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Dean USA
Aluminum Seatpost
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Submitted by
Frank
a Weekend Warrior
from Hunt Valley, MD, USA
Date Reviewed: November 16, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | San Juan Trail, SJC, CA | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | phattire.com | | Strengths: | looks good, not overpriced, but not in that OEM seatpost box at the LBS. you know the box! | | Weaknesses: | Clamp mechanism came unbonded from the post after about 40miles of riding. felt like i was on a sit-n-spin! weeee! | | Similar Products Used: | Control Tech | | Bike Setup: | Santa Cruz Heckler | | Bottom Line: | Garbage!! dont even waste your time tryin to figure out the seat clamp, cuz it's just gonna come unbonded!! LOL junk!! | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
"Clay"
a Cross Country Rider
from Yuma
Date Reviewed: August 31, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Tower Trail | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | Two-Wheel Transportation | | Strengths: | Light-weight,easy to adjust. | | Weaknesses: | Thin outer wall could fail a heavy rider,I shortened mine to about 325mm.(as I don't ride a small frame as some big guys do stiffer,stronger,lighter.but they need a longer stronger post,stem,ect.)The only problem I've had is the lock I carried wrapped around the seatpost beat a small dent in the tube body.(I carry a smaller lock and cable now saves weight and still keeps the honest guy from stealing my bike,any pro going to get it no matter what I've got that I'm willing to pedal up a big hill.) Which is designed with an inner radial Y rib,designed to save weight and incease strength,probibly looked good on paper,and labrotory testing under certain conditions,probibly limited field testing,before production.I can see how the clydsdales could have a problem. | | Similar Products Used: | "Kalloy""Uno"(cannondale) "Ritchey" outher stock O.E.M.stuff | | Bike Setup: | Cad1 with goodies. | | Bottom Line: | If you can find one cheap enough,(I got mine,when a friend closed his shoppe,at the time I felt like a vulture preying on the missfortunes of anouther,but he didn't loose any money on the deal and my bike lost 2 ounces)and you are a fairly light rider,and don't need a real long post,you can shorten it and save a little more wt,(don't shorten it too much though)also one of the washers under one of the clamp-adjusting hex-nuts broke and rolled out in a cute little curling fashion,I've worked in wreaking yards and have never seen one do that quite like that) so the dent will cost them one hot one and the cheap materials anouther,and if it had cost 60 smackers I wouldn't have bought it and been very glad I didn't but for 30 bucks who can complain,it got about 17000 miles on it(light-duty) and is still hanging on.it doesn't belong on my outher mountain bike though. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike Bodsworth
a Weekend Warrior
from Perth, WA, Australia
Date Reviewed: February 8, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | bibbulmun | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | long (that's pretty easy to achieve...) | | Weaknesses: | This post is weak. Designer should have one rammed up arse. 'Y' section is the worst kind of wanky overdesign and underengineering. This post will bend or break and cause wounding between the legs. Reject. | | Similar Products Used: | various | | Bike Setup: | lots of post out, but well inside indicated max. | | Bottom Line: | If you asked my bottom it'd give you a line alright... "don't trust me to that seatpost". Mine bent after a week or so, contacted DEAN and received no service. Probably OK if you are light and ride easy but DO NOT USE THIS POST if you are weighty and ride hard. How hard can it be to build a good, strong, long seatpost ? Too hard for DEAN. I spit on this product. Seat clamps worked OK for me. Looks good prior to bending.
Rating: one burning product designer. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nathan
a Racer
from Roseville, Ca
Date Reviewed: February 8, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Lake Clemintine Loop (Auburn) | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Strength, hasn't slipped once | | Weaknesses: | takes a while to set up but well worth the wait, weight, length (I cut 3-4 inches of mine) | | Similar Products Used: | Ritchey | | Bike Setup: | DEAN Oscar, Sid SL, Sun Ringle' RPM wheelset,XT/XTR kit, Avid Brakes, Kooka cranks and levers DEAN Stem and bar | | Bottom Line: | It's a great post and once you get it set up you don't have to mess with it. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Cory Peterson
a Cross Country Rider
from Virginia
Date Reviewed: February 4, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Anything in Harrisonburg, VA | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | Thought it was light...turned out not as light as my new Thomson | | Weaknesses: | Bent after some light use | | Similar Products Used: | Thomson | | Bike Setup: | C'dale F3000.Full XTR.Yada yada | | Bottom Line: | Thought I was buying a killer post...thought it was light. My thoughts changed after the damn thing bent after a small hit. Granted, I weigh 200 lbs, but I mean, the stock post that came with my Cannondale lasted longer than this thing.
Bottom line, buy yourself a Thomson...especially if you weigh around 2 bills. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jenn
a Racer
from Santa Clara, CA
Date Reviewed: January 12, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | Fairly light weight | | Weaknesses: | The two adjuster bolts. I rode this post 17,000 miles and broke the adjuster bolts twice. It's no fun having to ride home standing up! And I'm light, 125 lbs. Replace them with ti bolts, that's what I'm going to do. | | Similar Products Used: | Nitto | | Bike Setup: | Masi with Ultegra components | | Bottom Line: | I kind of don't trust this post now, especially since the second time one of the bolts broke just a few months after being replaced. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Alvin
a Weekend Warrior
from Concord, CA
Date Reviewed: December 9, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Walnut Creek Open Sp. | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
Price - Free
looks | | Weaknesses: |
Thomson Wannabe | | Similar Products Used: |
Thomson
Ritchey | | Bike Setup: |
Dean Oscar, XTR/XT, RaceFace, SID XC, GT/Mavic Wheels, Dean bar/stem combo, Time ATAC Carbon pedals, SDG seat | | Bottom Line: | Great post. 2 bolt adj mech means accurate adjustment even though it's a Thomson knockoff. Slightly heavier than a Thomson, but at least it won't dimple when you close the seat clamp on it, like a Thomson. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Matt Challacombe
a Cross-Country Rider
from Los Alamos, NM
Date Reviewed: July 12, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Three-Bears to Cabra | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Weaknesses: |
Sudden fracture at the
seam. Nearly had to vist
the proctologist... | | Bike Setup: |
Proflex 957 | | Bottom Line: | This is a dangerous seat post for heavy riders.
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Submitted by
Jay
a Cross-Country Rider
from Lubbock, Texas
Date Reviewed: June 20, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
Good design, Stiff | | Weaknesses: |
Set-up takes a little time | | Similar Products Used: |
Control Tech, Ringle, Ritchey | | Bike Setup: |
Dean Oscar, XT and XTR mix | | Bottom Line: | This seatpost is a very good product. It is not very light, but should last a while. It takes some time to set-up due to the two-bolt design. Watch the Dean website, as they will blow these out every once in a while. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Paulo
a Cross-Country Rider
from Yonker,NY
Date Reviewed: April 28, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
Inexpensive,strong,good looking | | Weaknesses: |
A bit of a pain to setup | | Similar Products Used: |
Kore elite | | Bike Setup: |
GT Avalanche, full XT drivetrain,
Magura Raceline brakes, Judy XC | | Bottom Line: | Great product for the money, just have to get used to setting up the 2 bolt post. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
G-Dawg
a Racer
from San Francisco, CA
Date Reviewed: April 2, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
inexpensive
looks good
durable
grip seat and is griped by seat binding well | | Weaknesses: |
Its Aluminum | | Similar Products Used: |
Icon
Kore | | Bike Setup: |
Trek 8900 frame
shimano/mix drivetrain
bontrager mustang rims
bontrager revolt X tires
Answer manatou fork | | Bottom Line: | Very good post for the money | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John
a Cross-Country Rider
from Silver Spring, Md
Date Reviewed: March 24, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
good looks, secure seat binding mechinism | | Weaknesses: |
none | | Similar Products Used: |
ritchey post | | Bike Setup: |
stumpjumper M2 w/ marzocchi z.2 bomber | | Bottom Line: | very good seatpost for the money, it hasn't slipped into the frame, nor has the seat rotated i bit. a little pain in the but to set up with the two bolts but worth it due to the security of the seat once it is dialed in. highly recommended | | Overall Rating: |
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