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Submitted by
Ryan
a Weekend Warrior
from Gainesville
Date Reviewed: August 10, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | Santos | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$999.00 | | Purchased At: | Mr Goodbike | | Strengths: | It holds a seat. After you bend the seatpost it works as a good cheater bar for a rachet or wrench. | | Weaknesses: | I'm 225 and this thing bent over like a wet noodle after a few months. Right at the seat collar. So it wouldn't insert andy farther than the bend. Anyone need a layback Kona seatpost? I have one. | | Similar Products Used: | GT post, Thomson | | Bike Setup: | 2004 Kona Kikapu now with 2005 Frame, Fox Vanilla Fork, DHX Air, Avid Mechs, THOMSON, Terry saddle, King HS... blah blah. | | Bottom Line: | Buy a Thomson and call it a day. I'd start saving up for one the day I get a stock Kona post. Thompson = Good, Kona = Bad. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
brian
a Racer
from tampa , fl
Date Reviewed: February 23, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | santos | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$14.00 | | Purchased At: | j&r bikes pinellas | | Strengths: | kona thumb... nice finish, replacement after bending the first one has lasted more than a year with no problems, sometimes i enjoy having a thumb up my ass | | Weaknesses: | the original one i bought bent in a couple months, im not a heavy guy and im not very abusive so this came as quite a shock | | Bike Setup: | kona nunu - psylo xc | | Bottom Line: | so far its hard to complain because though the first one bent the second has survived many epic rides and a few beatings. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rubin Farr
a Cross Country Rider
from Bellingham WA US
Date Reviewed: November 28, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | all | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | Clark's Bike | | Strengths: | Came free with the bike. The rest of the bike is nice. | | Weaknesses: | Bends too easily. And just after 2months of inextreme, just technical, XC. | | Similar Products Used: | Ritchey, Giant Carbon, Coda, others | | Bike Setup: | 2004 Caldera | | Bottom Line: | I don't understand at all how or why this bent. I do ride it at the maximum length until I get into the steeper hi-tech singletrack, but it has taken no big hits or crashes.
I understand Kona refers to some of their stock component line as "Jacksh*t". Sirs, I bid you include your seatposts in this group. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Lance
a Weekend Warrior
from La Habra, CA USA
Date Reviewed: October 22, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Santiago Oaks | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | with bike | | Strengths: | Seatpost | | Weaknesses: | Clamp | | Similar Products Used: | Titec,Giant seatpost | | Bike Setup: | 2001 Kona Roast | | Bottom Line: | This seatpost was good for cross country, but seriously, I was doing trials stuff on this post and it busted so fast. I was working on my no footers while on the ground and missed the pedals, landed on the seatpost and the bolt bent like butter. Piece of poo. Saving to get a Thomson so I don't have to worry about it. Don't even bother getting a replacement from Kona. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Evan
a Downhiller
from maine
Date Reviewed: October 11, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Pimpin Street | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | stock | | Strengths: | came stock on my bike | | Weaknesses: | one bolt + weak bolt = broken bolt | | Similar Products Used: | the replacement post after this post broke | | Bike Setup: | sick 01 roast: avid mech. discs, raceface cranks, truvativ chainguide, xt parts, azonic stuff | | Bottom Line: | I broke the bolt, replaced it, then broke it again, and bent the post. I would suggest having a spare post on hand because if you ride hardcore, its gonna break | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
gazbins
a Weekend Warrior
from UK
Date Reviewed: October 29, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Kinver | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | On the bike | | Strengths: | Black, goes up and down, doesn't slip. | | Weaknesses: | my friends 8mm bolt broke on the Cheddar Challenge but he probably had it done up too tight. | | Similar Products Used: | Ritchey | | Bike Setup: | 2001 caldera with Atom Lab Rims, Hope Bulbs, Minis, Bombers, XT shifters, chain and cassette. Raceface ISIS BB, Turbine cranks, Real Seal Headset, Rings (minus a tooth!)Race face bars. Koski stem. Flight saddle | | Bottom Line: | This post has done what it was meant to, it came with the bike and as standard parts go. I have pretty much replaced everything else on the bike due to wear and breakage apart from the frame, forks and shifters AND THIS POST. I am thinking of getting a Thompson or Race Face one in the future when this gives up the ghost.
For the money, tighten it up right with a torque wrench and you'll be happy, giving you something else to spend your money on! | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Liam Q
a
from T.O.
Date Reviewed: September 21, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | -good clamp
-easy adjustment
-fairly light I think | | Weaknesses: | -weak | | Similar Products Used: | other cheap stuff | | Bike Setup: | kona muni-mula pretty stock, new rear wheel, geax tires f&r | | Bottom Line: | I have had the bike almost 2 years. I tried to lower my seat the other day and i couldn't. I took the seatpost out and realized there was a 3 degree bend in it where it was clamped. I haven't been riding much since the summer so I thinnk it's been like that for a while. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Schlocker
a Weekend Warrior
from South Bay Shore
Date Reviewed: August 21, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$15.00 | | Purchased At: | Wheel World | | Strengths: | Price
Simple Mechanism / Adjustment | | Weaknesses: | Range of adjustment isn't very wide
Used to slip (Until I tightened the hell out of it) | | Similar Products Used: | Kalloy Uno
RockShox Suspension post | | Bike Setup: | Kona Stuff, Marzocchi Z1 FreeRide | | Bottom Line: | Hmmm, let's see...
It seems that most of the people who have broken one of these has been landing on them funny. I don't know about you guys but I for one don't sit on my seat when landing a jump and have never seen anybody else doing so for that matter. Slam your seat down for god sakes! All kidding aside, the only problems I've had with my seatpost is how much you have to tighten the clamp down. Once it's damn tight though it doesn't come loose. This is due to an inherent design flaw which has nothing to do with Kona. Any clamp out on the market with this design suffers from this same type of slippage if it's not tightened down enough and I mean tight! Another prob would be the limited amount of adjustment. Luckily, the max amount of kickback is perfect for me but if you really like your seat in the DJ/DS attack mode where it's pointing towards the sky then this definitely isn't the seatpost for you. Other than these minor things, the seatpost doesn't creak, it's got a good layback position and the price was spot on for me. If you want to make this thing even stronger, go to a hardware store and pick up a Ti bolt for a $1.50. Oh and if you're bending seat rails, you're definitely not jumping right. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Fitz
a Downhiller
from Fayetteville
Date Reviewed: May 28, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | skytop | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | unknown | | Weaknesses: | bolt broke and no cool logo on the mechanism. the clamp bent my rails and wont stay tight. had to tighten 3 times a week. broke when i sat on it. | | Similar Products Used: | even cheep mongoose one was better than this one | | Bike Setup: | Kona Stuff | | Bottom Line: | very very bad try not to get this setup if at all. if you get it with your bike tighten it every day to try to keep it from breaking. it sheers off the bolt if you do not keep it tight. so this is my advise and i work in a shop keep it tight and cheak from damage to the bolt at least 3 times a week and after every ride. good luck and be safe. might want it if your doing light riding no hard crazy NS or similar riding. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ryan Lindh
a Downhiller
from Nova Scotia
Date Reviewed: April 19, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Switch | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | none | | Weaknesses: | week bolt
only one bolt
and it snapped | | Bike Setup: | 2000 Kona Roast, Z-5 NorthShore DH ISIS | | Bottom Line: | Get a new post as soon as you can if you have one of theise | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Sum Won
a Weekend Warrior
from B.C. Canada.
Date Reviewed: February 4, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | Came with my bike. | | Strengths: | Cheap. | | Weaknesses: | Weak Bolt. The Seat clamp piece comes out of the tube part. | | Similar Products Used: | Axiom alloy | | Bike Setup: | a trick kona stuff | | Bottom Line: | Its cheap but that doesn't make up for how weak it is.Kids it is one scarey seatpost get a new one if you ever want to have children.
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Submitted by
Andrew
a Downhiller
from Ga
Date Reviewed: January 26, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | the good ones | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | stock | | Strengths: | the shaft is strong, looks good | | Weaknesses: | the bolt bends and you can't find another one to replase it | | Similar Products Used: | other post | | Bike Setup: | stock kona stuff | | Bottom Line: | Kona is the best bike company out there but they blew it with this seat post. But like other people have said buy the bike and throw away the post. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
DH Girl Noway
a
from Bellingham
Date Reviewed: October 18, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Cultis Mtn. | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$15.00 | | Strengths: | Works, easy, strong-if your not landing on it | | Weaknesses: | What do you ecpect for a $15 seat post??!! | | Similar Products Used: | IRD | | Bike Setup: | 2001 Stab w/Shiver, XT, XTR | | Bottom Line: | You all are fools if you expect something better than what it is for the price. If any of you knew how to jump and actually land as well, you would have no reason to be knocking this post. Any post can bend, any fixing bolt will break if you land your lard butt on it after a huck. All those who whine about this post should log off for a week, save the phone bill money and go invest in a better post. Kona makes the, I MEAN -THE- best product in the world right now. They will never be beat.**Titec as well as Interloc make a 30.0 seat post. Yes it's a cheep post, I give it a high rating because of the price, also, the guys up at Kona have the best tech service, they'll help you with anything within reason. Grow up. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jason
a Weekend Warrior
from Canada
Date Reviewed: September 17, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Pretty Kona logo | | Weaknesses: | (1) The ridges for microadjust too weak - gets ground off too easily (2) Backward tilt range too limited - cannot even setup saddle to be parallel with top tube (3) The bolt bends with almost no effort.
Overall, weak weak weak. | | Bike Setup: | 2001 Kona Roast | | Bottom Line: | What a weak piece of crap. Micro-adjust ridges got rubbed off AND the seatbolt got bent on the 1st butt-landing from a fumbled bunny hop... For a seatpost put on an 'out-of-bounds hardtail' (Kona Roast), this seatpost is unacceptable. How can you huck with confidence knowing that if you slip, it's pretty likely that the bolt will snap and what's left of the seat clamp will spear you in your vitals?! A true black mark in one of the best hardtail freeride bike ever.
The seatpost size is rare (30.0mm) - a good replacement is very difficult to find. You won't be able to find Thompson Elite, RaceFace XO, etc. at this size. I've only been able to find one decent replacement option - a Syncros 7075 Al seatpost.(http://www.syncros.com/frameset.html) I'm not aware of any ti seatposts available in this size... If anyone finds one, please e-mail me and let me know. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jason
a Weekend Warrior
from Canada
Date Reviewed: September 11, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Looks good. | | Weaknesses: | Seatbolt bent after butt-landing a goofed 1' hop. It was on the first butt-landing on this post. | | Bike Setup: | Kona Roast. | | Bottom Line: | Weak seat clamp mechanism (only 1 seatbolt, and a sketchy one at that...) I can't believe they put this thing on a freeride hardtail. Good thing it's covered by warranty.
Might be ok for full-suspension rig? | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ryan MacPhail
a Downhiller
from Yellowknife, NT, Canada
Date Reviewed: August 11, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Frame Lake | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | Came with Kona Stuff | | Strengths: | Good looks, but just show. | | Weaknesses: | Weak seat bolt, tends to bend if not tighted after every ride, also poor design... | | Similar Products Used: | Axiom alloy seatpost. | | Bike Setup: | 2001 Kona Stuff | | Bottom Line: | I was disapointed with this seat post. The weak seat bolt is something that Kona needs to take into consideration. Something beffy required for riding that shakes the s**t out of the bike. I found it for worthwhile to get the Axiom seatpost that to get new clamps and bolts. The most simple upgrade, the seatpost. The rarely appreceated seatpost, you don't know how much you need one until you have to ride without. p.e.a.c.e
eat,sleep,ride | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dallin
a Weekend Warrior
from Danville, California
Date Reviewed: June 30, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | Came With STINKY!!! | | Strengths: | Um, it USED to work and hold my seat......
Its black | | Weaknesses: | The bolt broke on me 3 times and the splined pattern stripped! | | Similar Products Used: | Kalloy Uno | | Bike Setup: | '01 Kona Stinky w/Hayes Hydros | | Bottom Line: | Kona in my opinion is the best mountain bike company. but this seatpost is trash. Buy a Kona! but replace the seatpost, i love my bike but hate the seatpost. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Eric
a Weekend Warrior
from Phoenix, AZ USA
Date Reviewed: June 15, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | Came stock on bike | | Strengths: | Shaft is strong, clamping mechanism is simple | | Weaknesses: | The clamping mechanism broke | | Similar Products Used: | All kinds of seatposts | | Bike Setup: | Kona Stinky, Monster T, Fox Shock, Hayes Brakes, Yada yada yada | | Bottom Line: | This post came stock on my bike, and it was ok, but then it developed this nasty creaking sound. So I had it greased, and everything was fine. Then the mechanism broke and my seat started moving around. The clamp was busted. But I don't really care, because I was gonna upgrade it anyway, so I ditched it and bought a DH post. Maybe mine was a fluke, so if the clamp hadn't of broken, it would have been fine. 1 Chili, more if they fix the clamp. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
thriller
a Cross Country Rider
from ny
Date Reviewed: August 15, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | the stables | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | it came with my bike, and it's black | | Weaknesses: | it broke, the clamp is lousey | | Similar Products Used: | other cheap seatposts | | Bike Setup: | 99 kona caldera, raceface cranks, sun rhyno lite wheels, stock otherwise | | Bottom Line: | the clamp broke on me in the middle of a 10 mile ride, it was not cool. Kona replaced it for me no questions then it broke again about a month later. noe i have some cheap seatpost but it hasn't broken yet. i think i'm gonna get a thompson. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
scotty
a Weekend Warrior
from vancouver, bc
Date Reviewed: June 17, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Mt. Seymour | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | cheap, Kona replaced the first one when i bent it | | Weaknesses: | they bend | | Similar Products Used: | Kona Thumb, Race Light | | Bike Setup: | Kona Lava Dome with numerous upgrades | | Bottom Line: | I bent the stock Thumb post after 6 months, had to wait 3 weeks iver x-mas and new years but they replaced it with a "better" Race Light post. I weigh 190 and run the post near max. extension and just bent this one. The post performed without any problems up to this point they just need to be replaced about every 6 months | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Crash
a Weekend Warrior
from Vancouver
Date Reviewed: March 30, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Anything Dirt | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | Its strong and black
It doesnt bend under my heavy weight | | Weaknesses: | Nope none | | Similar Products Used: | why THIS ONE IS SWEET | | Bike Setup: | stock kona with kona OB 30.0mm post | | Bottom Line: | dont know why u guys dont rate it better its a strong and good seatpost .and i weigh over 220 lb and havent had it snap bend or move . And where doing huge 6 to 8 ft drops
great post Kona
Also who else makes a 30.0 mm seatpost ..huh who ?????
thats what i thought | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Travis
a Weekend Warrior
from Nanaimo, B.C., Canada
Date Reviewed: March 4, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | urban assualt | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Strong
micro adjust
thick | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | another kona post | | Bike Setup: | kona chute with Z1 dropoff
| | Bottom Line: | There is no problem with kona seatposts, they are strong, they look good, they have lots of adjustability, they are a good cheap post. Kona makes the sweetest frames in the world and their parts are pretty good too. If you buy a kona there is no need to change the seatpost, unless you are a weight freak. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
bongcat
a Racer
from utah
Date Reviewed: December 14, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
;-) | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
black colour
cheap | | Weaknesses: |
bends easily
seat mechanics poor | | Similar Products Used: |
kalloy
thomson
syncros | | Bike Setup: |
99 kona hardtail--xt --z.4 | | Bottom Line: | bent the first time i rode it (and wrecked it) off road. seat started twisting around too.
yuck!! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Luke
a Cross-Country Rider
from Alberta
Date Reviewed: August 18, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
Strong, im not sure if its considered light or not, seems like it htoguht | | Weaknesses: |
The single clamp style on this is horrilbe | | Similar Products Used: |
none | | Bike Setup: |
1998 Muni mula | | Bottom Line: | This isn't a very good clamp, it comes alot and it takes alot of lock tite to solve this... | | Overall Rating: |
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