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American Classic
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Submitted by
Jeff
a Cross Country Rider
from PR BC Canada
Date Reviewed: May 8, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | lots | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$33.00 | | Purchased At: | EBAY | | Strengths: | Lack of mass..Perfect amount of flex, easy to clean up, clamp system works just fine.. | | Weaknesses: | None so far. | | Similar Products Used: | No other titanium posts, many aluminum, carbon. | | Bike Setup: | Karate Monkey, rigid. XT bits, Avid Juicy7 w/160mm rotors, Velocity rims/Swiss 340 wheels, panaracer rampage 2.35 (ghetto tubeless), Sette carbon riser bars, etc. | | Bottom Line: | This post is just what the procdoc ordered. Yep it does flex. The ride is sublime, I dont feel any side to side flex when I hammer while seated, it matches the ride of the Sette carbon bars perfectly. The monkey had a nice ride to begin with, but the raceface evolve I had on was too stiff. I considered finding an old rockshox suspension post, which I also like, but wanted to go lighter. This one does it for sure. The clamp system is just like my wifes AC post so I knew what I was getting into, just take your time setting it up (really, its not that complicated)... My Monkey really feels like my Merlin Echo soft tail now, even smoother.. Oh and for clean-up find the BlueMagic metal polish, the best thing for titanium or aluminum.. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ian
a Cross Country Rider
from Rohnert Park, CA
Date Reviewed: May 30, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$70.00 | | Strengths: | I added this to my Bianchi SASS and it is awesome. Totally smooths out the ride. Already had titec titanium bar, steel frame from Bianchi...now my whole body has comfy, flexible material underneath it. | | Weaknesses: | None. But if you're RETARDED, and you can't set up your seat clamp properly, that could be a problem. And if you abuse it, that could be a problem too...basically, any sort of RETARDATION won't help the performance of this product... | | Similar Products Used: | None. This is my first ti seatpost, and there is NOTHING wrong with it... | | Bike Setup: | Bianchi SASS, SPOT rear hub, King front disc, King headset, titec hellion ti bar, Am. Classic ti seatpost, mavic wheels, Surly steel front chainring, Marzocchi 100mm fork with ETA, and White Ind. ENO freewheel (32x17 gear ratio)... | | Bottom Line: | The bottom line is that this seatpost does what it is supposed to do. I can't see why other people have had trouble with it. Ti seatposts are SUPPOSED TO FLEX AND BEND...that is the point...RETARDS. I love it...especially coming from the stock titec post that came on the SASS...Totally softens up the ride while in the saddle. I have had NO PROBLEMS WHATSOEVER with noises from the clamp or anything else for that matter...My friend recommended it, got me a good deal, and I am STOKED! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
brian
a Racer
from Los Angeles
Date Reviewed: July 15, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | Strength, ride, weight, & looks--Overall engineering. | | Weaknesses: | None. | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano & Cannondale | | Bike Setup: | Cannondale XC race hardtail | | Bottom Line: | Great product. I purchased the seatpost back in 1998. I am still riding it & now use it on my XC race bike. It's been on different bikes with different set-ups & saddles over the years & has always performed flawlessly. While I've had to repair, replace, or upgrade everything else in my biking career, I've kept on using my Am. Classic seatpost. A rare breed of bike component, indeed. Absolutely great. Thanks. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dave
a Weekend Warrior
from Montreal, Canada
Date Reviewed: August 2, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | Cambria | | Strengths: | cheap | | Weaknesses: | - squeaky clamp
- bends too easily | | Similar Products Used: | various seatposts | | Bike Setup: | 2002 Santa Cruz Bullit, RS Psylo SL (garbage!!!), Sun SingleWide, Michelin 2.5, XT/LX Drivetrain | | Bottom Line: | This seatpost is a waste of money.
The clamp started squeaking horribly on the first ride, and I haven't been able to fix it since.
After about 2 weeks of moderately hard riding, it bent on me. This thing is a piece of junk, DON'T BUY IT. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chuck S
a Cross Country Rider
from Pittsburgh,Pa.
Date Reviewed: October 18, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | roller coaster | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$80.00 | | Purchased At: | Cambria | | Strengths: | nice ride, finish, easy to assemble | | Weaknesses: | WON"T STAY TIGHT! | | Bike Setup: | If deluxe | | Bottom Line: | This is a part you should never have to think about - like a stem. Well, this baby won't stay tight - I'm 150lbs. and not radical in ANY sense. So I can't forget about this thing, which is not a good property for a seat post. I came on to see if anyone has a fix - I'm going to take it apart, and reassemble with heavy duty locktight. If it comes loose again, out it goes, and I'll be back to give it a "one".
As it is, it looks good, rides well - I'll give it a three. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
scott northwood
a Cross Country Rider
from san anslemo, ca, usa
Date Reviewed: September 29, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$120.00 | | Strengths: | Light weight. | | Weaknesses: | The main problem with this seatpost is the clamp, as noted by others the clamp creaks and will break with hard use,when riding in Moab the bolt broke. I definitely would not recommed this seat post to anyone using it on a mountain bike or heavier rider. | | Bottom Line: | Look for a seat post with a better clamp design. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ben
a Racer
from DC
Date Reviewed: March 8, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | perf | | Strengths: | shiney and purdee, cheap, light! | | Weaknesses: | nada | | Similar Products Used: | ultegra aero, campy aero | | Bike Setup: | serotta w/ dura ace ace 9spd | | Bottom Line: | best dern seatpost out there for under 40 bucks. why pay more for someting that came out last year and doesn't have half the r&d to back it up. american classic's been making these forever (since at lease the early 80s, probably longer) and they're great. i once had the fixing bold strip through the threads on the craddle plate and sent AC an email letting them know what happened. 3 days later i had my new cradle plate for free and some stickers to boot.
super light, super shiney, and very durable (considering the weight). other aluminum posts costs 2-3 times as much, don't look half as nice, and have about 1/5 the heritage.
get one!
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Submitted by
Elvis Karate
a Cross Country Rider
from SW Mi
Date Reviewed: December 9, 2000 | | Favoriate Trail: | of clothing leading to bedroom | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Purchased At: | local shop | | Strengths: | Is still around years later | | Weaknesses: | Design. Tall top clamp, weak bolts | | Similar Products Used: | Salsa, Thomson, Race Face, Ritchey, Shimano, IRD | | Bike Setup: | Nicely (WTB Saddle) | | Bottom Line: | I bought a new bike recently and it uses 26.8 seatpost. I had this AC ti in a tool box. It still had the can cooler foam I had zip tied to the top of the clamp from the last time I used it. Using a TI rail saddle with some flex caused my 195 LB but to crush the saddle into contact with the post cause a hard spot. I thought this time I will use a Cromo Saddle and see if that helped. Then I realized the hollow bolt at the back of the saddle was cracked. As luck would have it I had an old road post laying around and was able to use the bolt from that. First ride and the to tall top clap still contacts the top of the saddle. How did I solve this... with my new Race Face seatpost. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Anthony
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from NYC NY
Date Reviewed: September 18, 2000 | | Favoriate Trail: | whatever | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | AC's website | | Strengths: | Strong, Light, Cheap | | Weaknesses: | Ham-handed home mechanics (like me) strip soft aluminum easily | | Similar Products Used: | Ritchey, Kalloy, Titec | | Bike Setup: | Catamount MFS, XT, Sid's on both ends | | Bottom Line: | This review is on the aluminum posts. I like these posts alot. They are strong and light. The Top part of the clamp did strip out on me, but it was after repeated tightening and seat changes. A new one cost $4 from AC. You cant beat that. Oddball frame owners, take note. They have the best variety of sizes I have ever seen. I use a rare 26.4, and AC not only has it, they have it in multiple colors.
Best part.... these posts are $20-25 on AC's website (look at the sales page!) | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Craig
a Cross Country Rider
from Allendale, Michigan
Date Reviewed: August 12, 2000 | | Favoriate Trail: | Ft. Custer Rec. Area | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Compliant ride | | Weaknesses: | -Price
-Clamp/bolt design (creaky & doesn't hold saddle in place firmly)
-Top portion of clamp is only 1/2" wide...not nearly wide enough to hold the saddle firmly
| | Similar Products Used: | RaceFace XY, Moots Laidback Ti | | Bike Setup: | Seven Cycles Sola Ti, HeadShok Fatty Ultra DL fork, mostly XT/XTR/Coda parts | | Bottom Line: | The good thing first...the titanium AC post gives a nice, compliant ride (exactly what I was looking for). The clamp design, however, is TERRIBLE. In order to eliminate the incessant creaking, I tightened the bolt too much and stripped out the top part of the clamp. I got a new one from AC, but the post continued to creak. After consulting with my local bike shop a few times, trying various things (greasing seat rails, wrapping electrical tape around seat rails, using teflon tape on the clamp bolt, etc.), the post still creaked AND the saddle wouldn't stay in place...it kept sliding backward. Due to the fact that the clamp bolt threads into an aluminum upper clamp (weight savings attempt), you cannot tighten it very much. I sent the saddle back to my bike shop for a refund. This $140 post is junk.
I have used a Moots Laidback Ti post briefly in the past and the ride was very compliant as well. I may switch back to this post, but Moots posts generally tend to be on the small side as far as sizing goes. I spoke with someone at Moots about the post I used, and they said that the one I had measured on the small end of the tolerance spectrum. What did this mean to me? My 27.2mm Moots post was actually smaller than all the other 27.2mm posts I've used, and I couldn't keep the seatpost from slipping a little as I rode. I think I'll try to get a new Moots post out of a fresh (and hopefully slightly larger diameter) production run. Don't waste your money on the AC post (or the Litespeed ti post, which looks like a re-badged AC). | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dave
a Cross Country Rider
from Alameda & Berkeley
Date Reviewed: July 30, 2000 | | Favoriate Trail: | Wildcat Canyon/CC Park/BayFarm I.&canal | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | Lo weight (trimmed to 134g) Lo price/on sale for under $20. Easy adjust/infinite adjust/positive adjust.Common fasteners:using SRP Ti fix & adjust screws. Strong: carrying 242# rider for 6 yrs + 2 yrs previous bike w/AmClsc same model post. | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | Kalloy OEM last 2 bikes - both replaced w/in month w/AmClsc | | Bike Setup: | Cannondale M200 w/rigids / San Marco Concor Light KA (Cfibre rails) | | Bottom Line: | Lighter than Ti or C @ 1/6 cost. (Check for blowouts on American Classics own website) Only viable 1-bolt infinite adjust using non-proprietary/orphan/oddball fasteners. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Daniel Boscacci
a Racer
from Aptos
Date Reviewed: March 19, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | Lightweight | | Weaknesses: | Poor materials, no durability | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano, IRD, Ringle | | Bike Setup: | Road | | Bottom Line: | I've had three of these posts. The first one scracthed way too easily, the finish tarnished too fast. The second one somehow malformed and now doesn't slide easily anymore. The third one had a frozen clamp which hindered the horizontal adjustment. For $36-$40 it is moderately priced, but should have better quality coming from such a fine company. Save your money and go for something that lasts. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kevin
a Cross Country Rider
from Saratoga, NY
Date Reviewed: January 26, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | One piece machined construction | | Bottom Line: | I'm reviewing Am. Classic's aluminum post. Not the titanium one. It's black, it's pretty light, it hasn't broken or bent. it hold my saddle to my frame. five burning things. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Richard
a Racer
from Simms
Date Reviewed: October 22, 1999 | | Favoriate Trail: |
local secret trails | | Duration Product Used: |
more than 3 years | | Strengths: |
Strength, simplicity, ultimate adjustablility and just good engineering. | | Weaknesses: |
None! | | Similar Products Used: |
Zoom, Control, Uno, Shimano, USE. | | Bike Setup: |
1992 Schwinn/Paramount hard tail. | | Bottom Line: | I got the Am.Classic alumunum post with my used Schwinn. I got it from the locale's hot racer... 190lb., only knew how to hammer, bent/crushed a pedal, toasted elastomers, but nothing to the seat post. I had already had trouble with a couple...all with splines. If poorly tightened, and unless splines are clean, sharp and not galled, it's easy to get them off. Once they slip over one another, the mount is toast. I got sick and tired of remaking splines with a jeweler's file, just to have something to ride. I have a bullet proof Control on one bike, but it weighs 3/4lb., and changing or adjusting the seat requires fingers like plastic man.
My American Classic has had innumerable miles, hours, races and crashes with just myself and the original owner. If that's not enough, as it's now my second bike, every guest gets to bounce it down the trails, including a 200lb. lawyer...8 years without a hitch. Occam's Law says that the simplest explanation is usually the best, and this particularly applies to engineering. The American Classic seat post clamp has no bells or whistles, one bolt to tighten it, and with one small bolt to adjust it, is infinitely adjustable. No splines to strip and gall,, no splines to keep you all day adjusting...trying to get it to stay in just the right spot. This is simply a good design. Those who've stripped bolts have almost certainly done something wrong. Moistened aluminum with steel or Ti bolts will gall...galling removes metal and severely weakens threads. Never-sieze is a must for these threads. Also, some people think that if good and tight is is working, even tighter, still is better. There are specific parameters that need to be adhered to when tightening anything like fork crowns and seat posts...proper lubrication and proper tension are absolutes...especially considering the prices and your safety! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Julio
a Cross-Country Rider
from Vigo,Spain
Date Reviewed: May 19, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
2 Years | | Bottom Line: | I used the AC Ti seatpost for a couple years with continuous trouble. The clamp couldn´t hold the saddle properly so I experienced continuous creaking. The plate bended cracking the aluminium so I have to weld it. After repeated tightening to stop the creaking the steel bolt ate through the alu head rendering the post unusable. Real crap!. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Calvin Lee
a Weekend Warrior
from London, UK
Date Reviewed: May 7, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
Ease of tilt and access clamping bolt | | Weaknesses: |
None | | Similar Products Used: |
Campy Nuovo Record-own
Campy C Record- own | | Bike Setup: |
Litespeed Vortex | | Bottom Line: | I have the aluminium road post. Its easy to use and it works. A little dab of grease on the allen bolt for tilt will probably prevent rust which could be a disaster. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jon Mcclelland
a cross-country rider
from Marion,Indiana
Date Reviewed: December 29, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I got my seatpost about 2 years a go. I average about 130 miles a week. I'm 6'1 and about 150 Lb. .I ride on an American Classic aluminum mountain bike seatpost. The seatpost made some creaking when I first had it but I put a little powdered graphite on the bolts and it stopped. I have not had any other problems and I have never had any problems that I have have read about in these other reviews. Now I have a Ti seatpost and I can't wait to get it on my rig. I love my seatpost and I would never ride any other one. I RECOMEND THIS SEATPOST TO EVERYONE. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
goldenBear
a cross-country rider
from oakland,ca
Date Reviewed: November 27, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
The current AC seatpost has a new seatclamp and hardware that fixes the weaknesses of the old clamp system. The new clamp is thick and looks coldforged which stops the squeaking of the past. It raises the overall length up to 1cm, though. If you have an old clamp that is slipping/squeaking be sure to contact them for a new clamp- American Classic was prompt and courteous with supplying me with the upgraded clamp. I guess you have to talk to the right people. FULL stars for those that listen and help. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
sven
a cross-country rider
from Brisbane
Date Reviewed: May 9, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
This seatpost is pretty crappy for mtb. I managed to break the rear adjustment bolt in a little over a month. I also managed to bend the black plate on which the rails sit. This seatpost is one of the worst i have evr used. The only thing good about it is its wight. I guess it would be great for roadies, forget about it if you ever point your bike offroad | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jeffrey B.
a cross-country rider
from San Fran, CA
Date Reviewed: March 31, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Doesn't function as supposed to- the first time I rode it, the head got loose, the second time, it loosened again- the 100th, saddle slides back. And the 27.2 didn't fit in my Merlin Mtn- I had to wiggle, jam, gouge that thing in- it sucks, but is light-This thing shouldn't even budge- it's supposed to be a set it and forget it rigid part! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
David Hall
a racer
from Georgia
Date Reviewed: February 13, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I bought one for my road bike. It creaks a lot at the adjustment bolt. Excellent weight for the price but I'd rather buy a seatpost and forget about it than have to listen to it everytime I'm in the saddle. The finish is rather uninspiring. I'm going back to Campy. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dwayne Weddle
a racer
from Flagstaff AZ
Date Reviewed: January 27, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Like I can't even believe I toasted mine at the 15th street jumps. The troughs that the seat rails sit in got pushed down in such a way that the seat no longer sat level. I tried to remedy it by trying to flatten the piece in a vice. No bueno. I replaced it with a RaceFace XY and it rules. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mark
a racer
from FL
Date Reviewed: December 18, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
This is without a doubt the best seatpost I've had on any bike I've owned. It's extremely easy to adjust the saddle in every direction, and once the screws are tightened down (with Loc-tite), it doesn't budge. I had heard of some earlier problems with clamp plates, but the new one is forged, and is as sturdy as a 190 lb. guy could ask for. My legs require a pretty long extension, and this post stands up to whatever pounding I give it. I haven't had the bad experiences other reviewers have had with customer service, but I was told that there were major changes within the company this year, so the duds must have been cleared out. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
autodog
a weekend warrior
from portland oregon
Date Reviewed: December 16, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
A DOG SHIT PRODUCT, WEAK AND BRITTLE ALL AT ONCE! SHIT DESIGN, I'M SUPRISED THEY
HAVE NOT HAD THEIR AS OFF WITH THIS TESTICLE HARPOON! DONT BUY THIS CRAP!
SO LET ME REVIEW, SHIT CLAMP, WEAK BOLT CHEESY POLISH JOB, SOFT POST. AMERICAN
CLASSIC ENGINEERS ARE PROBABLY WASHED UP GENERAL MOTORS DESINGERS! A BIG STEAMY PILE O'CRAP! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kevin Hans
a cross-country rider
from Lyndon State College
Date Reviewed: December 16, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
This post is weak and should be used by road cyclists only......I purchased it over a year ago and was suspect of it immediately. For one, the clamp barely even made contact with the top of the clamp, and where it was touching the metal was constantly being mashed together and marred up. The tilt adjustment screw ended up pushing its way through the lower clamp plate and the the clamp bent downward where the rails interfaced with it, eventually causing the saddle to move around and bend the rails.....very dissatisfied with this part....has since been replaced by race face xy post....buy race face!NO CHILLIES FOR YOU! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Vince
a weekend warrior
from Fort Bragg Ca.
Date Reviewed: November 16, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
I had an Am Classic seatpost and after a few months it bent I sent it back to
Am classic and was told I would get a new seatpost (it made noise too) they sent me back my old seatpost. They tried to staighten it out and then buff it, they must think people are stupid to fall for that crap. No LBS in my area will carry
Am Classic cause of this type of crap. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Joe
a cross-country rider
from Massachusetts
Date Reviewed: September 23, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
Have used this post since March, about 2500 X-C miles. No sign of bending. The set screw to adjust tilt must be loc-tited! There is a break-in of 2 to 3 rides where the lower clamp plate seats into the knife-edge on the post. During this time, the clamping screw needs to be re-tigtened several times. After that, forgetaboutit, this sucker stays put! The clamp design is clever and simple.The anodized finish is hard compared to others I've seen on posts and bars...no scratch marks from mud guards and lights.The post allows plenty of set-back if you need it, but you will have more front wheel control if you stay forward (warning:editorial comment).Very good quality and design at a reasonable price.
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Submitted by
mike
a racer
from san diego
Date Reviewed: September 3, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
I used to really think that the American Classic componenets were
top notch. I've bent 2 of their seatposts. The first fatigued and
bent after over 2 years of riding. I'm only 155lbs, and figured, OK,
2 years that's pretty good. I bought another, the new ones were
strengthened, with internal wizardry. The new one bent in just over
a year, and it was a relatively easy year(grad school). I called
American Classic, and was told that high end parts don't last forever.
I was given the analogy of a guy that buys a ferrari, and then gripes
because it gets bad gas mileage and that tires cost a lot. I've spent
my share of time as a mechanic in shops, and know that aluminum parts like
bars and posts need to be replaced once in a while. Bottom line is that I
was told that another post would probably bend as well, I could send mine in
and they would inspect it, mabey give me a deal on a new one. They told
me their parts would fail. Not good enough. The replacement Syncros has
over a year, no problemo. Bad seatpost, even worse customer service. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jon Rizzo
a cross-country rider
from fruita,co
Date Reviewed: August 2, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
if its great why did mine break? The adjustment set screw actually pushed through the top plate. on a full suspension bike no less. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kevan
a cross-country rider
from Calif
Date Reviewed: July 25, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
I have the titium version on my mountan bike, which I picked because of its length, weight, and price. I ride with it fully extended and after 15 months have had no bending. I found that the seat did initially come loose, which I figured out was due to the bottom part of the clamp wedging into the top half. Fileing the bottom half a little on the front sided and using some locktite on the screws fixed it. Also had some creaking between the Ti post and aluminium frame, which was fixed by putting graphite powder on the post (get it at any store for door locks-other dry lubricants might work as well). | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Charlie Branch
a weekend warrior
from Sunnyvale, CA
Date Reviewed: May 23, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
I had thought that seatposts were pretty much the same. I used to break them a lot when I rode cheap stuff and before I realized that it's best to stand up on the pedals when plummetting off cliffs. Hey, your legs are the best rear suspension available. What else can cushion the bumps AND propel the bike at the same time. They're cheap, they don't add any extra weight to your bike, and they can even be used for walking! But I digress.When I recently overhauled a bike, I bought the American Classic mt. seat post. It looks good, weighs very little, costs a lot less than the trendy designer tubes, installs in half the time of anything I ever used before (and I used a lot), is amazingly comfy (damps out trail buzz?), and has yet to show any signs of fatigue. OK, it's pretty new. But it's still light, well-priced and easy to set up. Bring on the chilis. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Yo-Yo
a cross-country rider
from Indiana
Date Reviewed: December 22, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
One tough post. Pretty light considering how strong this thing is. My frame will break before this post does. Initially I had the thing loosen up a couple of times at the seat mount and had the seat almost rattle off the bike on one long rocky, rooty downhill, however some of the blue (removable) locktite on the angle adjuster threads solved that. I don't know about other AC posts out there but the ANO on my posts shines like a White Industries product and seems to be pretty scratch resistant as well. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jed Clifford
a
from weekend warrior
Date Reviewed: December 5, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
I found this seat post by ICON (unable to find web-site) in East Providence Bike shop. Was able to find rare 30.8 dia. size for $50. What a deal. Shear simplicity. Very trick connection to alum. post and very , verytr light.
Best Upgrade I ever made. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Eddie
a cross-country rider
from Mass
Date Reviewed: December 5, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
I had the Litespeed TI version of this post, which is just a litespeed
ti shaft w/ the Am. classic clamping mechanism. Very nice, no problems.
Good layback, w/ secure mounting. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Greg Loder
a cross-country rider
from North Royalton, OH
Date Reviewed: December 3, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
After you look at the seatpost in the store, you really never see it again. Sure an
occasional wash, butt thats it. I really like American Classic products period.
These people really know how to blend quality and price. A very hard thing to do
in the biking business. This seatpost is another shining example of there product
line. A nice combo of price, quality, workmanship and of course price. I bet whose
ever in quality control is one picky person.LodeMan | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Steve Wu
a cross-country rider
from Vienna, VA
Date Reviewed: November 20, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
Beautiful seatpost. Love how there are no welds to be found, being it's made
out of one piece of aluminum. The anodization chipped off fairly easily though.
And it's seems to be a little on the hefty side, but this could be due to the
internal ribs. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Paul Wilson
a weekend warrior
from Boston
Date Reviewed: June 24, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
There isn't a whole lot to say about a seat post, especially if it works.
The LBS where I bought my bike substituted this one for the speced one since the
original was 1/2 over the line when I put it into position. The American Classic
is 400mm long, light and has a thicker tube wall in the front and back to reduce
flex. Also, the clamping system is pretty nice. The seat never moves and the angle
adjustment works very well. The anodizing is very good and best of all it's not too
expensive. | | Overall Rating: |
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