Cheap, reasonably strong, does what it's supposed to do

Side-to-side play (of course)

I hadn't done any real trail riding until I got this post. Back problems were keeping me off the bike most of the time, and on the road when I did ride. For $10 this was an experiment that tought me a couple things. My back can handle more trail riding than I thought (well worth $10); These type of posts will have some lateral play, but I can live with it up to a point (still worth $10); a little suspension goes a long way toward taking the sting off those small-med bumps (also well worth $10). For the first month of weekly rides,it was fine. After that, and as I started riding more often, it became sloppier. It is touchy about adjustment: Too loose and it swings about 15 degrees from side to side. Too tight and it becomes a rigid post.

The most frustrating thing about this purchase is wishing I could get a premuim suspension post at a reasonable price - there's a huge gap from these cheapie posts up to the truly good ones. It's hard to justify spending 10 percent of the cost of a decent F/S bike on post to make my old hardtail more bearable. If someone came out with a decent suspension post - no side-to-side play and rebuildable - for under fifty bucks, I'd be at the front of a long line to buy one.

4 chilis for low, low price; but 2 for quality. Overall it's a worthwhile investment at $10-30 for anyone who's a casual rider or doesn't mind a pivoting seat. If you have the money to burn or are touchier about having the seat move under you a bit, then look to the $100+ posts.

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cheap, works reasonable well

not a whole lotta rage fro preload adj. heavy, action drags a bit.

My tailbone was killing me, and until I can afford a decent FS bike, this will have to do. It did solve the problem. IT weighs in at around 530 grams. preload is set with an allen screw at the base of the post. It doesn't give you a whole lotta range and if you don't set the clamp right, it either drags or slops around. The adjustment is pretty touchy. Pretty cool for a cheapo suspention post tho!

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hard stock post

Cheap! Cheap Cheap!

There is a little side to side play, and it is a bit touchy with the adjustments

This takes the edge off of my aching butt! I too can't afford the FS I want, so I decided to go with the Rockhopper and add this post. It is great for the casual trail riding and long saddle rides. I take it off for races as the weight of the unit is a little on the plus side. Overall though, for $7.00, I could not paa it up. Great product.

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Price, Price, Price, oh, and it works pretty good too...

weight, and production variations

For the price, it can not be beat. 35mm of travel just right to take the edge off. I especially like it for road riding - it is just the thing to deal with pavement expansion joints.

There seems to be a problem with consistency in production. Mine had no problem with side to side play. Even the RockShox post I tried had this problem. A 2nd post I picked up at Supergo had a lot of play. Even though it is adjustable, I could not eliminate it without causing the vertical travel to bind too much.

I retired the post to use when I pull my son on his "tag-along tandem" bike which attaches to the seatpost. It is a strong post and handles this duty with ease. I now use a Thudbuster G3 for my 50/50 trail and road riding.

For road riding only, I feel the Aireon post is better than just about all - regardless of price. A version of this post with better/lighter materials would be my choice for a road bike, and would get 6 flamin chilis!

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price!

spring is weak for fatties .....

Like the post before, you can't beat the value. sure it's not great, but for 20 bucks, what do you expect. it works wonderfully for that little money.