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Submitted by
guruGuru
a Cross Country Rider
from Columbia, MO, USA
Date Reviewed: July 22, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | anywhere all the time | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Purchased At: | internet | | Strengths: | I don't understand these people complain their seats breaking
and their posts breaking on jumps. who the EFF lands sitting down from a jump? That is the most idiotic thing i've ever heard. | | Weaknesses: | none, if you aren't sitting on your giant ar$3 when you land. | | Similar Products Used: | seatposts | | Bike Setup: | kona hot 19" | | Bottom Line: | Don't land sitting down you wanker | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
steve
a Cross Country Rider
from nashville, tn
Date Reviewed: September 20, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | lock 4 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | ebay | | Strengths: | soften ride, no noticable reduction in steering / handling | | Weaknesses: | Pogo effect when landing from jump could send you over bars (did me !) | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | 93 Specialized S Works hard tail | | Bottom Line: | have not riding in wet conditions but did seal boot with silicone. Post has not stuck of felt less than expected. no it is not a rear suspension bike but i like that when I ride I feel less feedback from rocks and roots.
If you can find one seal the boot and enjoy the bene's | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Alan
a
from Chicago
Date Reviewed: February 27, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Purchased At: | 100 | | Strengths: | No advantages over any other sus. seatpost | | Weaknesses: | Expensive and weak tolerances. Too much play from the beginning. | | Similar Products Used: | RockShox sus. seatpost | | Bike Setup: | Used on several different hardtails | | Bottom Line: | Cannondale makes somes good stuff. Unfortunately this does not fall into that classification. The post has excessive play, the rubbr boot split apart in less than a year. As a result of the play the post rocks back and worth.
I've had it sitting in the basement for years. If you see one come up on Ebay or mtbr, pass on it. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Al
a Weekend Warrior
from Glastonbury, CT
Date Reviewed: September 29, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | Fits 27.2 seattube without shims, good clamp mechanism, smooth action when new. | | Weaknesses: | Rebound seemed less controlled than a USE post I had previously, maybe due to less friction in Cannondale post. As noted in other reviews, weather sealing is mediocre due to poor design (the round top of the boot needs to seal over a triangular slider). Action deteriorates quickly in the wet, and requires constant disassembly and re-greasing. But the final straw was the seatpost bending about 10 degrees to the rear without any major crashes. Cannondale claimed they had never seen that happen before, and refused to make any adjustments. | | Similar Products Used: | USE (pre-Alien model), which worked well but required yearly or less rebuilds, and currently a Thudbuster, which hasn't been on long enough to comment on. | | Bike Setup: | Kona Kula with Psylo SL and disk brakes. | | Bottom Line: | Cannondale needs to do a lot better for the price.
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Submitted by
Chris
a Weekend Warrior
from Clemson, SC / Huntsville, AL
Date Reviewed: August 26, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | haven't found it yet | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | gift from friend | | Strengths: | plenty of plush... | | Weaknesses: | ...but almost too much. I am 140 and it bottoms out when i sit on it. | | Bike Setup: | 01 Gary Fisher Marlin | | Bottom Line: | Do like some have suggested and seal the area around the boot. No problems! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Johan Fontaine
a Cross Country Rider
from Hasselt-Belgium
Date Reviewed: April 24, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | XC | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Purchased At: | bikestore | | Strengths: | Works good for 2 times of use.chpuld worke fine when
there's no rain or mud. | | Weaknesses: | Can't keep oil inside.when the inside gets wet or mudy
the seat-poste makes hell of noise.
when you don't ride for a week the post get fery dry and
doesent move no more. | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | Cannondale ,xt,roch chocks et..
| | Bottom Line: | I think cannondale can do a lot bether for the price,
i hope so.can't write no more becouse my englich is like
my seat-poste,...... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bob
a
from Seattle
Date Reviewed: February 8, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | quick to respond | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | rockshock | | Bike Setup: | 00 f2000sx cannondale | | Bottom Line: | I read the reviews after buying my bike and it's obvious that water is going to come in from the top. So I used some "stretch" electrical tape. (not regular electrical tape) Look for it at the hardware store. It stretches like a rubber band but sticks to it's self. Anyway I sealed it up around the top. I also attached a small tube about a 1/2 inch long in front of the bellow at the bottom for air intake, due to the boot sucking in.
I live in Seattle, It rains half the year! My seat post work as good as when I got it. I occasionally oil it. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Swamp Monster
a Cross Country Rider
from Perth --- Western Australia
Date Reviewed: June 14, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Anything with dirt on it | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Reasonable travel
Fairly good overall stength
Two bolt micro adjustable clamp.
| | Weaknesses: | No top out bumper
Insecure boot fit | | Similar Products Used: | Nil | | Bike Setup: | Cannondale F900SX.(2000 model) | | Bottom Line: | I've used this post for a year now and have made a few simple observations.
The post performs flawlessley throughout the summer untill it starts to rain. The problem with my post being the boot tension was too loose meaning after the first couple of hits it would drop down on the outer tube exposing the facets on its internal shaft which runs through the rows of needle bearings to the trail crude."Hey presto" one seized post.I dismantled it to find a very simplistic internal shaft running on a single elastomer.Certainly not rocket science and consequently no justification for its over-inflated price tag.That said and done I throughly cleaned and lubed the bearings and reassembled the post.Now the REALLY technical bit.I installed one simple zip tie at the base of the boot which in-turn keeps the boot up against the bottom of the seat clamp resulting in virtually no crap entering the bearings at all.As anyone who kwows anything about HEADHOCK products will be aware, it is absolutely priority #1 to keep the boot secured and in good condition over this bearing system.It would also help a lot of people out there if they were to used a funny little thing called "COMMON SENSE".Not a brilliant post but certainly better than it has been portrayed as here.
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Submitted by
Peter Glasson
a Weekend Warrior
from Christchurch, New Zealand
Date Reviewed: May 12, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | Pedal Pushers Palmerston North | | Strengths: | My wife and I ride a Cannondale tandem RT3000 (2000 model. She has found the suspension really good for shock absorption when it was working! | | Weaknesses: | We have owned the tandem and used this seat post for less than six months and less than 900 kilometres travelled. When I first got the bike I had to change the Coda seat immediately as it was so bad. Now the Coda seat post has packed it in. The bike shop (Pedal Pushers Palmerston North have been absolutely excellent. However, it would seem that a seat post that you can't ride in the rain is pretty pathetic. In six months the seat post got wet only twice and yet now it is grating and close to being rigid. | | Similar Products Used: | None | | Bottom Line: | After having read this web site it would seem as though the best course of action is to get the Coda replaced with a Rock Shox post. It would seem as though the best course of action is to stay away from Coda products. However, the Cannondale bike is great (so far!). | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Benjamin Gehret
a Cross Country Rider
from Las Flores, Ca
Date Reviewed: April 30, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Porcupine Rim, moab | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | Two bikes one Planet | | Strengths: | None | | Weaknesses: | Worked poorly for about 2 weeks, and then seized up completely. Took it back to the LBS, and they wouldn't do anything about it. | | Bike Setup: | Cannondale F900SX. I have replaced every Coda part on the bike over the last year, as everything has broken. | | Bottom Line: | Absolute garbage as is the case with anything Cannondale makes, with exception to their frames. Cannondale needs to pull their heads out of their arses. They think that they can come up with trick products, but end up sacrificing durability. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jacques b.
a Weekend Warrior
from ontario
Date Reviewed: April 11, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$60.00 | | Purchased At: | poison spider | | Strengths: | zip | | Weaknesses: | absolutely everything | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | cannondale F-1000 | | Bottom Line: | It lasted 3 rides. Then it seized up and became a rigid seatpost. I took it back to the bike shop...which promptly went bankrupt. I called Cannondale to see if they could help me retrieve it (why I wanted it back, I'm not sure). They couldn't. I'm surprised the company would allow such a poorly designed and manufactured product on the market. It simply did not work. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Matthew Martino
a Weekend Warrior
from Roxbury,CT
Date Reviewed: January 20, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | anything with dirt | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$160.00 | | Purchased At: | Class Cycles, Southbury, CT | | Strengths: | Great on your lower back, surprisingly plush, just the right amount of suspension without sacrificing the performance of a hardtale. | | Weaknesses: | Heavy, expensive unless you buy it with a Cannondale, boot comes loose, it seized up on me after just one rainy ride (thank God Cannondale replaced it for free), requires frequent maintanence. | | Similar Products Used: | CODA competition rigid post, Cuda rigid post | | Bike Setup: | 2000 C'dale F2000SX, XT/XTR, Lefty DLR | | Bottom Line: | Well when its working properly, it does a great job. Its plush, comfortable and serves its purpose. But its really hard to justify the maintanence, the weight and the $160 price tag. I got rid of mine after about 4 months and just put on a regular Cuda rigid post. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
LoLo
a Cross Country Rider
from East Coast USA
Date Reviewed: January 9, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Strengths: | 99 Coda - it's simplicity. | | Weaknesses: | Got a little over a year of use with the 99 Coda post. It became too loose over time and I chucked it for a regular Thompson post. The boot came up alot letting gunk in one time so bad that it siezed up. Once it starts getting loose, it progressively gets worse. Didnt bother trying the 00 Coda post. | | Bottom Line: | Like 99 percent of the other reviews, it sucks a sh1t burger - and for 100 bucks it's an expensive burger to swallow. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
DON
a Weekend Warrior
from BUFFALO,N.Y. U.S.A.
Date Reviewed: December 19, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$150.00 | | Strengths: | I FOUND NOTHING BUT WEAKNESSES WITH THE CODA SUSPENSION SEAT POST. POOR QUALITY AND A INFLATED PRICE IS ALL IT HAS TO OFFER. AND THAT'S COMING FROM A CANNONDALE BIKE OWNER! | | Weaknesses: | SAME AS ABOVE!! | | Similar Products Used: | HAD TO REPLACE IT WITH A ROCK SHOCK. | | Bike Setup: | CANNONDALE SILK ROAD 500 | | Bottom Line: | DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THIS SEAT POST. THE ROCK SHOCK SEAT POST BLOWS IT OUT OF THE WATER. AFTER I COMPLAINED TO THE CANNONDALE REP. ABOUT THEIR PRODUCT,SHE SAID "YOU GOT 3 YEARS OUT OF IT,WHAT DID YOU EXPECT"? I SAID ALOT MORE THEN 3 YEARS!! I AM SHOCKED AT THE ROCK SHOCK QUALITY COMPARED TO THE CODA,THE ROCK SHOCK IS LIGHT YEARS AHEAD. AND FOR LESS MONEY THEN THE CODA! DO YOUR SELF A HUGH FAVOR AND COMPARE THEM BOTH AND THEN DECIDE FOR YOUR SELF.THERE IS NO SIDE TO SIDE PLAY WITH THE ROCK SHOCK COMPARED TO THE CODA.HANDS DOWN THE ROCK SHOCK IS SUPERIOR. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
tim
a
from australia
Date Reviewed: November 28, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | Cannondale OE | | Strengths: | is a suspension post. 2000 could use damping. | | Weaknesses: | Backed up by Crapandfail. 2000 model stroked very well but bounced you off the bike. Rusted after 3 days of no use, jammed and dropped a bearing out the bottom. Boot let water in. Cannondale told me not to wash the bike with a hose! Replaced with a 1999 post it broke at the clamp and had bad stiction. Replacement wobbles and is looking tired. I am only 60 kg!! | | Similar Products Used: | None | | Bike Setup: | Cannondale F2000 lefty with crappy coda brakes and cranks - what a dud!! | | Bottom Line: | Cannondale Australia have replaced the 2000 needle bearing model with the even worse 1999 model (it must be cheaper to replace!!). They don't have lay back, they don't work for very long before they break and Cannondale aren't very helpful! Even though this is my first Susp. seat post experience they are a great idea and I want a good one with lay back and customer back up in Australia. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Victor
a Weekend Warrior
from Portland, Oregon
Date Reviewed: September 25, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | the ones with great views. | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Strengths: | CODA 1999- fair performance, until about 3 months later, it turns into a rigid seatpost.
CODA 2000- I can't believe it came from the same guys that made such a crappy seatpost....No side to side play, smooth as butter, better head clamp,boot actually stays on! | | Weaknesses: | CODA 1999- piece of junk all around. The rivet holding the head fell out, replaced it with a freakin bolt! Side to side play was more than the up and down motion of the suspension post.
CODA 2000- $150????? you've got to be kidding! You can get a suspension fork for that much! | | Similar Products Used: | rock shox, control post, post modern | | Bike Setup: | 1999 Cannondale RT 1000, 1993 Bridgestone MB-1, 1987 Bridgestone RB-1 | | Bottom Line: | My tandem came with the 1999 Coda post, and after numerous overhauls, I talked to the local Cannondale rep about the crappy post, and he replaced it for $40 to the new 2000 Coda post. I hated shelling out another $40, but the new post is awsome! The needle bearings are smmooooooth! Better than any I've tried so far!
I swapped out the heavy elastomer for an old judy Type II set up (MCU/Spring) and it is not only lighter, but performs even better.
And guess what? no side to side play! the post and the post head is one piece! What a novel idea!
FELLOW CYCLISTS, IF YOU HAVE A CODA SUS-POST 99 OR OLDER, RETURN THEM TO AN ATHORIZE CANNONDALE SHOP AND COMPLAIN ABOUT IT. THE C-REP WILL MOST LIKELY OFFER TO TRADE UP FOR THE 2000 MODEL. I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT, UNLESS YOU DON'T WANT TO SPEND ANY MORE MONEY TOWARDS CANNONDALE.
One flaming turd for the 99 post, Five for the 2000 model. Three if you average the two. Overall value is 3 for the extra 40 clams I had to shell out to get a decent post. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tim
a Weekend Warrior
from Medford, Oregon
Date Reviewed: August 16, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | any scenic singletrack | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Purchased At: | Sims | | Strengths: | Smooth stiction. | | Weaknesses: | This post is unable to endure the slightest bit of water or dirt that might find it's way under the boot... that never stays in place. The 2000 model is around $150.00...come on! Weight.
| | Bike Setup: | Specialized Stumpy M2 | | Bottom Line: | This post has been returned to Cannondale twice in the year I've owned it. I'd stick with the Rockshox post at $90.00, it's a safer bet. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Steven Bryan
a Weekend Warrior
from Atlanta, Georgia
Date Reviewed: July 23, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | I ride 'em all! | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | ???????????? | | Weaknesses: | Just read the many comments below. | | Similar Products Used: | Rock Shox, Post Modern, USE, Thudbuster | | Bike Setup: | TREK 8000 full XT with risers and Rock Shox suspensuon post | | Bottom Line: | Save yourself the trouble and buy something else right from the start. Just about anything out there is better and way less expensive. I tried every way to adjust my Coda post but the thing just quit working. It turned rigid on me during a ride and yes I maintained it properly. I only had the thing for 3 months. It also developed a lot of side to side play right from about the 2nd ride. I ended up taking it back time and time again and finally my local shop exchanged it for a Rock Shox. I should have gone Rock Shox from the start. Do yourself a favor and do the same. One flamin terd. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
J. M.
a Cross Country Rider
from Houston,TX
Date Reviewed: July 15, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Ant Hills | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Not Many | | Weaknesses: | Price,Weight,Shock Absorbtion Ability, Boot,Major Stiction, Post Turns RIGID! | | Similar Products Used: | Rock Shox, Killoy, Nashbar, USE Telescopic Posts | | Bike Setup: | Raleigh M600 | | Bottom Line: | DO NOT BUY THIS POST! How come the ONLY positive reviews are from people that RIDE CANNONDALE???
I'll tell you why, it's called "blind loyality". This post is WAY OVERPRICED and QUITS working (Locks Up) WITHOUT any notice. Do yourself a favor and save about $100.00 and buy the Nashbar suspension post. It's BETTER! Buy ANYTHING BUT THIS POST! If there were a lower rating than 1, this gets it! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mundo
a Racer
from Rogers, AR
Date Reviewed: July 7, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | 2000' MODEL
| | Weaknesses: | Weight. | | Similar Products Used: | None. | | Bike Setup: | 2000' 900Z Canondale | | Bottom Line: | Although I have not tested any other seatposts, this model has done everything that the manufacturer has stated. NW AR is rock garden rich and my lower back was paying taxes.
At $125 and 25 mountain hours later, no remorse no regrets. Five more hell fire peppers! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
dan glass
a
from CT
Date Reviewed: July 3, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | yes | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | I do not recommend this post. | | Weaknesses: | All of the weaknesses noted in the review below. One of the big problems for me was that there was no way to clean the bearing. On the new one I think you can do this but on mine, cannondale just recommended that I keep spraying WD-40 on it and working it up and down until all dirt was gone. Jesus! What better way to sand paper the post. Boot does not work, etc. Buy something else that you can clean if you ever ride in the rain, dirt, dust, etc. | | Bike Setup: | Had it on a trek road bike, now on Rockhopper | | Bottom Line: | See above comment. Don't buy it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kraig Dillard
a Racer
from Albuquerque New Mexico
Date Reviewed: June 30, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | San Dia Peak | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Does the color count? | | Weaknesses: | Weight, Sticks, Rebound, Boot doesn't keep dirt out, Side to side play, Price. | | Similar Products Used: | USE xcr Suspnsion Post (Much Better!)
Rock Shox Suspension Post (Better) | | Bike Setup: | 1999 Cannondale CAAD-5 | | Bottom Line: | Don't buy this post! I also heard that the Coda's were better this year, but they're not. The design is different with the bearings and all, but the performance is just as bad as the old ones. Mine suffered from stiction and seemed to rebound when it wanted to. It also developed side -to-side play quickly. When it rains, forget it because the post will turn into a rigid one because the boot doesn't work. I tried it for about 3 months and finally gave up and sold the thing. I bought a USE xcr (Way lighter and much better) I chose it over the Rock Shox because it was a tad lighter but BOTH the the USE and the Rock Shox are better! If you don't race and aren't concerned about weight, buy which ever is cheaper between the USE and Rock Shox because they both perform very well. Whatever you do, DON'T BUY the CODA! Pay attention people because this is coming from someone that RIDES a Cannondale! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jaime Williams
a Cross Country Rider
from San AntoniomTX
Date Reviewed: June 29, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Canyon Lake | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | I couldn't find one. No, wait, it's good to use as a hammer in case you misplaced yours. | | Weaknesses: | Boot doesn't work, STICKS BAD, side to side play, weight, Spost turns rigid if not exactly centered over saddle. | | Similar Products Used: | USE
Rock Shox | | Bike Setup: | Stock Specialized Stumpjumper 2000 model with risers and a NOW a ROCK SHOX seat post! | | Bottom Line: | Well, lets see. It looks like most of the guys that gave this product high marks are suffering from blind loyality to Cannondale. (SEE NATHAN right below me). I've used both the Use and Rock Shox suspension seatposts and both are better than this CODA CRUD! I had heard that this year's Coda's were supposed to be improved over previous years, but they're not! Mine developed side -to side- play very early on and just quit working on me after a few months! I brought it back to the shop numerous times and finally I was given the option of getting a new Coda for 50% off or a $35 store credit on another brand. I chose the store credit towards another brand and I bought the Rock Shox. It's better built, lighter, and soaks up everything. Trust me,now or trust me later, it's your money and you've been warned. Don't pay attention to those wearing their Cannondale glasses while reviewing this product because they're fools. The Coda post is bad! If I could rate it lower than a 1 I would. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
NATHAN BOWER
a Racer
from PORTLAND, OR
Date Reviewed: June 29, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Design, no side to side movement like the rockshox. No cheap aluminum clamp screws like the Rockshox (which strip out often) leaving you walking. | | Weaknesses: | Weight (But its a suspension post not ti) Price | | Similar Products Used: | Rock Shox (Crap) | | Bottom Line: | Lets see what MR Steve M says about the Rock Shox in about four months. I would advise reading the reviews from Mt. Bike Action if you want an unbiased opinion. I would recommend using the Rock Shox if you like strolling through the park at a mild speed (avoid any bumps). Or if you like the feeling of no control because of the seat shifting from side to side. Plus they're cheap, and if you buy one and don't like it, you won't be able to give it away! (Except check with Steve M, he may want it! Chow | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Steve M
a Cross Country Rider
from Houston,TX
Date Reviewed: June 27, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Ho-Chi-Minh | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Absolutely none.
| | Weaknesses: | Too many to list. Here's a few: Stiction, Boot does not work, Pogo effect because the rebound/dampening control is not good, weight, seat mount is not offset causing post to turn rigid unless weight is directly over the center. | | Similar Products Used: | Rock Shox Post | | Bike Setup: | Stock Trek Y2K 7000 | | Bottom Line: | Total junk! I bought a new model straight out of the box for 0nly $50 and it was still a big PILE! Way too much stiction and rebound doesn't work. I thought I bought a dud, so I exchanged it for another one. This PILE was EVEN WORSE!!! (Now I know why they were on sale for 50% off!) I'd hit a bump and it would bottom out, or the post would STAY compressed or POGO no matter how I adjusted it. I weigh 165lbs., so weight wasn't the probblem. POOR design and quality was. STAY AWAY, even at $50 bucks it wasn't worth it. I brought it back and exchanged it for a Rock Shox. ( WAY BETTER) I was HAPPY to pay the additional $50 for the Rock Shox post. If you're in the market for a teliscopic post go Rock Shox Or some other brand, but STAY AWAY from this CODA GARBAGE! One Chile for value because even at half price it wasn't worth it. One Chili for overall rating because there's not one lower. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Steve M
a Cross Country Rider
from Houston
Date Reviewed: June 25, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | HO-Chi-Minh Memorial Park | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | none | | Weaknesses: | To many to list them all. Here's a few: Major Stiction, weight, lack of adequate dempening/rebound, poor adjustment characteristics | | Similar Products Used: | Rock Shox Post | | Bike Setup: | Stock 2000 Y2k Trek 7000 except for added riser bars | | Bottom Line: | Total junk. I bought a new '99 model straight out of the box for 0nly $50 and it was still a big PILE! Way too much stiction and rebound doesn't work. I thought I bought a dud, so I exchanged it for another one. This PILE was EVEN WORSE!!! I'd hit a bump and it would bottom out, or the post would STAY compressed or POGO no matter how I adjusted it. I weigh 165lbs. so weight wasn't the probblem. POOR design and quality was. STAY AWAY, even at $50 bucks it wasn't worth it. I brought it back and exchanged it for a Rock Shox. ( WAY BETTER) I was HAPPY to pay the additional $50 for the Rock Shox post. If you're in the market for a teliscopic post go Rock Shox Or some other brand, but STAY AWAY from this Coda Garbage! One Chile for value because even at half price it wasn't worth it. One Chili for overall rating because there's not one lower. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Michael
a Weekend Warrior
from Seattle, WA, USA
Date Reviewed: June 20, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Tapeworm | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Good clamp, efficient travel | | Weaknesses: | boot appears to allow lots of crud to get into the post | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | Custom cannondale F series, raceface, sun rhynolites, nuke hubs, sram | | Bottom Line: | Bought this post from marketplace, a deal for $60! Silky smooth travel, and helped with the ruts and roots of the Pac. NW trails. Kind of a heavy rider 175lbs, so wanted something to soak up the bumps, and i'm completely satisfied. Only taking a flamming swirly king off cause of the exposed boot. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Wayne
a Cross Country Rider
from Canberra, Australia
Date Reviewed: June 19, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Isaacs Ridge | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Smooth ride - don't take it outside in the rain! | | Weaknesses: | Because the seat bolts directly the post (as opposed to a set-back post), created a poor riding position for me. | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | 99 Cannondale F1000 | | Bottom Line: | Seating position and movement created lower back problems on steep climbs. Does not happen with a rigid post.
Took the bike on an epic ride recently (70klm trip) off road and we got caught in the rain. Within half-hour the post had stopped working all together. Muddy water had seeped down through the boot cover and siezed the needle bearings. This gave me the excuse not to use it ever again!
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Submitted by
Nathan Bower
a Racer
from Clackamas
Date Reviewed: June 15, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Three corner Rock | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | No side to side movement, needle bearing design, great warranty, simple adjustments, nice seat clamps that won't strip out like other products tried. | | Weaknesses: | Weight (Adjust the post correctly with hex wrench and there isn't top out thud!!) | | Similar Products Used: | Rock Shock Susp Post--aka Piece of S*&t! | | Bike Setup: | 2000 F900z | | Bottom Line: | Had to get the CODA after terrible experiences with the troublesome Rock Shox. RS was a great Post for the first couple of months until increased side to side movement. Replaced keys no progress, now I can't even give it away. Their warranty process sucks too. So, I just went and bought the CODA, more money, a little heavier, but better design, simpler adjustments, and simple warranty. IF you adjust the dampening correctly there is no top out thud, unless you're sitting on a huge drop, which most would get out of the saddle. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Eric A
a Cross Country Rider
from Sioux Falls SD
Date Reviewed: May 19, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Milaca trials Milaca MN | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | NO stiction . no slop . easy to adjust . adds the right amount of suspension to take the edge of a ride . but not to much to be annoying | | Weaknesses: | weighty . Price BUT . You get what you pay for . Top out Thud | | Similar Products Used: | NONE | | Bike Setup: | cannondale F700 | | Bottom Line: | this seatpost did exactly what I wanted it to do . take the edge off rough rides . it was alittle pricey . but the more I ride with it the more it is all worth it . it's smooth without play . the only downfall is the thump sound it makes when it tops out . | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Martin
a Racer
from Colorado Springs, CO
Date Reviewed: May 12, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | The needle bearings are very smooth and take the big hits off (that is the point right?). | | Weaknesses: | Movement from side to side. | | Similar Products Used: | USE XCR, Rockshox | | Bike Setup: | Kestrel CS-X, Full XT, Rockshox Judy SL | | Bottom Line: | Don't buy it. Although Cannondale replaced my first post when the lateral movement got bad, why go through the hassle when better alternatives are out there? I now use the Rockshox seatpost and like it much better. The USE I used to own was better as well. When I got my new post, I immediately listed it on Ebay and bought the Rockshox with the proceeds. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Tim
a Weekend Warrior
from Medford OR.,Jackson County
Date Reviewed: February 7, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Ashland Watershed | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | Very responsive and very smooth. Keeps tailbones from being brutalized on long demanding rides. My original 99 had a problem and was replaced by "Sims Bike Shop" and Cannondale no ?'s asked. | | Weaknesses: | Price is a bit much @ 125.00 | | Similar Products Used: | N/A | | Bike Setup: | Used on Trek 6500. | | Bottom Line: | It's worth the $$$ if you want to cushion your ride. 2000 model is a big improvement from 99. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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steve chambers
a Racer
from atlantic beach
Date Reviewed: February 4, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | santos trails/Ocala, fl | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | no slop--moves on needle bearings | | Weaknesses: | top-out clunk | | Similar Products Used: | Thud Buster | | Bike Setup: | C'dale f5000 Team (hardtail) with headshock | | Bottom Line: | Excellent post. I like the up and down movement as opposed to the Thud Buster's paralellogram that moves the post back and down. The Coda uses needle bearings and therefore has no sie to side play. The boot isn't secured to the post, so it seems as if dirt could enter easily, but it hasn't happened yet. C'dale told me they are coming out with a kit to zip tie the boot ends, and it will be available at no charge. It's not the most plush post but it takes the edge off and saves you from some pinch flats and conserves energy. This makes it a great alternative to full suspension for the cross country rider, especially in Florida where there is tight singletrack and lots of roots and rocks but few long downhills. The only negative is a clunking sound when it tops out and it only comes in a 27.2mm size. I can live with that. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Lee Norton
a Racer
from St. Catharines, Ontario
Date Reviewed: December 23, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
Moves on needle bearings. No yaw or slop. No stiction. | | Weaknesses: |
Needle bearings may get dirt in them and you can't disassemble and clean or replace them. NOT USER SERVICABLE. | | Similar Products Used: |
USE | | Bike Setup: |
Litespeed Obed Hardtail | | Bottom Line: | For Y2K a huge improvement in the CODA suspension seatpost. The shaft is triangulated with needle bearings similar to their Headshok. Very smooth operation. Relatively light at 440 grams. Only 27.2 size. Will have to be careful not to let dirt into bearings. This is the only objection I see. Lack of user serviceability knocks it from being a 5 star product. Abolutely no yaw or play and excellent movement. | | Overall Rating: |
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Pat Mc Nulty
a Cross-Country Rider
from Glen Ellyn, IL
Date Reviewed: October 29, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
2 Years | | Strengths: |
Sturdy. Great seat clamps. | | Weaknesses: |
Suspension works by lug and keyway method. Keyway binds when seatpost collar tightened enougnh to keep seat post from descending into seat tube. Turns into rigid seatpost ! | | Similar Products Used: |
Post Moderne suspension seatpost. | | Bike Setup: |
Trek 930 SHX Judy XC and Coda suspension seatpost. | | Bottom Line: | Placement of lug positions needs to be reconsidered - higher or lower - away from the collar. | | Overall Rating: |
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Pat Mc Nulty
a Cross-Country Rider
from Glen Ellyn, IL
Date Reviewed: October 29, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
2 Years | | Strengths: |
Strudy. | | Weaknesses: |
Yaws left and right while riding. Seat tube binder collar binds telescoping parts. Becomes rigid post. | | Similar Products Used: |
Post Modern | | Bike Setup: |
Trek 930, Judy XC, supension seatpost. | | Bottom Line: | Feel insecure. Not much of a thudbuster if the collar is on tight enough to hold the post in the tube. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John Parillo
a Cross-Country Rider
from Kansas City KS
Date Reviewed: September 2, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
Good travel
fits Cannondale without shims | | Weaknesses: |
creaks
seat rocks fore and aft up and down | | Bike Setup: |
Cannondale 900
upgraded fork | | Bottom Line: | when I first purchased the post it didn't have much travel so I disassembled it and lubed everything. Now it has excellent travel, very smooth.
Problem is that the seat rocks up and down and side to side. I ride with the seat pushed all the way back on the rails and that may have been a factor. Local shop has rock shox etc and coda has more travel. May try to re rivet the seat mount to the post to solidify the joint. | | Overall Rating: |
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