KayGee

I've been considering a remote adjustable seatpost for a while, but haven't pulled the trigger. Based on what I've read on various forums, it appears that almost everyone that uses one loves it, although there do appear to be breakage issues, etc. -- but not too many, and not enough for anyone to stop using theirs. It seems that the Speedball has more problems than the others.

In addition to the GD and Speedball, there is the All Mountain Post (AMP). Anyone have any experience with the AMP? If I do get one, the AMP is higher on my list than the GD (I'm not considering the Speedball) mostly because, in my opinion, it has a nicer design.

Sette also makes one, which is sold on price point for about $30. Some people at MTBR got the Sette post and they say it's pretty good given the price. I don't think it is remotely adjustable though (i.e., it's adjusted from the seatpost itself).

ProFail

Damn.

You had completely won me over with your argument. It was neatly presented in a non-offensive manner and made sense, and I realized that you were correct.

And then you said that.

My parents bought me my Fuel as a combined Christmas/Birthday gift. I bought my road bike, SB, Juicy's, Selle Italia and all that schwag with my own hard-earned money.

Even if my parents DID fund my hobby, for one to be so hung up on that fact is unthinkable and terribly immature.

Psycle chic

What DO you do for a living, anyway?

ProFail

I do yard-work for other people in my neighborhood and sell lazy people's crap on Craigslist or eBay (and take part of the profit). I occasionaly play original compositions at parties for money as well.


Why do you insist on doing this?

Psycle chic

Insist on doing what? I asked you a simple question and you get your panties in a bunch. There are child labor laws in case you weren't aware of that.

You are a tad touchy, aren't you?

DirtPedalerB

what does a lawn mowing cost these days?

NitroPye

The kids lucky. Don't fault him for that. He seems to appreciate and realize he is very lucky from his posts.

Lets not get all up and on the kid because we grew up riding on bikes with toilet paper rolls for tubing instead of carbon. For a 15(?) year old he presents himself a hell of a lot better then most of his peers.

ProFail

I'm fourteen, close enough.

And I WISH I was on carbon.


Anyway, perhaps it is time I changed my tampon, but throwing water on me isn't helping much either.
And on child labor, I'm technically not "working", and whether this is legal I know not. Even if it wasn't, only a giant arse-hole would turn me in.

DirtPedalerB

ask dminor about being turned in

ProFail

Elaboration, pl0x.

Psycle chic

Doing side jobs for the neighbors doesn't really classify as breaking child labor laws I believe. There are plenty of young people delivering papers with the assistance of their parents. Sometimes companies will hire young eager help "under the table". Although that sounds tempting (no taxes being paid), there are liabilities should the child be hurt on the job.

It was a concern for I've seen it way too often.

scrublover

I've got two non-remote GD posts, 1" and 4" drop versions, one on each bike. Love them. No bike of mine intended for trail use in the future is likely to be without one. Luxury? Hindrance? Whatever. Really, really nice bit of kit to have on a bike. Don't like the idea of the added weight or moving parts? Fine. Don't freakin' buy one, but stop *****ing about other riders running them if you've not actually ridden a good bit of trail with one. That's just asinine. Comparing one to a rigid post is just plain stupid as well; different purposes.

Only problems: the original version used a plastic outer threaded collar, which hamfisted mechanics (ahem) could break by overtightening. The company promptly sent me out some new ones, as well as a few other spare parts. And this:



Which was also very promptly taken care of by the company. Both of my posts were the original style inner post setup; the new stuff is much beefier. They sent me one for the broken post, and another for my other original version post as well. Also, the threaded outer collar is now an aluminum piece that is seemingly far less prone to potential hamfisted mechanic breakage. They sent me a couple of those, as well as some new inner slider bits.

As an aside: I also got both my posts from Larry at Mountain High for far less than I've ever seen them listed online. A little bit of research goes a long way.

This type of post rocks on technical trail.

Pheard

Funniest post of the day.

BFG

You take nice trailside photos scrub.

scrublover

Thanks. Though I'd rather have not needed to take that one.

BFG

Thats a fair point.

Do you carry an SLR with you on the trail?

scrublover

Nah. Canon S2IS. Nothing super fancy. I think it's a 2-3 year old model; got it for a nice deal. It's a far more capable camera than I am a photographer. A good shot of where it rides on my left pack strap:

BFG

Nice positioning. Never taken a camera on trail like that. I will next time i hit the trails - which, if you read this harov3, you better not bail on again!

Kyle385

Thread on MTBR: https://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=372155
Link to product: https://www.pricepoint.com/detail/166...r-Seatpost.htm

Couple quips, but I'm enjoying mine.

BFG

He bailed. Or at least i waited til 7 30 and was itching to ride so went.
Everyone ridicule him!