weaknesses: Weak and possibly dangerousBottom Line: I sprained my ankle having the seatpost bolt snap on a flat street commuting to work. I think the f-ing x-wing design of the clamp puts a severe load on the top of the bolt and it finally snapped. I never thought of a design flaw until after seeing all the destruction of the top post. I've had a bolt shear off another post but that was from hitting the seat hard on a drop. All of my mountain bikes have a two or four bolt designs. And I look at all the other posts and I see a problem. Buy something else.
Favorite Trail: Uh,
Duration Product Used: 2 Years
Purchased At: OEM
Similar Products Used: all sorts of seatposts.
Bike Setup: Singlespeeds and 29ers
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sancho
a Cross Country Rider
from huntingdon, PADate Reviewed: January 13, 2007
Strengths: None that I'm aware ofWeaknesses: Comes loose, then breaksBottom Line: This came stock on my Schwinn Homegrown. I noticed after my first ride that the saddle was slipping. Before the next ride I cranked down the saddle clamp bolt. During the ride it came loose again, then broke. Pathetic.
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Similar Products Used: Nothing nearly this lame, fortunately
Bike Setup: 2001 Schwinn Homegrown
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Austin Greenland
a Cross Country Rider
from Denver, CO USADate Reviewed: July 24, 2006
Strengths: Nice paint job.Weaknesses: Hmm, the bolt snapped after two months of riding. Complete junk.Bottom Line: Unless you want to be speared in the A$$ by seatpost that will break while riding, stay away from this seatpost. This thing sucked! The bolt and clamp broke after less than 2 months of riding. You would have to be a complete fool to buy this seatpost. I have a Titec stem/handle bar combo and they are great. Titec dropped the ball on this seatpost. What a piece of junk!
Favorite Trail: Anything on the front range
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$25.00
Purchased At: Ebay
Similar Products Used: Anything now but a Titec seatpost.
Bike Setup: Black Sheep TI, Fox F100 RLT, Fox RP3, Sram drivetrain
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David Conway
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from Athens, GA USADate Reviewed: September 24, 2005
Strengths: nothing special. It did it's job for 2 years.Weaknesses: a little heavy. screw broke two weeks ago.Bottom Line: I was riding along and all of a sudden the screw snapped and I narrowly avoided disaster. That would have been pretty painful going from seat to rear tire if ya know what I mean. I lost the pieces that hold the seat to the post and the LBS doesn't have any replacement parts. I could contact TITEC but one close call is enough for me. Yo may want to avoid this product if you're over 200#. Maybe that's the problem with the screw.
Two words people Thomp Son.
Favorite Trail: the ones with dirt
Duration Product Used: 2 Years
Purchased At: lbs
Bike Setup: GIANT NRS2 mostly stock LX & XT Rcok Shok SID and stuff.
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heath anderson
a
from Taipei TaiwanDate Reviewed: May 12, 2005
Strengths: None found!Weaknesses: Crappy bold broke in half. Very Creaky when used with shim as set up by Giant. Noise maybe Giant's fault.Bottom Line: This product should be recalled!! The bolt snapped and the seat post self destructed while riding down the side of a smooth level street. Luckily I didn't leave any part of me haning on the seatless post. It is also lucky that I wasn't killed by the heavy traffic I was riding in. If you have this product stop using it today!!
Favorite Trail: Taipei urban assult
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Purchased At: stock at purchase
Similar Products Used: wide assortment of mid-level seatposts on other bikes.
Bike Setup: 2003 Giant xtc IIse
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Ev
a
from Edmonton Alberta CanadaDate Reviewed: April 8, 2005
Strengths: Quick release is awesome. Light. Cheap.Weaknesses: NONE!!!Bottom Line: Maybe the people who complain about the clamp don't know how to work it. You tighten it flip it up and down when needed. Seriously this is the easiest to use seat post. I can't believe people are having trouble with it. I bought my bike with this on it from a family member who had the bike for a year, and neither of us have had one problem with it.
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Bike Setup: 2003 Giant NRS 3 w/ disc brakes
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Jeffro
a Weekend Warrior
from GuelphDate Reviewed: August 18, 2004
Strengths: Looks nice on my Giant.Weaknesses: I'm another stem failure statistic. The single bolt design provides no safety if the bolt snaps. I've had the bottom mounting bolt snap twice. Both times I've had some serious injuries as a result. The first time I mailed the post back to Titec and they blamed a defective bolt and sent me the same post back with a new bolt. Now the replacement bolt has snapped I'm sure there is a design flaw here. The bolt was tightened properly during both failures.Bottom Line: DON'T use this stem. Apparently this product has been discontinued. I think Giant should recall this part.
Favorite Trail: Albion Hills
Duration Product Used: 2 Years
Purchased At: Paramount (came with NRS2)
Similar Products Used: Considering all dual bolt mount designs. Even Titec makes dual bolt models which I'd consider.
Bike Setup: Stock 2003 Giant NRS-2
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Gordon
a Weekend Warrior
from San DiegoDate Reviewed: June 26, 2004
Strengths: Came with the bikeWeaknesses: The clamp - it will not stay tight. There is also a small shim that turns while tighening. Therefore, you need an adjustable wrench as well as the hex wrench.Bottom Line: These posts are no longer made. I contacted Titec and they took care of me. There was no BS. Good customer service and I have my new seat post in a matter of days.
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Purchased At: Came with Bike VT2
Bike Setup: Giant VT2
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Critic
a Weekend Warrior
from Tacoma, WA. USADate Reviewed: June 6, 2004
Strengths: It is probably not radioactive.Weaknesses: The clamp is the worst ever.Bottom Line: DO NOT USE THIS POST. If you have one, get rid of it before you de-nut yourself, which damned near happened to me today. I dropped off of a log, maybe 1 foot at most, and the thing let go with no warning! I commented to the mech at Supergo when I took this bike in for its 30-day service that I could not keep the post tightened and that this seemed to be a common problem, judging by the numerous negative reviews, but he told me that he didn't see anything wrong. I wonder what they will say when I bring this back. I have to wonder how this post ever made it to production. Didn't anybody test it? I have had absoutley no problem with Titec products before, but this thing gets minimum chilis from me.
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Purchased At: Supergo
Similar Products Used: Other Titec, Giant, Suntour posts.
Plus the complete POS White Brothers AP-1
Bike Setup: '03 Giant VT1, pretty much stock.
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Rob
a Weekend Warrior
from PennsylvaniaDate Reviewed: December 29, 2003
Bottom Line: This seatpost is awful. If you are thinking of buying one don't. I have had all kinds of trouble with the seat constantly coming loose. I have broken the bolt on the clamp and had to ride back to my car with no seat. I replaced the bolt and have had even more trouble since. It doesn't take an engineer to see that the clamp system on this post is poorly designed. There is a reason that this post is the lowest rated on this site. I just wish I would have looked at the reviews before I bought it.
Duration Product Used: 2 Years
Price Paid:
$25.00
Purchased At: online
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John
a
from McKinneyDate Reviewed: September 9, 2003
Strengths: :(Weaknesses: Constantly having to tighten loose clamp, until it snapped.Bottom Line: Horrible, it has no value. Had to tighten the clamp at least 2x/week, until the bolt snapped and it tried to play Proctologist with me. Hey, I am still very disturbed by this.
I emailed Titec about their nightmare of a post, they sent there apologies, and are sending me a replacement. I have already replaced the post with a thompson, but i figure that they owe me something.
Favorite Trail: Erwin State park
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Similar Products Used: Replaced it with thompson elite....sweet.
Bike Setup: 01 K2 Zed Team, stock plus Thompson elite post
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