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Submitted by
Chris
a
from San Francisco
Date Reviewed: September 17, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | eBay | | Strengths: | Good clamp design allows for a lot of seat positions that don't slip. Made in a lot of obscure sizes. And the price. | | Weaknesses: | WEAK! The aluminum post cracked at the top where the clamp inserts. | | Similar Products Used: | Thomson, Syncros, Tahoma. | | Bottom Line: | This post cracked at the top where the clamp inserts into the aluminum post. About a 1 inch vertical crack straight down from the top. The clamp assembly hasn't started to loosen from the post yet, but I'm not waiting for this to happen. Straight to the trash.
The best part is that it did this under my wife's 120lb butt. Granted, her bike is a hardtail, but it hasn't seen a drop bigger than riding over the curb, and she only spends about a quarter of the time off road. For this thing to fail under these conditions is ridiculous. The $10 Tahoma post she originally had held up just fine for 2 years, too bad it was just too short. 120 lbs!!
I wouldn't put this post on a child's bike. Next time I'm just sacking up and buying a Thomson. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Zachary
a Cross Country Rider
from Colorado
Date Reviewed: October 20, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | online | | Strengths: | seat doesn't slip even a little and the one I have has held up well on my Single Speed. They make them in hard to find sizes. | | Weaknesses: | Apparently the narrower versions have strength issues. | | Similar Products Used: | Thomson, Easton, Bontrager | | Bike Setup: | Gary Fisher Single Speed.
Kona Caldera | | Bottom Line: | I would like to clarify that I am writing a review for two of them used on two different bikes. The one on the Single Speed Fisher is bomber! I have been happy with it in every way. I used to have a Thomson on that bike and have not noted the difference. This one was a silver shot peened 31.6 x 350mm
The second failed miserably. It was on my father's Caldera and was a 26.8 x 300mm. This one was not shot peened and had a black finish. The shaft snapped right below the clamp junction.
Judge for yourself on this one. I ride mine hard on a fully rigid SS. My father rides less intense stuff but weighs in at 200 and takes most of his bumps seated. Old roadie habit I guess. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Hardtailforever
a Racer
from Roseville, MN. USA
Date Reviewed: February 7, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Lebanon hills | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Purchased At: | Stock on bike | | Strengths: | Relibable, Strong, Stiff enough for only 26.8
Very micro adjustable (as opposed to splined head, which gives a few degrees per spline)
Keeps adjustment if saddle is changed (by leaving front bolt on) | | Weaknesses: | Rear bolt is too long (poked my Aliante until I cut it down)
Hard to install saddle in the first place
Not real light | | Similar Products Used: | Cheap stock stuff, Salsa CroMo, Answer Carbolite, Thomson Elite, Easton EC70, FSA carbon | | Bike Setup: | '01 Homegrown, XTR shifters/derailleurs (02), LX crank, Thomson stem, Titec Flat-tracker bar, King/CX-ray/x517 wheels, Avid Ti brakes with Ultimate levers, Answer Carbolite with Aliante Ti | | Bottom Line: | Came stock on my bike. It has served me well enough for the few years I've ridden it. Never slipped, tilted, loosened up or made a peep, despite numerous crashes and a hard year of racing last year. It just did its thing and I forgot about it until it came time to get a lighter one.
I can't give it a perfect score, since I had to cut the bolt to make room for the undercut in the middle of my Aliante saddle, and it's a bit of a pain in the rear to install the seat in the first place. Otherwise performed admirably, especially compared to ritchey and bontrager splined posts I've used.
I just upgraded to the Carbolite for weight savings and carbon feel. Otherwise the post has served me well enough. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tino
a Weekend Warrior
from Manchvegas
Date Reviewed: April 27, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$10.00 | | Purchased At: | titec.com | | Strengths: | does what its suppose to do, a seatpost for $10? come on? how could you pass that deal up? | | Weaknesses: | creaks a bit, a little flexy, pain in the ass to adjust/install | | Similar Products Used: | race face prodigy, coda suspension | | Bike Setup: | RM Pipeline - super t qr20, 26" front mommoth, 24" rear trailpimp, 2.35 in tires, race face dh cranks, hayes discs, monkey bar, cheap flat pedals, azonic shorty stem | | Bottom Line: | Well if this thing cost anymore than $10 i'd say it wouldnt be so good but......it only cost $10 | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bob
a Weekend Warrior
from Littleton, CO
Date Reviewed: February 27, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | used | | Strengths: | Does what it's supposed to do: hold the seat. | | Weaknesses: | I little hard to adjust, but not a big deal. | | Bike Setup: | Serotta CST soft tail, XTR, Hayes, SID | | Bottom Line: | This post has worked fine for me. I weigh 195 lbs and I have never had a problem with this post. No bending, no squeeking, nothing. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
shaun
a
from moss beach
Date Reviewed: February 12, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | dirt ones | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$10.00 | | Purchased At: | titec on-line | | Strengths: | they has a 26.6 for my old bonty frame. looks the part. light | | Weaknesses: | the thumbscrew thing is not a good design, as it is hard to reach. i have the thumscrew down all the way and the nose of the saddle is still up a couple of degrees. that is bad for my nuts. the bolt in the back was only engaging a few threads so i changed that before something bad happend. | | Similar Products Used: | all sorts of posts. | | Bike Setup: | brased bonty single speed. | | Bottom Line: | even at 10 bucks, a very marginal product. if it bends like everyone else's seems to i'll drop this to one turd. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John O'Neill
a
from Ireland
Date Reviewed: February 1, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Strengths: | Are you kidding me? | | Weaknesses: | Questional durability | | Bike Setup: | Planet-X Jack Flash with Z1's and so on and so forth | | Bottom Line: | I wouldn't reccomend this product to anyone, unless they weighed about 80 pounds. I'm about 180 pounds and I broke mine in three yes 3 days or around three and a half hours riding. First it bent then the bolt bent and then during my only race the whole thing fell apart. The front bolt snapped the rear one bent and the post itself bent about 30 degrees. Not good. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rob
a Cross Country Rider
from Toronto
Date Reviewed: November 6, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | None at all. | | Weaknesses: | Really dumb bolt design. Flexy. Bends. | | Similar Products Used: | I now ride a Thomson | | Bike Setup: | '99 Homegrown | | Bottom Line: | I somehow managed to get a little farther than other reviewers before the post bent, but once it went, it really went. After this thing ruined what had been a good day of riding, I went straight out and got a Thomson. I never realized just how much flex I was experiencing until I got a real post. I actually have a hardtail now. I am no longer wasting my energy on my rides. I swear, a good quarter of my power must have gone straight into lower back pain. Much happier now. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
SFA
a Downhiller
from NJ
Date Reviewed: August 31, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | allamuchy | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$12.00 | | Purchased At: | mtbr | | Strengths: | It holds the seat on. It was cheap. | | Weaknesses: | Sometimes it doesn't hold the seat on, the clamp is weak, the bolts are weak, it creaks. | | Similar Products Used: | kalloy crap, thomson, ritchey | | Bike Setup: | Azonic ds-2, z3, azonic/titec, lx/xt. | | Bottom Line: | It's a POS. It wasn't a bad deal for $12 used though. I usually drop the seat down as far as it goes so it doesn't really matter. The crappy aluminum nut for the rear bolt got ripped in half and pulled through the clamp. Both of the bolts got bent. The knob is a pain in the ass to turn because you can't get your fingers between the rails and the clamp. I wouldn't get one if it costs more than $15 new. The #1 weakness with it is that it's thicker at the top so if you drop it down in the frame, you also have to adjust the qr to get the right tension. It's a more time consuming process than adjusting a post with the right diameter that's not quick release. I would buy a thomson but I have no money. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
P
a
from Finland
Date Reviewed: March 17, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | None | | Weaknesses: | Bends extremely easy | | Similar Products Used: | Many, this is the ultimate bottom of them all | | Bottom Line: | Installed one, and it could not take cruising along pavement to visit a friend. I had 6 inches of post visible, saddle was centrally located and did not receive any impacts.
Can't still believe how weak these Titec posts are. No words can describe how much these suck. I would not install one into my bike even if I got a truckload of Titec posts for free. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Matt LOBO
a Cross Country Rider
from Rolla MO
Date Reviewed: January 17, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | fast | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Cheap | | Weaknesses: | cheap | | Similar Products Used: | fast feather racing | | Bike Setup: | Voodoo FS, Marzzochi Z2, stratos AR1, XT der.,raceface, rhynolite magura hs33, titec seatpost stem and hellbent bar. | | Bottom Line: | HOLY POS BATMAN!!! wow, nothing but problems from all these people, maybe titec will get the idea to drop this thing. I mean this was stock on teh frame when i bought ti and i know now that we are dealing with a 2500$ bike i should go up in quality, i am just holding out. After the first bolt bent at the head and they replaced it, it was all down hill. since then in the last 3 months i have managed to take it from true, to 15 degrees off. HOW THE HECK DOES THAT HAPPEN. i mean all of a sudden the damn thing just turned on me, i know i have been riding harder in the last 3 months, btu this is excessive. the most i have done is some dirt jumping and DH stuff, but it should hold up to that. Oh well time to buy something new. DO NOT BUY THIS UNLESS YOU ARE A WEEKEND WARRIOR LOOKING FOR A NICE, NAME BRAND POST. IT IS NOT A GOOD ABUSABLE POST. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tibor
a Weekend Warrior
from San Francisco CA
Date Reviewed: January 7, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | China Camp | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$33.00 | | Purchased At: | SuperGo | | Strengths: | it's a seat post that works, stays in place once adjusted, light | | Weaknesses: | difficult to adjust initally | | Similar Products Used: | crap | | Bike Setup: | p.o.s. | | Bottom Line: | As long as your fingers aren't as thick as bratwurst, you can adjust this, though it does work differently than most seatposts so can seem difficult at first. Once its adjusted it works fine- very stable. I think a few of these guys never set it up right. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mountain Man
a Cross Country Rider
from Ontario, Canada
Date Reviewed: November 17, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Bird Sanctuary | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Strong, pimpin' looks. | | Weaknesses: | The head design sucks because the knob is too high in the saddle, but it is very strong. The anodization scratches easily. | | Similar Products Used: | Everything | | Bike Setup: | '00 Schwinn Moab 1, LX/XTR, Syncros, Titec, blah blah... | | Bottom Line: | The reviewers below must be the worst mechanics on the planet. Sure, it's hard to turn the adjuster knob by hand, which is why you use an ALLEN KEY on the other end. To keep the clamp from bending and creaking, tighten both bolts snugly once the saddle's at the right angle. Don't just leave them loose!
Also, if it still creaks, it's the seat rails. Apply a little spray lube onto the surface of the rails and reinstall it.
I admit the adjuster knob is high enough for the seat to bottom onto it. However, for 2001, Titec designed a new clamp to fix this.
I have no idea how people have bent the shaft itself. Maybe they used it above the limit line. I weigh 150lbs., use a Titec Berserkr saddle, and ride every bit as hard as the reviewers below. And Canadian trails can get rather rough.
Really, if you're not a good enough mechanic to know how to properly install a SEAT POST, then sell your bike and take up golf! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
ALEX LEBLANC
a Weekend Warrior
from CANADA
Date Reviewed: September 5, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | STREET | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | absolutely none | | Weaknesses: | cheap piece of S**T
bends
bolts strip
horrible design
refuse to WARRANTY | | Similar Products Used: | seatposts all kinds | | Bike Setup: | azonic ds-1,x-vert(best jumping fork ever) azonic stem, crowbar,rhino lite tcb,north shore etc beast | | Bottom Line: | the bottom line is that if i could give this piece of junk 0 pieces of s**T i would.
i went jumping for one day actually the first day and bent it i didnt even land hard on it i overshot a superman and took a little shot and i only weigh 125 lbs and then i rode it bent cause i didnt care and i was riding a street obstacle and i bumped it a bit and that piece of junk bolt stripped then i made the mistake of buying another titec post and it just broke i hate titec and i hope they know it
ps the only reason im putting stars is cause if i dont they wont let me put this review on | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jason Gedmin
a Cross Country Rider
from barcelona, alella, spain
Date Reviewed: July 22, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | city park, austin, tx | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Absolutely none. | | Weaknesses: | Absolutely everything. | | Similar Products Used: | You name it. | | Bike Setup: | Diamond Back Zetec Pro, full XTR, Mavic Crosslink, etc. | | Bottom Line: | I'm still trying to figure out how such a dismal piece of crap can be approved for manufacture and later be sold as standard equip. on $1500-plus bikes. What the hell is wrong with Titec for ever putting the front clamp finger-bolt on this thing? It is impossible to adjust with even medium to medium-small sized fingers, and even if you do get it adjusted, it comes loose after a half-hour in the saddle. This morning, I came down a fire road with some jumps built into it. Caught at most a foot of air on one, came down and bounced my butt on the seat a bit, and the front clamp bolt stripped right out of the post...had to ride home with no seat. Thanks a lot Titec, for your schlock design and quality. Every part I've ever owned with your name on it has malfunctioned in some way. And that's why the Titec name will never again adorn any part of my bike. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Luke
a Cross Country Rider
from Grand Bend, Ontario, Canada
Date Reviewed: June 14, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Strengths ? | | Weaknesses: | clamp is impossible to use
finger bolt brakes
clamp brakes
post bends | | Similar Products Used: | Kalloy
Profile
Race Face | | Bike Setup: | 99 KHS Team | | Bottom Line: | Came stock with my bike. I broke my first post one weak after use. The post cracked where the clamp and shaft join. Three weeks later with my new post while trying to adjust the dumb-ass finger bolt, the bolt broke. The aluminum head broke off the steal body. After fixing the bolt the post bent two weaks later. I only weigh 175 pounds so this should not be happening. If you have this post replace it with a race face like I did. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
fritz
a Cross Country Rider
from houston, tx, usa
Date Reviewed: April 22, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | ho chi min | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | it appears to be a well thought out product | | Weaknesses: | the design actually sucks | | Similar Products Used: | Bontrager, Thompson | | Bike Setup: | Bontrager, XT | | Bottom Line: | the design of the knurled knob adjustment mechanism is terrible. it is impossible to reach under the saddle (unless you have pencil thin fingers) and it sticks up so far that it hits the bottom of the saddle -- I have taken the thing back to the shop -- totally useless
my problems may be partially a function my saddle design -- I recommend checking out the seatpost with your saddle before you buy it -- don't assume it will work
even it the knurled knob fits under saddle OK, test out your ability to adjust it -- the knob looks great but if you can't reach it or turn it, then it is useless | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Garrett
a Weekend Warrior
from San Jose CA
Date Reviewed: October 23, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Wilder Ranch, Santa Cruz | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
Set it and forget it
Seat does not slip or rock once set-up
Looks cool, IMHO | | Weaknesses: |
Squeeks a little
Over priced list price | | Similar Products Used: |
Stock OEM, generic | | Bike Setup: |
Gary Fisher, hoo-hoo-e-koo, 1998.
Rock Shox Indy XC, 1998 | | Bottom Line: | I have had mine now for 3 rides and it has performed great. I'm not an exceptionally heavy rider at 175 lbs, and I very rarely sit on the saddle for extended amounts of time, unless I'm climbing. The post itself is a little lighter than my stock one (about 50 grams) and its a lot longer. I probably could trim off a bit at the end for even more weight reduction, but I'd rather maintain its strength.
The seat angle adjustment is made by turning a knob beneath the seat. It can be a little tight reaching in there to adjust if you have fat fingers, but I haven't had any troubles. The knob comes about 9mm from the bottom of the saddle, so the saddle can theoretically bottom out on this knob as it flexes. Fortunately I dont sit on the mid section of my saddle, I tend
to sit more towards the rear so it has not been a problem.
The clamp does squeek. Mine was making all kinds of noise for the first 20 minutes. I finally couldn't take it any more and tightned the bolt an
extra 1/4 turn and is now silent. I can get it to squeek if I slam my butt on the nose of my saddle (ouch), but at that point a squeeky seatpost is the least of my concerns.
It also seems to slide down more than the stock post. I have to crank down more on the clamp to prevent it from sliding.
For me the real kicker was the price. I got it on sale at Supergo (in store sale only) for $15!!! It was newly shrink wrapped except at the end where the size is stamped, the wrapping had been peeled off at this point.
I really wasn't in the market for a seatpost at the time, but at $15 each they were going fast. and I couldn't resist. There were only two left in 27.2mm. Strangely they also had the plain aluminum model (no black color) for $25 in several sizes.
Yes there are some little quirks with it, but at $15... it's the best seat post out there. I would not pay the regular price ($80) for it however... that seems like a rip-off, but if you can get it for $35 or less is a good post.
If it didn't squeek, I'd give it 5 stars. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Clayton Covemaker
a Racer
from Moline IL
Date Reviewed: June 9, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Cedar Lake | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
None | | Weaknesses: |
Weakness and Stupid Clamp design | | Similar Products Used: |
Bontanger Comp | | Bike Setup: |
Homegrown | | Bottom Line: | Heh Dumbass some people read thier reviews after they post them. It's simple the post is crap it bent in less than five and the factory reps at titec are punks. One of the titec reps admitted to the guy who owns the shop I ride for that the post was one of there low end low quality post. (Then it doesn't belong on a $1400 bike!!). It's pretty bad when even the factory says that. Anyway I replaced it with a $25 two bolt seat post made out of 2014 alum from Bontranger and it has held up to 3 months of abuse. The final point, weak post, bad customer service DON'T BUY THIS!!! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dave Weyer
a Cross-Country Rider
from Boca Raton Fl.
Date Reviewed: May 10, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Oleta River Trail | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
puts you in the perfect riding position! | | Weaknesses: |
semi hard to tighten seat down. | | Similar Products Used: |
OEM
strait titech | | Bike Setup: |
Super V1000
fox 5R
headshock SL70
All XTR | | Bottom Line: | I have to say this is one of the 3 best Improvments I've done to my bike. I am 6' 180 lbs and have put over 300+ fast XC miles on this post with out so much as a wimper for it. I love it!!! Before I got this post, I felt like I was sitting to high up on the bike(top heavy). But with this post it kicked me back farther with out raising me up to high, great for short down hills and quick drop offs (which is all we have here in so-fl). My frame is a medium which fits me just right so if you are thinking I should have gotten an larger bike your wrong. I would Disregard what the last the last two douche bags said, except for the part about adjusting the seat angle/lock nuts. There is a trick to it. First you have to loosen he allen nut 2/3 of the way out then over tighten the angle adjustment knob slightly, then tighten the allen nut. As for bending the post, it is still bent like it came from the factory, I can't speak for the last 2 guys to review this post but they must be the 2 most aggressive riders in the USA, or have broken scales. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Garner Sutterfield
a Cross-Country Rider
from Branson MO
Date Reviewed: April 15, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Chadwick MX Park | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
Nice looking post. Came on Homegrowns. | | Weaknesses: |
Pain in the butt seat clamp adjustment.
Seat bottomed out against afore-mentioned clamp/head
Bent after no more than five off-road rides under 160lb rider | | Similar Products Used: |
Bontrager posts, Control Tech, SR, various OEM components | | Bike Setup: |
Moab steel w/Girvin Elite | | Bottom Line: | I would expect a post this expensive to hold up for more than 70 off-road miles. I weigh 160 lbs and the post developed a noticable bow after 4 or 5 rides. Is currently being warrantied. The clamp is difficult to tighten, because the finger-adjustable nob is next to impossible to reach because it is tucked way up under the seat, where the nut actually bottoms out against the seat itself on big hits. I was turned on to this idea by a reviw in a magazine, and, sure enough, I had the tell-tale divots in the base of my seat when I inspected it. Don't really want to ride the new one when I get it. As for me, I plan to stick with the good old 2-bolt adjuster design, or just one big fixin' bolt. 2.5 stars for at least warranty-ing it. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Clayton Covemaker
a Racer
from Carbondale IL
Date Reviewed: April 11, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Cedar Lake | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
Look Nice | | Weaknesses: |
Weak
Bends Easy
Creaks Badly | | Bottom Line: | Here's the story this post sucks it came on my new homegrown. On my first ride it loosened up and started creaking so it stopped and tightened it. Then it went from bad it worse it bent badly with in the first 5 miles I rode. A seatpost is suppose to hold up the seat up, plan and simple nothing less nothing more, this doesn't do that. I did jump off of anything or do anything reckless it just bent while riding you can see the stress risers near the seatpost clamp. This product lasted less than five miles don't buy it period. | | Overall Rating: |
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