Submitted by
Calvin
a Weekend Warrior
from Houghton, MI, USA
Date Reviewed: September 17, 2007
Strengths: Very good suspension. Adjustable stiffness. I expected it to be stiff at first use, but it performs well right after I install it. Installation was a breeze.
Weaknesses: A little sideplay.
Bottom Line:
Highly recommended to soften your hardtail bike. You don't have the $ to buy a full suspension bike. This is the way to go.
Weaknesses: Doesn't work unless your weight is perfectly placed directly above the post.
Bottom Line:
If your seatpost geometry is anything but perfectly straight up, this post sticks, drags and does not work. I greased this well in attempts to get it working, but it just fails. With my setup, most of my weight goes behind the seatpost, so I'm out of luck. I'm 150 lbs -- maybe if you are 200+ this would work better for you, but in my experience it fails the simple requirement of smooth up/down motion.
Submitted by
Roger Palmer
a Weekend Warrior
from Tampa, Florida, USA
Date Reviewed: August 27, 2006
Strengths: Cheap, does a good job. Not the early model, improved design. Octagon shaped inner post, simple bushing and collar play adjustment that works.
Weaknesses: Weight? None so far.
Bottom Line:
Trail ride daily. Road quality, lime rock washboard, rooted single track, gravel, roots one to six inches, and lots of them.
The simple octagon inner post in its shaped shim, with the collar adjustment is very good at taking the play out, and you should allow no more than 1/16 inch of play, and use shock lube on the post and keep it clean. I weigh 180, with pack, 190, and run it at the factory tension setting.
Takes out all the small stuff to 3 inches, 4 to 6 you are on a pogo stick, like all upright suspension posts, on the technical stuff, this can throw you off balance if you are not lifting off the seat as you should be. It will take a pretty good hit out enough to save your ornaments, but you will get bounced. Is it as good as the 3G, on small stuff yes, larger roots 3-5", no, I can ride the 3G on the same trails faster, sitting, it can pop you but its more capable and quieter and you can climb better sitting on a 3G, and since it lays you down and back, Weight, both are heavy. This is a spring loaded post, simple, little to fail, as it ages, you might need to adjust the tension a hair.
One thing, since I run Stan's, at low pressures, I am getting another half inch of bump cushion out of the tires. This post is very nice for the money. I like the shaped inner post, the simple design. I am sure I will destroy it with heavy use, but at this price, its sweet.
Bike Setup: XC hardtail, front suspension, two speed, (two front rings, one rear cog. Semi slicks, running Stan's No Tubes at 32lbs.
Overall Rating:
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Submitted by
Chris
a Weekend Warrior
from Broken Arrow
Date Reviewed: August 21, 2006
Strengths: Not the same seatpost as the earlier reviews. really smooths out the terrain on a hardtail. Ability to adjust tension of the suspension as previous reviewer stated.
Weaknesses: Seat wobble, but able to adjust most of this out with adjustment screw.
Bottom Line:
I am sure there are better suspension seatposts for more money, but for only $25, less when onsale, this is a fantastic bargain. This is the second one of these I have used and am very pleased with the performance of the product for the price spent.
Submitted by
NateTheGreat
a Weekend Warrior
from Rockville
Date Reviewed: February 21, 2006
Strengths: This is a Nashbar 2 review: Reliable and smooth. Really smooths out the bumps that wear down your @ss. Spring tension adjustment for stiffness. I do not think it has any elastomers in the internals.
Weaknesses: None really. I suspect this is not the post for you big biffs types, as susp rod is about 1/2" in diameter. Small amount of side play...but adjustable.
Bottom Line:
Works pretty well with little stiction. Not for big huckers.
Submitted by
Addison
a Weekend Warrior
from Lindon Ut.
Date Reviewed: June 18, 2005
Strengths: takes the edge out of bumbs well. Easy to adjust.
Weaknesses: heavy
Bottom Line:
I have the telescoping version, and it works great. Takes the ouch out of bubms, adn is easy to adjust. It's heavy, but cheap, and still much lighter than fs.
Submitted by
Russell
a Cross Country Rider
from Indianapolis, IN
Date Reviewed: October 19, 2002
Strengths: Cheap
Weaknesses: Built on a hinge that crushes your prostate if you don't put it on right. Started making noises with the slightest weight on it.
Bottom Line:
This seatpost is not worth the money ($14). The one I bought uses a hinge/elastomer system. I'm a good 220lbs and I had to point the seat down in order for it to be level while on the saddle. If you don't have it far enough down, you will crush your prostate.
It did dampen some bumps, but after 20 minutes of riding, it started making a clicking noise with the slightest pressure applied. Got so annoying, I am back to my stiff post. Don't waste your money.
Strengths: very nice on the down hill very nice for rocky technical terrain
Weaknesses: a little bit too heavy
Bottom Line:
i like the product alot and recomend it to all bikers who like hills and rocky single track. and i also recomend it to any one who likes to ride the fast bumpy double track.
Submitted by
marc benedict
a Weekend Warrior
from jamesport, ny
Date Reviewed: January 30, 2002
Strengths: none any more
Weaknesses: it's junk
Bottom Line:
i reviewed this post about a year and a half ago and it worked wonderfully then. now it's non-responsive and sticky. i'm putting my olg rigid post back on - at least it won't pop up and hit me in the crotch when i'm least suspecting it.
even though the nashbar post was cheap i gave it such a low value rating 'cause it's just not worth it, even for $20. i'm gonna go check out a real suspension post - maybe the cane creek thudbuster.......
I am specifically talking about the new Nashbar Suspension 2 ATB seatpost with spring preload. I got this seatpost for real cheap ($20) and am using it on a grocery getter mountain bike for the road.
I like the suspension better than on my $140 USE XCR seatpost! I don't feel any sideplay and I am running the post as is. The only downside is it is heavy at 513 gms, but my bike weighs 37 lbs. anyway.
The construction and quality is outstanding for so cheap a product. Adjustment is a bit of a pain to start the screw, but once on, the adjustment is rock solid.
You can get the product cheap as a returned item. And there are many returned posts to select from. Why? Guys take it out of the box and feel how heavy it is, and return it. My seatpost wasn't even installed (no mar marks on the stem), so it was literally brand new!
Strengths: CHEAP, RELATIVELY COMFORTABLE, AN IMPROVEMENT OVER NONSUSPENSION
Weaknesses: IN SECOND YEAR THE ELASTOMER TURNS INTO CRUMBLY JELLO. IT WORKS ON A PIVOT LOCATED IN FRONT OF THE POST SO WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP THE BACK OF THE SEAT GOES DOWN AND THE FRONT GOES UP AND BANGS YOU IN THE CROTCH. THIS IS REALLY BAD IF YOU USE THE WRONG (TOO MUSHY) ELASTOMER. I WEIGH 220 LBS AND THE RED ELASTOMER IT COMES WITH IS TOO SOFT FOR ME. IF THEY CHANGED THE GEOMETRY AND POSITION OF THE LEVER AND PIVOT THIS POST COULD BE A REAL WINNER.
Bottom Line:
TRY THE OTHER NASHBAR (POGO TYPE) POST. I HAVE ONE ON ORDER.
RE VALUE- A THING IS ONLY VALUABLE BASED ON IT'S USEFULNESS. JUST BECAUSE IT IS CHEAP DOES NOT MAKE IT A GOOD VALUE.
Submitted by
Jack
a Weekend Warrior
from Spring Branch,TX
Date Reviewed: December 14, 2000
Strengths: A good personal self defense weapon.
Weaknesses: Everything..It shoves the nose of my seat up into my crotch, and my seat wiggles back and forth too much
Bottom Line:
This seatpost sucks big time..It's only use is for personal self defense..Does not keep seat secure and suspension in minimal at best..a good rigid post is better..I give it one flamin snot for a rating because I can't give it a zero..and i for value cause I have seen cheaper rigid post from Kalloy uno that are surely better..DON'T BUY THIS>>>
Bike Setup: Pieced together hard tail, shimano componets, and various leftovers..
Overall Rating:
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Submitted by
Glenn
a Cross Country Rider
from Hollywood MD
Date Reviewed: September 23, 2000
Strengths: cheap
Weaknesses: nose of saddle rotates up to provide suspension bounce back side play, lateral rotation
Bottom Line:
Tried the "puck" Nashbar seatpost....
Well unfortunately I wouldn't use it even if it was free. It was heavy, had lots of rotational play, seemed like the pivot bolt would back out easy, but that wasn't the big thing. Don't know why I didn't figure this out from looking at the picture, but the seat rotates backward to give the suspension. Plenty of cushion, the big problem being the nose of the seat rotating painfully upward into you-know-where. The back of the seat rotating downward, as if you were falling backwards, was also weird. Very difficult to maintain cadence with the seat tilting all over the place. Oh, and finally, when hitting a really big bump, the seat would bounce back and rocket you forward. Suffice it was back in the mail to Nashbar the next day.
Submitted by
Matt
a Cross Country Rider
from Wichita, KS
Date Reviewed: September 20, 2000
Strengths: Cheap.
Weaknesses: Crap.
Bottom Line:
The first Nashbar seatpost, $30 bucks, worked okay. Except that it squeaked and creaked, and the pivot bolt became loose constantly. I probably rode it for 50 miles, and then returned it. Oh yeah, the first 2 I got, the seatpost clamp was not attached well to the post. Seat would turn easily. Third one was better, though.
I got the new telescoping Nashbar seatpost, only $19 bucks, and I've seen good reviews here...are you guys nuts!?! If you're like me, and mount your saddle near the middle of its rails, and sit with your weight mostly on the rear of the saddle, this seatpost will not work. The stiction causes it to lock up. The force has to be directly in-line with the post for it to work. I moved my saddle all the way forward, and it still doesn't work well. I took it apart to see what was going on in there...it's just a shaft sliding through a plastic sleeve. Some bearings would probably help this situation! Does the RockShox post have bearings? Maybe I need to buy an expensive post for good results...
Well, if anyone has any advice for me, shoot me an email.
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