Seat Post by Performance Cycle?

pinnah said:

Does anybody have any good or bad experience to report about the house
brand road seat post by performance cycle? See:
http://www.performancebike.com/shop/profile.cfm?SKU=12687&subcategory_ID=5261

-- Dave

Hi, unless the size you need is the 26.8 in black, you are out of
luck.

Life is Good!
Jeff

Quoted message said:

Does anybody have any good or bad experience to report about the house
brand road seat post by performance cycle? See:
http://www.performancebike.com/shop/profile.cfm?SKU=12687&subcategory_ID=5261

A quick bit of searching on the net suggests it may be the best value
in terms of weight & price. It weighs in at 190g in the 250mm length
for only $20. Pretty much every post that I've been able to find that
weighs less costs at least $100 more, which raises "to good to be
true" concerns for me.

Does the head or post explode without warning?

Is the advertised weight a total lie?

It looks identical to the BBB Speedpost: http://www.bbbparts.com/products/bike_parts/seat_posts/bsp01.htm
I looked at one. BBB usualy has good parts but i desided against it because the parts that clamp the seat rails are very narrow.
With my weight (85 kg) i didn't expect the rails to last long very long with that design.

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Quoted message said:

Does anybody have any good or bad experience to report about the house
brand road seat post by performance cycle? See:
http://www.performancebike.com/shop/profile.cfm?SKU=12687&subcategory_ID=5261

A quick bit of searching on the net suggests it may be the best value
in terms of weight & price. It weighs in at 190g in the 250mm length
for only $20. Pretty much every post that I've been able to find that
weighs less costs at least $100 more, which raises "to good to be
true" concerns for me.

Does the head or post explode without warning?

Is the advertised weight a total lie?

Is the clamp & head assembly impossible to use and adjust?

Experiences pro and con?

TIA

-- Dave
==============================================
"It is impossible, or not easy, to do noble acts
without the proper equipment."
Aristotle, <<Politics>>, 1323a-b, trans Jowett
==============================================

Quoted message said:

Does anybody have any good or bad experience to report about the house
brand road seat post by performance cycle? See:
http://www.performancebike.com/shop/profile.cfm?SKU=12687&subcategory_ID=5261

A quick bit of searching on the net suggests it may be the best value
in terms of weight & price. It weighs in at 190g in the 250mm length
for only $20. Pretty much every post that I've been able to find that
weighs less costs at least $100 more, which raises "to good to be
true" concerns for me.

Does the head or post explode without warning?

Is the advertised weight a total lie?

It looks identical to the BBB Speedpost: http://www.bbbparts.com/products/bike_parts/seat_posts/bsp01.htm
I looked at one. BBB usualy has good parts but i desided against it because the parts that clamp the seat rails are very narrow.
With my weight (85 kg) i didn't expect the rails to last long very long with that design.

"pinnah" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Does anybody have any good or bad experience to report about the house
brand road seat post by performance cycle? See:
http://www.performancebike.com/shop/profile.cfm?SKU=12687&subcategory_ID=5261

A quick bit of searching on the net suggests it may be the best value
in terms of weight & price. It weighs in at 190g in the 250mm length
for only $20. Pretty much every post that I've been able to find that
weighs less costs at least $100 more, which raises "to good to be
true" concerns for me.

Does the head or post explode without warning?

Is the advertised weight a total lie?

Is the clamp & head assembly impossible to use and adjust?

Experiences pro and con?

TIA

-- Dave
==============================================
"It is impossible, or not easy, to do noble acts
without the proper equipment."
Aristotle, <<Politics>>, 1323a-b, trans Jowett
==============================================

Quoted message said:

A quick bit of searching on the net suggests it may be the best value
in terms of weight & price. It weighs in at 190g in the 250mm length
for only $20. Pretty much every post that I've been able to find that
weighs less costs at least $100 more, which raises "to good to be
true" concerns for me.

Does the head or post explode without warning?

Looks like a "rail biter" to me. The area that it clamps the saddle rails
is very small (putting a lot of load across a very small section of the
rail) and it's not very wide either, which creates more leverage. I suspect
there's a good reason they're retiring the design; my guess is that it cost
them a lot of saddle warranties.

--Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReactionBicycles.com

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Quoted message said:

Does anybody have any good or bad experience to report about the house
brand road seat post by performance cycle? See:
http://www.performancebike.com/shop/profile.cfm?SKU=12687&subcategory_ID=5261

A quick bit of searching on the net suggests it may be the best value
in terms of weight & price. It weighs in at 190g in the 250mm length
for only $20. Pretty much every post that I've been able to find that
weighs less costs at least $100 more, which raises "to good to be
true" concerns for me.

Does the head or post explode without warning?

Is the advertised weight a total lie?

Is the clamp & head assembly impossible to use and adjust?

Experiences pro and con?

TIA

-- Dave
==============================================
"It is impossible, or not easy, to do noble acts
without the proper equipment."
Aristotle, <<Politics>>, 1323a-b, trans Jowett
==============================================

Mike Jacoubowsky said:

Looks like a "rail biter" to me. The area that it clamps the saddle rails

Mike and everybody else who responded, huge thanks for the help and
input. Ronald, cool catch on the BBB connection.

[dave ambles back to the search for good low cost seat post]

-- Dave
==============================================
"It is impossible, or not easy, to do noble acts
without the proper equipment."
Aristotle, <<Politics>>, 1323a-b, trans Jowett
==============================================

Quoted message said:

Mike and everybody else who responded, huge thanks for the help and
input. Ronald, cool catch on the BBB connection.

[dave ambles back to the search for good low cost seat post]

The Ritchey Comp looks like a good choice:
http://www.performancebike.com/shop/profile.cfm?SKU=16723&subcategory_ID=5261#

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Quoted message said:

Mike Jacoubowsky said:

Looks like a "rail biter" to me. The area that it clamps the saddle rails

Mike and everybody else who responded, huge thanks for the help and
input. Ronald, cool catch on the BBB connection.

[dave ambles back to the search for good low cost seat post]

-- Dave
==============================================
"It is impossible, or not easy, to do noble acts
without the proper equipment."
Aristotle, <<Politics>>, 1323a-b, trans Jowett
==============================================

Ronald said:

The Ritchey Comp looks like a good choice:
http://www.performancebike.com/shop/profile.cfm?SKU=16723&subcategory_ID=5261#

Yes, as does the American Classic 2 Piece Alloy and the Thomspson
Elite, although the Thomspson is getting pricey for my budget.

Given that 1 ounce is approximately 30 grams, it gets pretty pricey
beyond the $25 for the Ritchey Comp to begin to drop ounces.

And things get waaay expensive when you go lighter than the
Thompson Elite.

Here are the (incomplete) results of my search. I've omitted
a bunch of posts that were heavier than than the Ritchey Comp,
some of which are pricey.

Manufacturer Model Material Length Weight Price
===================================================
USE Alien Carbon 270 128 180
Alpha Q Pro Carbon 250 135 150
USE Ti Road Ti 270 149 130
Easton EC90 Carbon 250 155 170
Thompson Masterpiece Alloy 240 158 140
American ClassicTi Road Ti 235 178 115
USE Aero Carbon 250 178 150
Easton EC70 Carbon 300 185 110
Campagnolo Record Carbon 250 185 130
Thompson Elite Alloy 250 188 60
Performance Forte Alloy 250 190 20
American Classic2 Piece Alloy 235 190 40
Shimano DuraAce Alloy 270 194 115
Ritchey Comp Alloy 250 212 25
American Classic2 Piece Alloy 245 213 37

-- Dave
==============================================
"It is impossible, or not easy, to do noble acts
without the proper equipment."
Aristotle, <<Politics>>, 1323a-b, trans Jowett
==============================================

pinnah said:

Here are the (incomplete) results of my search. I've omitted
a bunch of posts that were heavier than than the Ritchey Comp,
some of which are pricey.

Manufacturer Model Material Length Weight Price
===================================================
USE Alien Carbon 270 128 180
Alpha Q Pro Carbon 250 135 150
USE Ti Road Ti 270 149 130
Easton EC90 Carbon 250 155 170
Thompson Masterpiece Alloy 240 158 140
American ClassicTi Road Ti 235 178 115
USE Aero Carbon 250 178 150
Easton EC70 Carbon 300 185 110
Campagnolo Record Carbon 250 185 130
Thompson Elite Alloy 250 188 60
Performance Forte Alloy 250 190 20
American Classic2 Piece Alloy 235 190 40
Shimano DuraAce Alloy 270 194 115
Ritchey Comp Alloy 250 212 25
American Classic2 Piece Alloy 245 213 37

Here's one way to compare: How much does it cost to save weight by
buying a more expensive post? In other words, what dollar per gram
saved?

1. Performance is cheap and light, so doesn't cost much for each gram
saved. You already have some opinions on this post.

2. American Classic has the next lowest dollar per gram saved. No
surprise. Many people like American Classic. Consider.

3. Surprise! The Alpha Q Pro has third lowest cost per gram saved.
Although it's the most expensive post on your list, it's so much
lighter that when you look at the dollars per gram saved, the cost may
seem quite low.

So looking at the contenders this way might point up unexpected
possibilities.

Manufacturer Model Weight grams saved Dollars
dollars/gram saved
Performance Forte 190 23 20 0.87
American Classic2 Piece 190 23 40 1.74
Alpha Q Pro 135 78 150 1.92
USE Ti Road 149 64 130 2.03
USE Alien 128 85 180 2.12
Thompson Elite 188 25 60 2.40
Thompson Masterpiece 158 55 140 2.55
Easton EC90 155 58 170 2.93
American Classic Ti Road 178 35 115 3.29
Easton EC70 185 28 110 3.93
USE Aero 178 35 150 4.29
Campagnolo Record 185 28 130 4.64
Shimano Dura-Ace 194 19 115 6.05
Ritchey Comp 212 1 25 25.00
American Classic2 Piece 213 0 37 #DIV/0!

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