Submitted by
Nick
a Cross Country Rider
from Cambridge, MA
Date Reviewed: October 12, 2007
Strengths: Looks nice, until the finish rubs off
Weaknesses: Slips and slides all over the place, both on the saddle and in the seatpost, creaks like crazy
Bottom Line:
I had no qualms with this seatpost the first number of rides, but that quickly changed. The seat started creaking no matter how much that flimsy bolt was tightened, and soon after it started slipping into the seat tube and rotating wildly. It has convinced me to order a Thomson, which is apparently a common side effect of owning this seatpost!
Submitted by
Clinton
a Downhiller
from Toronto, ON
Date Reviewed: June 6, 2007
Strengths: Pretty light, easy to adjust... which is a good thing as you will be adjusting this quite a bit
Weaknesses: Does not hold the seat at the angle you want, loves to slide back, mine apparantely holds the seat at a funny angle as well. Finish wears off. Creaks like crazy for no reason.
Bottom Line:
Came with the bike, I thought Yeah! a Truvativ product, should be built well... nope, I hate it, makes your ride horrible...This bike is a dirt jumper, and most dirt jumpers don't use the seat, possibly why this seatpost was included in the groupo. I have a thompson on order, can't wait till it comes in.
Similar Products Used: Truvativ bars, stems, other seatposts, cranks
Bike Setup: 2006 KHS DH-200
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Submitted by
Dan
a Cross Country Rider
from Jim Thorpe, PA
Date Reviewed: February 12, 2007
Strengths: fairly light weight, nice amount of offset
Weaknesses: freaking creaking.
Bottom Line:
After 2 rides the junction between the post and the clamp started creaking and it will not stop. It seems to be a pressed fitting, not a one piece/machined setup like a better qulaity seatpost might offer. The setback is nice (and necessary for my setup) but it places a lot of torque on the post/clamp junction which, as I said, is not real sturdy to begin with. Also... single bolt clamps are always questionable in my opinion. I am replacing this post with a Thomson before it breaks and I become impaled onto it.
Bike Setup: Jamis XLT, MAvic Crossmax, other stuff that is not relevant
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Submitted by
James
a Weekend Warrior
from Sydney, Australia
Date Reviewed: July 11, 2006
Strengths: looks good, simple to set up, value
Weaknesses: the clamp is not strong enough, over a few hours of riding, the saddle would end up at an angle that would put a bmx er to shame. twists at the clamp when body weight shifted and eventually drops height.
Bottom Line:
Good value but the sliding of the saddle is annoying. If looknig for a brand name and value, this is for you but if you don't want to be stopping every 2-3 hours to adjust saddle height and angle, pay a bit extra for somthing good. single bolts are always easy to set up and bead blast finish looks and feel the shiz.
Strengths: Cheap if you get it on closeout... looks cool?
Weaknesses: I bent my last seatpost on a bad landing, so I scored this one for super cheap and thought it would be OK. Usually I'm good about reading reviews before I buy, but this time I blew it. I weigh 225lbs, bent it on an XC trail on the first ride. Truvativ says it's got a 1 year warranty, but why would I want another? For 8 bucks, I don't feel too bad.
Similar Products Used: Trek/Icon what ever came on my bike, and a Kalloy
Bike Setup: Trek 7000, very rigid.
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Submitted by
Peter Zab
a Weekend Warrior
from Bronx
Date Reviewed: August 4, 2005
Strengths: nice looks
Weaknesses: built quality
Bottom Line:
I just purchased a new bike from Woodstock.com. And I love the bike. Unfortunatelly it came with Truvativ XR Single Bolt seatpost. On my third ride I was riding some intermediate trail, at some point I went down some steep rocky hill and as I lost by balance I went down, at least I had a split of a second to decide which side to go down and I chose to fall on my left side. I got some bruises the bike did not suffer at all but the seatpost bent!!!!. It is a piece of crap, I am 160lb and while falling i put almost no weight on the seatpost. I hope guys from Woodstock. com will change their choice of a seatpost. Don`t buy this seatpost, it is cheap $19.00, so what , why flush your $20 bucks down the toilet. Get something more expensive which will last.
Favorite Trail: van cortlandt park secret trails, hunter mountain
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Similar Products Used: none so far
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Submitted by
Matt
a Weekend Warrior
from Champaign, IL, USA
Date Reviewed: June 10, 2005
Strengths: Clean looking, inexpensive
Weaknesses: Weak Weak Weak Weak
Bottom Line:
Same story as the other people here. I'm a pretty big guy (250 lb). This was the first singletrack ride for this bike. It took some light hits with no problem, but bent on the first big hit (about 1.5 hrs into the ride). This probably isn't an issue for a lighter rider, but this post just doesn't cut it for a clydesdale.
Submitted by
Mike Ryan
a Cross Country Rider
from Melbourne, Australia
Date Reviewed: March 30, 2005
Strengths: Nice looking, full of branding Smooth ride
Weaknesses: A bit creaky at times
Bottom Line:
Am pretty happy with this post. No major issues at all - does the job that it was asked to do and that was hold the seat that I sit my arse on. I am fairly light so it certainly hasn't bent on me at all. Its pretty light and looks real nice so I have no complaints
Bike Setup: Jamis Dakota AL, Xt Rear, Serfas slickies, Avid Brake Levers, Hayes Ones Diskies
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Honest Review
a Weekend Warrior
from Alpharetta GA
Date Reviewed: December 29, 2004
Strengths: Looks Like a Clean Black Seat Posts 350MM Length w/ lots of Dia options Single Clamp seem to work fine Clamp Offset
Weaknesses: Did Not Last as long as I would have liked (Bent) Creaks a Little but if you just overtighten slightly it seemed to knock out a lot of it
Bottom Line:
I have only ridden the bike semi aggressively on weekends about 50-60 miles so far and althought I am a big guy (285lb)I would have expected it not to bend at least not so soon or till some big jump or wreck, but it just gradually kept bending till it is obviously noticeable as my buddies pointed out. Its ok I suppose for a entry level and possibly my weight but the previous post makes me suspect of that reason and possible bad wall thickness or something. I wouldn't recommend buying it if your a hefty person.
Bike Setup: Jamis XC Comp 04' Stock except Answer Hyperlite Straight Bar w/ ODI Lock on Rouge Grips
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Submitted by
bendus
a Cross Country Rider
from Lodz, Poland
Date Reviewed: October 10, 2004
Strengths: Great looks, weight
Weaknesses: Soft, bends easily
Bottom Line:
The seatpost looked great when I bought it and I was really looking forward to giving it a test ride. But... after 15 km it begun to bend. I inserted it a little more into the frame and continued my ride. A few kilometers later I noticed that it had bent once again. This is the first time I've seen something like that happen to a seatpost. I know I'm quite heavy (85kg), but come on... Seatposts that cost less than one third of the XR's price perform better.
