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Submitted by
Matt
a Weekend Warrior
from Bracknell
Date Reviewed: April 16, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Purchased At: | Direct from Dean | | Strengths: | Light, easy to use. | | Weaknesses: | None so far - I pulled the stickers off myself :) | | Similar Products Used: | Mongoose Iboc, Bontrager. | | Bike Setup: | Dean Colonel. This weeks setup: Back to old school Hope M4 front disc, Avid Black Ops Rear, Brookes Ti Saddle, Hope hubs, XT deraileurs, Race Face Cranks, Mavic 717 rims, V12 pedals, Marzocchi Mountain SL forks. | | Bottom Line: | I use this bike off road and around town. Not overly worried about weight, but it is nice to have something easy to carry up stairs and doesn't weigh a ton on the hills :) | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
DCW
a
from GERMANY
Date Reviewed: October 7, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | DEAN DIRECT | | Strengths: | titanium, made in US, Light | | Weaknesses: | The sticker came off | | Similar Products Used: | Syncros carbon, Kore, Bontrager | | Bike Setup: | Dean Colonel X-lite XTR etc etc | | Bottom Line: | This is for the ULTRA-LITE Seatpost.
DEAN threw it in for free when I ordered my frame. Fits perfect and has great shock absorbing properties and at 210g for a 27.2 its really light. I really cant complain, it was a freebie. Probably wont ever have to buy another frame or post again. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jay Ho
a Weekend Warrior
from NYC
Date Reviewed: September 19, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | Stillwell | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | All the benefits of Ti. Weight, strength, liveliness, bling... | | Weaknesses: | Decals are just cheap stickers which are now scraped off. They looked terrible after a few wet rides. Same thing with their handlebars., | | Similar Products Used: | Easton, Thompson | | Bike Setup: | Was on my DEAN Ace. Moved it over to my carbon road bike. | | Bottom Line: | I had this on my DEAN and it was great. Recently moved it onto my carbon roadie to give some life to a very stiff frame. It's a nice seat post. I weigh approx. 200lbs which makes a stiff road frame unbearable after a long period, especially coming of FS mountain bikes. It's a little heavy b/c I have the long MTB version and never cut it down even though I do not need all that post, but that's my bad choice. Anything Ti is pricey but this post is a value compared ti other reputable Ti manufacturer. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chris
a Cross Country Rider
from Park City, UT
Date Reviewed: September 4, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | All of them | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | ebay | | Strengths: | Light. Excellent at absorbing vibration and small bumbs. Looks cool. Decent seat rail clamp. | | Weaknesses: | It broke at the seat tube clamp. | | Similar Products Used: | Thomson, bontrager, Kalloy, others | | Bike Setup: | full rigid single speed | | Bottom Line: | I raced this post for two years on my rigid single speed and it did a terrific job of soaking up the small stuff. It was a 27mm x 410mm and I ran it pretty high, but within the height limit. I weigh 195 dry, so I definitely pushed it's limits and my friends were always amazed how much the post flexed without bending. I guess I finally put it through enough fatigue cycles and cleanly broke right at the seat tube collar clamp. It was nice while it lasted, but I'm getting a Thomson for the added security even if it costs me some comfort on the long hauls. I'd recommend this post for lighter riders on hardtails because it really does soak up the bumps. I would not recommend it for 200 lb guys.
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Submitted by
Kyle Johnson
a Cross Country Rider
from Anchorage
Date Reviewed: May 27, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Purchased At: | Dean USA auction website | | Strengths: | -Ti dampens high frequency low amplitude bumps
-Never once did it slip down the seattube
-good adjustability at the seatclamp | | Weaknesses: | -Clamp never really held seat rails very tight
-Barrel (swivel) nuts on clamp needed replacement
-Ti tubing Doesn't hold up well to aggressive Clydesdale riders | | Similar Products Used: | IRD AL (still my favorite)
Control Tech AL (should be outlawed)
Thompson Elite AL (the jury is still out) | | Bike Setup: | 99 Litespeed Ocoee Ti hardtail, XTR Drivetrain, Hope Mini discs, King hubs and headset, Z-2 Atom Race, Kore Elite stem, Thompson seatpost. | | Bottom Line: | After 4.5 years of abuse on my hardtail, this seatpost finally gave up the ghost. I'm suprised that it lasted this long since it developed a noticeable bend within the first month of use. Fully dressed, I weigh in at approx. 220 lbs and clearly from day one this seatpost was not designed for my weight or power. The Ti tubing (27.2 mm OD) is rather thin and flexy and it developed a fatique fracture at the seattube/seatpost interface. I don't know how long this went unnoticed, but I replaced it right away. Dean's Ti seatpost did in fact absorbed small bumps and improved overall feel and comfort, but I had more problems than I would have liked. Other problems included: 1) broken barrel nuts on the clamp (which was a direct result of the next problem) and 2) I could never get the clamp tight enough as my seat would slide back on the seat rails after punishing seated climbs. I have no doubt that this is a good (if not a great) seatpost for MOST MTBikers, but if you're a powerful clydesdale rider like me may the buyer beware. Withstanding the problems I had, this seatpost never stranded me in the woods in 4.5 years of service -- so I will give it an average grade. Ride-On ;) | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kam
a Cross Country Rider
from L.A, Ca
Date Reviewed: March 13, 2003 | | Favoriate Trail: | Chino Hills St. Park-East Fence Line | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$55.00 | | Purchased At: | new on an eBay auction, where else at this price??? | | Strengths: | nice clamp
it's ti, very nice dampening
nice brushed finish | | Weaknesses: | maybe weight
those weak decals, laser etching would be nice! | | Similar Products Used: | thomson post
easton carbon post | | Bike Setup: | custom steel singlespeed by peyto cycles, pace rc31 fork...a mix if alot of other stuff | | Bottom Line: | very nice seatpost. there's alot of opinions out here on wether ti and carbon post offer dampening of ride...after riding this post, i believe ti does. this isa great post, takes alot of the sharpness of bumps out, reasonable weight, nce clamp...all that good stuff. for the price i paid, it's awesome. if you're looing for a nice ti post with a nice clamp, you cannot go wrong with this post. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Wade
a Racer
from Woodbury (I moved)
Date Reviewed: February 14, 2003 | | Favoriate Trail: | it's all good | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$60.00 | | Purchased At: | one of the big discount houses? | | Strengths: | Ti, works great, lasts long. | | Weaknesses: | logo, weight--but ya'll knew that already. | | Similar Products Used: | OEM al. My first aftermarket Ti. I do have a Thomson in the Roadie. | | Bike Setup: | Turner o2 | | Bottom Line: | This is an update. I reviewed this post on 6/9/99 not long after I got it. It really took the edge of the Ti HT. Sold that bike. Popped it into the Turner (in 99) and haven't touched it since. Seat is still right where I put it. No noise--no problems.
Mine is the old D-E-A-N down the post logo and when the "a" and the "n" got to looking crappy, I just rubbed the "EAN" off. The "D" still looks jest fine.
Don't suppose I'm really benefitting from the flexibility with the 4-bar doing all the work. Maybe I should try an Al post just to see--but then why bother?
The Ti post and Ti saddle rails do help the ride on HT's. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Shinske
a Weekend Warrior
from Fremont, NE
Date Reviewed: October 23, 2002 | | Favoriate Trail: | hormel park | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | friend | | Strengths: | strong and reinforced | | Weaknesses: | stickers not a good idea for a seatpost | | Similar Products Used: | huffy crap | | Bike Setup: | WTB threadless, RaceFace Prodigy XC crank, Avid Dial 7 levers, Avid Arch Rival brakes, Shimano XT 9spd rapid fire shifters, Onza Bar Ends, XT 9spd cassette, XTR rear deraillure, Rock Shox SID XC, ROOX Bomber 4.0 bars, ROOX Slambar (for added strength in the bar), Yeti Hardcore grips, XTR hubs (front and back), Sun Rhyno Lite front rim, WTB Paradigm rear rim, XT front deraillure, Shinske Custom Aluminum Frame | | Bottom Line: | Great post, i luckily got a great deal on it, otherwise i probably would have purchased something less pricy. i lucked out, but would still recomend this post to anyone who is willing to pay for it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jas
a
from utah
Date Reviewed: October 1, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$66.00 | | Strengths: | easy two bolt adjustment, like the syncros | | Similar Products Used: | syncros, the good one | | Bike Setup: | ti frame, xtr crank, sram 9.0, avid, etc | | Bottom Line: | ya gotta love the flex. I wanted a little softer hardtail so I got this post. I've had it for over a year with no problems. I think I paid about 66.00 for it. It may be a little heavier than my syncros, but its worth it to me to have the extra flex. I weigh 185 | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mark
a Weekend Warrior
from Lincoln NE
Date Reviewed: July 23, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | Any auto-free zone | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$99.00 | | Purchased At: | Dean USA | | Strengths: | Seems like the only answer for a strong/long MTB post. Nice ride. | | Weaknesses: | a 400mm post should be 400mm not 370mm. If the frame never cracks then never mind. | | Similar Products Used: | Logic, Kalloy, Campy, whatever came stock on numerous bikes. | | Bike Setup: | 2001 Schwinn Moab 2, Kore bar (shortened 2"), Nashbar bar ends, assorted grips, dingbell, BAL (Big Ass Light) | | Bottom Line: | Good seatpost, fair price, easy company to deal with (despite cumbersome web site), should measure 400mm. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Steve Cassaday
a Cross Country Rider
from Winsted,Ct USA
Date Reviewed: May 22, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Price Paid: |
$79.00 | | Purchased At: | Cambria bike | | Strengths: | Ti quality. Very nice quality seat clamp | | Weaknesses: | Claimed weight 195 grams. actual weight is 255 g.If your a weight freak,get the Easton Carbon and deal with the clamp ! | | Similar Products Used: | Easton Carbon , Zoom Micro | | Bike Setup: | Cannondale Jekell, easton carbon bar , sram 9.0sl , real ultimate bb , crossmax wheels , | | Bottom Line: | Nice piece of equipment but not claimed weight. You make the call. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mark Hinman
a
from Columbia, MD
Date Reviewed: May 17, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$80.00 | | Purchased At: | Cambria | | Strengths: | Logo (they fixed it)
Ti compliant ride quality.
Craftsmanship, the clamp is beautifully machined and allows a little more seatback than the Thomson. | | Weaknesses: | I would have liked a black seatpost. | | Similar Products Used: | Thomson, Icon | | Bike Setup: | 2001 Trek 8500 | | Bottom Line: | I had to use a Cane Creek shim to get this seatpost 27.2mm into a 31.6mm seattube, but it was well worth it, because the Thomson that it replaced was way too rigid. Putting this seatpost provides most of the compliance of a suspended seatpost without the excess travel. BTW the logo is now a 2 char by 2 char square DE/AN that is at the very top of the seatpost were it is not touched by the saddle bag straps, which I suspect why so many people were losing the decal. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brian
a Cross Country Rider
from Rome, NY
Date Reviewed: January 24, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | Tomato Creek | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$69.00 | | Purchased At: | I don't remember | | Strengths: | Easy to install the seat, stays in adjustment, is the size they say it is, smooths out the trail. | | Weaknesses: | Bends | | Similar Products Used: | Syncros, Campy, etc | | Bike Setup: | Habanero Ti Hardtail
Marzocchi Z-2
Hope Discs & Hubs
XTR cranks, derailleurs
RaceFace stem
Monkey Lite Handlebar | | Bottom Line: | Good product, read one review by a 215 lbs guy that rides without finesse and he say his is straight. My guess is he never adjusts his seat hieght. My bent after 8 months or so, I'm also a Clydsdale, medium finesse. Other than the bend I love the ride, this really helps, it's no softtail, but it certainly a step in the right direction. I'd reccommend this to a friend (if he/she was 30-40 lbs lighter than me). | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
a Weekend Warrior
from AZ
Date Reviewed: January 17, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$65.00 | | Purchased At: | deanusa.com | | Strengths: | long,easy to setup/adjust, light enough considering that
it does actually seem to take the edge off the bumps on
my hardtail. | | Weaknesses: | Ya right! | | Bike Setup: | GT,Mavic,Avid,Sram, etc. | | Bottom Line: | Go to the DeanUSA site and bid on this post.
It makes the price a bit easier on the wallet and
you get a fantastic piece of equip.
The guys at Dean are great.
Fives heavy heaters for this one!
(check out the cool frames/bikes while you're there!) | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jason ganze
a Cross Country Rider
from Duncanville, TX
Date Reviewed: November 30, 2000 | | Favoriate Trail: | it's a secret | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$99.00 | | Purchased At: | A terrible internet company that took way too long to fill my order | | Strengths: | Strong, long, light enough, lust factor | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | Control Tech, Stock | | Bike Setup: | Strong Racing custom steel hardtail, XTR and other good goodies | | Bottom Line: | Worth it. I am somewhat rotund and needed a strong post. I also have a radically sloped top tube and needed a long post. It's great and I would buy it again if I had it to do over again. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Little Bear
a
from Singapore
Date Reviewed: November 26, 2000 | | Favoriate Trail: | TK | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Purchased At: | MTBR.COM CLASSADS !! | | Strengths: | tough & light, 40cm length, price is right !! | | Weaknesses: | none really | | Similar Products Used: | alu ones, incl Dura-ace on my roadbike | | Bike Setup: | M80 Raleigh, XTR/LX/STX-RC Rockshox Indy S | | Bottom Line: | I can't find any fault with this seatpost, I got it cheap but even a new one doesn't cost a bomb. I don't really mind the decals on it (it might actually cut the price even!!) Dean really is value for money & always work with the best materials. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jim
a Weekend Warrior
from Kansas
Date Reviewed: June 29, 2000 | | Favoriate Trail: | New Mexico | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | Light and Long | | Weaknesses: | They don't make them the same any more. | | Similar Products Used: | Kore elite, | | Bike Setup: | Gt Zaskar | | Bottom Line: | I am about 215, and not a graceful rider. I have bent many a post until I got the dean. It's lighter than my thomson i just got to go on my new bike, and about one third longer. Who cares if the stickers wear off, its a mountain bike. Ocasional creak but a little grease on the seat rales and seat tube fixes it right away. I bought this post used about three years ago and it hasn't aged a bit. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
BRIAN R
a Racer
from TENNESSEE
Date Reviewed: April 24, 2000 | | Favoriate Trail: | TSALI | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Titanium, decent price, simple adjustment, seat hasn't slipped yet, good looking, fairly light. | | Weaknesses: | Not the lightest seatpost, but this thing will probably last a lifetime where some lighter ones may fai. | | Similar Products Used: | Couple of cheaper aluminum posts | | Bike Setup: | Litespeed Unicoi, Manitou SX-Carbon, xt build, with xtr wheelset | | Bottom Line: | I would recommend this post if you are looking for a real nice post. I got what I believe is the 2000 model and the stickers saying "dean" are very small and up towards the top of the post so their shouldn't be any problem with the stickers being rubbed off by my seatbag. The seat clamp is very good and EASY to adjust. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Magnus J
a Cross Country Rider
from Sweden
Date Reviewed: February 27, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | Light and kicks butt..... | | Weaknesses: | None(price is a bit high)..... | | Similar Products Used: | Only need the Dean post..... | | Bike Setup: | KHS Alite 4000, XTR, Hope hubs, MZ Z2BAM. | | Bottom Line: | Been riding It now for five years and and It still stiff and keeps the saddle in place. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dave
a Cross-Country Rider
from Sydney, Australia
Date Reviewed: December 23, 1999 | | Favoriate Trail: |
Oxford Falls | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
clamping mechanism | | Weaknesses: |
stickers | | Similar Products Used: |
numerous brands | | Bike Setup: |
Kona explosif 853,RPM's,XTR | | Bottom Line: | All a seatpost needs to do, is withstand the set up phase of the saddle adjustment without destroying itself or the rails, then stay put. The DEAN Ti does this without drama or excess weight. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Wayne
a Weekend Warrior
from Zama, Japan
Date Reviewed: November 22, 1999 | | Favoriate Trail: |
Sagami River | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
Lightweight, strong, easy to set-up and cheap! | | Weaknesses: |
Didn't you pay attention to the strengths?! | | Similar Products Used: |
Syncros Al, Easton Al | | Bike Setup: |
Santa Cruz Heckler, Manitou X-vert fork, fox rear | | Bottom Line: | Yes, the stickers will come off. That is the only downside that I have run into (a good excuse to polish it then!). This really is a SWEET seat post. If you are in the market for a light weight, strong, comfortable, affordable seatpost, this is it (kinda gotta be a moron to say no!)
Keep the rubber side down! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
d k
a Weekend Warrior
from South san francisco, CA,USA
Date Reviewed: October 20, 1999 | | Favoriate Trail: |
mcnee park trail SF bay area | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
light, look cool,..... | | Weaknesses: |
the sticker, will easily strip off, but who cares | | Similar Products Used: |
xtr, zoom,.... | | Bike Setup: |
gary fisher HKEK | | Bottom Line: | very good seatpost and this is the best price that u can get for Ti seat post.... | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John B.
a Weekend Warrior
from Urbana, Illinois
Date Reviewed: August 30, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
It takes the sting out of the big hits at the rear wheel. The Atom Bomb takes care of the front. | | Weaknesses: |
None. | | Similar Products Used: |
Sycros, good post Kalloy, no so good post | | Bike Setup: |
Dean Oscar with Atom Bomb | | Bottom Line: | Great post and sorry John But the stickers do come off. But so what! The post still works. I have it to ride not to look at. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John
a Racer
from Paris, France
Date Reviewed: August 30, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
more than 3 years | | Strengths: |
flexible, and very strong | | Weaknesses: |
absolutely NONE!!!! | | Similar Products Used: |
shitload (too many to list) but the dean is the best by far!!! | | Bike Setup: |
Cannondale CAAD3, Fatty SL 70mm, all XTR, SPOX wheels | | Bottom Line: | It was the greatest seatpost that I have ever tried in my whole life! I ride almost everyday on the roughest trails in the world. Don't listen to the rest of these idiots who have reviewed this seatpost andsay that the stickers come off, well guess what... they don't!!! Everybody else is just a complete idiot who knows absolutley nothing, thankyou for listening to my review..... | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
john
a Cross-Country Rider
from Seattle, WA
Date Reviewed: August 15, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
flexes without bending | | Weaknesses: |
weight for ti | | Bottom Line: | I bought this seat because the reviews said it weighed 140 grams, and the ti post would help to smooth out the ride on my M2 Stumpjumper Comp. It has helped the ride. The weight was significantly heavier than advertised. I weighed it today. 245 grams. Man, that's a bunch. I like how it has softened the bumps. Im bummed that the weight is 100 GRAMs more than I expected!!!! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
RaverRave
a Racer
from San Francisco
Date Reviewed: June 28, 1999 | | Favoriate Trail: |
Streets of San Francisco | | Duration Product Used: |
2 Years | | Strengths: |
Strong 6Al/4V titanium doesn't bend under lots of abuse but feels super nice, long 400 mm post. | | Weaknesses: |
Bolts can strip/sheer easily if not handled with care. Prep the bolts with anti-seize, don't over-tighten, and you'll be fine. | | Similar Products Used: |
Various aluminum posts. | | Bike Setup: |
Airborne Lucky Strike, Manitou SX Ti. | | Bottom Line: | I love this seatpost! It's strong enough to handle my 200+ lbs. on downhills without bending (on a hardtail no less). It's long enough to be used on a sloping top tube frame. It looks great (took the stickers off, though -- too garish). My only problem was that the head sheered off one of the seat clamp bolts while I was riding a particularly hairy trail. I called Dean late last Friday afternoon and today (Monday) got a replacement clamp in the mail -- now that's customer service. My advice is that you MUST prep the clamp bolts yourself with anti-seize before installing, and you MUST take care not to over-tighten the bolts. Doing so will help ensure that you don't strip or sheer the head off a bolt. I guess this is common sense, but I took for granted that the bolts were already adequately prepped, and I think I payed for it by weakening the bolts through excessive application of tork when adjusting the seat clamp, resulting in the eventual failure of the bolt. Five incinerating bodies for this product!!! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Wade
a Cross-Country Rider
from Murfreesboro, TN
Date Reviewed: June 9, 1999 | | Favoriate Trail: |
crooked and fast | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
Ti | | Similar Products Used: |
no Ti, just Al | | Bike Setup: |
Litespeed Ocoee | | Bottom Line: | The Dean post may not be as cushy as the Ibis post, but it sure as hell beats rigid Al. It really is the trick to getting a little softness out of a hardtail. Try one. And for $60 bucks, why not?! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Steve
a Cross-Country Rider
from UT
Date Reviewed: May 10, 1999 | | Favoriate Trail: |
401 | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
Long, strong, compliant. | | Weaknesses: |
Creaky. Cheesy stickers. Heavy for ti. | | Similar Products Used: |
Syncros, kalloy. | | Bike Setup: |
Voodoo D-Jab Ti | | Bottom Line: | Great post. Nice and comfy. Plenty long for a sloping top tube bike. I bought it to be bomproof and I have had no problems (I've bent a seatpost or two in the past). I've had a ti Berserker and an SDG ti on it and both have creaked. I wrapped some teflon tape around the rails and it's quiet now. I ended up taking the stickers off when they started to peel. I like it, though and I'll never need to replace it. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ivan Guergstenson
a cross-country rider
from Germany
Date Reviewed: March 2, 1999 | | Bottom Line: |
I have a DEAN POST on my Litespeed. It complements the Ti frame, but the bolts stripped. Now I cant get my seat off. also stickers are not good idea for post | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike Edge
a cross-country rider
from Palm Beach, Florida
Date Reviewed: January 28, 1999 | | Bottom Line: |
Have bought four titanium seatposts from Dean, two for full suspension and two for hardtails. Absolutely superb product. Dealing with Dean is efficient and responsive and they delivered the goods as promised. Riding thirty five miles on hardpack on a hardtail is a MUCH better experience with a Dean titanium seatpost under your butt. My riding buddy and I both have back problems which were aggravated by using even high quality seatposts such as Kore but not with the Dean. Where my body is in contact with the forces created by biking, handlebars, stem and seatpost...I use titanium to reduce injury. Screw the lightness factor (at 200lbs. that is a bit pointless)it is the inherent elasticity and durability of high quality titanium equipment that really works.
Sadly, you need to shop around for the best in each area (although this is the joy and mystery of advanced biking)to find White Bros. titanium handlebars, Ibis titanium stem and Dean titanium seatpost. Okay, this adds US$450 to your bike cost but also a completely different dimension to your biking, if you ride anything more aggressive than a Huffy.Enjoy your riding, be safe and swear loudly at selfish motorists..! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Hillman
a racer
from Texas
Date Reviewed: December 12, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Got this seatpost earlier this year. I ride an Aluminum hardtail. I wanted something to take the pain off of the rough trails in south Texas. I tried a suspension seatpost, which worked fine but was sinfully heavy. I tried the Dean Ti and found this to be a good compromise. Light like aluminum, yet slightly flexy. As I got in better condition, I found that I didn't need to stay in the saddle as much as when I started racing. So I just needed something to take the edge off. Ti seatpost is definitely the way to go. The Dean is a good value at $99. Have not had a single problem with the post. Put it on, adjusted that badboy, and rode the hell out of it. Haven't had a squeek, rattle, or loose anything on that seatpost. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Robert Dawson
a
from Tucson, AZ
Date Reviewed: November 6, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
This is one great seatpost! It is STUPID light and can withstand a severe beating. I run one on my Cannondale Super V and my Cannondale BMX cruiser. It has taken the worst beating on my cruiser, but after 3 years of hard racing I have never had a problem with it. I had to cut about 2 off of the one on my MTB so I could lower the seat without interfering with the rear shock. Great product! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brad
a
from FL.
Date Reviewed: September 26, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I got the post just to match my frame. By the way when I got my Dean frame and seatpost I didn't like the blasted look so I shaved off all the decals and polished both of em' out. Believe me it was not fun, and it took forever. Still it look sooooooo much classier and I just called Dean and ordered new Decals. What else is there to say? Its the bomb. simple as that, light, adjustable, comfortable, and will make you the envy of all your friends. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dougie
a cross-country rider
from Oxford
Date Reviewed: August 25, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Having seen some of the great reviews that this seatpost had I was tempted to buy it as by backside was feed up with getting bounced around. I must admit that I was sceptical as to how much a performance difference a seatpost would make to the quality of riding on my Gary fisher supercaliber frame. I was certainly not dissapointed! This thing really does absorb an awfull lot of trail buzz, not big bumps or anything like that but those irriating rocks or small tree stumps. I would say that if you own an aluminium bike ( that preferably has a slopping top tube) and is giving your butt hell get one of these babies and save you ring piece. by the way this seatpost is not nearly as light as it claims to be(what mountain bike products ever are?) but seeing as I didnt buy it for its weight I couldnt care less.
This is one pukka seatpost
Get one | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dave Bigapple
a weekend warrior
from NYC
Date Reviewed: July 31, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I have had mine for several months now and am totally satisfied with the craftmanship. Only thing I am suffering just a little because I originally had a laidback post and I feel thrusted forwarded over the bars. I will probably get a longer stem until I switch frames. Decals are intact and no slippage at all. I got mine through irvine bike source for $90 so I feel I got a deal. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Misha Sakellaropoulo
a cross-country rider
from Princeton, NJ
Date Reviewed: May 16, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I stuck this thing on my Cannondale Killer V frame (super stiff) and coupled with an Avocent O2 Saddle (Ti rails) the ride is a lot nicer. It's super long, something which I don't need, so it would have been nice to buy it in two lengths to save weight. The bigger, cosmetic problem lies in the Dean stickers... such a cool logo but mine are twisted and skewed; I'm sure they'll be peeling off soon. If only they had laser etched the graphics... :( | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kenny Boy
a weekend warrior
from Singapore
Date Reviewed: May 12, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
ooiiiii yeah...
A fine of product. Strong, absorbs some of the rougher trails and light!
But the Titanium bolts are hard to tighten. Apparently the Allen key doesn't
have a deep enuff fit into the bolts or should I put it the other way around.
I think I damaged the screws....will cost one star. And this to make the 50 word
requirement....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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Submitted by
Henry
a cross-country rider
from the mountains
Date Reviewed: April 7, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
i put this post on my Caad 3 cannondale, and now the ride is much, much more forgiving. The post flexes back and down about 10mm when I hit a bump. I was a little bit scared by this flexing at first, but now I just tell myself that titanium is really much stronger than aluminum and that it isn't going to snap off, just bend if it decides to give up. Other than that it has solved my big and tall problem (all frames are too flexy at the botom bracket except aluminum, which used to beat me up on longer -- rougher rides). | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
JazzyJeff
a racer
from Florida
Date Reviewed: March 26, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Excellent seatpost! I used mine for a few years before my recent change to the Moxey. Took some serious hits during some serious rides all over the country. Super easy to adjust, compared to some lame seatposts I've had before like the Ringle. If your stickers get messed |
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$ 99.00
