It appears the other reviewer had similar problems, but his occurred after he ran it without lubrication. There is probably a problem with the clamping mechanism, but I wouldn't continue using a fork after a seal failed without replacing the fluid and flushing the internals. Maybe this is why my components rarely fail. Any moving part should not be considered maintenance free. My dropper posts are inspected and serviced as my forks and shocks are. Oil bath forks have longer service intervals than cartridge forks. Use it without lube, and the filings will damage everything they come in contact with. Mike, you are not expected to "test" warranties, but there are many situations when something is out of spec, and the replacement is trouble free. It appears CB is acknowledging the clamp may be out of spec and will warranty the posts affected (separate issue from my concern with the review.) The review presents opinion along with fact.

Until the problem is duplicated, you haven't ruled out a warranty covered issue, or a setup issue. Even if you rode it first, and it slipped,you should have gone through the warranty process, and if the replacement did the same thing,the review would be valid. Interesting how questioning the testing methods results in negative feedback by the sheep.

The review makes it impossible to know if it is a design flaw, or incorrect installation.

I guess SRAM XX is too exacting and we should go back to Alivio 8spd as well. They are more forgiving for the "average consumer"-AKA too stoopid. You are changing your story now, which was at minimum poorly written, and at worst covering your tracks. This makes you lose your credibility as a reviewer. If your story was true, did you try to "slip the clutch" type use, which causes premature wear. When racing moto, I could burn out a clutch in one race or less, if used aggressively (costs $300.00 to replace) or a whole season if I didn't use it aggressively. I wouldn't say the product was junk because I like the performance of slipping the clutch. Regardless of the response, you flat out dismissed the manufacturer as lying. That is biased. Did you verify there wasn't something wrong with the cable as the manufacturer suggested? Did you try a second post to vwerify the problem was not a fluke that would be fixed under warranty? If you duplicated the problem without slipping the mechanism on a second post, there is a problem.

Wait a minute here. Expecting to have a product set up "within a few mm" is not unreasonable. A rear derailleur out by "a few mm" would not shift right, and could take out your wheel. Brakes out "by a few mm" would not work very well and be dangerous. I couldn't care less whether this seat post is any good or not. I have a joplin that hasn't failed, and 2 KS posts that are still working. Proper setup and maintenance of all components is necessary. This review is biased. The manufacturer provided the post properly adjusted, Mike changed it and it failed. A proper review would be to get another post, keep it set in its recommended tolerances and see what happened. If it happened again, there is a design flaw. No one would say Shimano put out crap if Mike loosened the limit screws on his Saint derailleur and took out his rear wheel. Maybe the seatpost is crap, but control for the reviewer messing with it first.

People believe they "need" 66-67deg HA's. Really, they need to learn bike handling skills. The geometry doesn't suck at all. My mojo SL has a 69deg HA and I rode the wheels off it in Whistler. On most trails it was funner than my DH with 64-65deg HA. The DH was only better if my goal was to be the fastest to the bottom. The riding was funner on the mojo.

650b and 27.5 refer to the same thing. I don't understand the hate. I have ridden all three, and am considering changing my dh to 650b now. I like the 700c/29" for trekking, gravel roads etc. 650b just works better than 26". There is minimal weight difference. It slackens geometry by approx 1deg feeling ( great for my mojo sl.) The rolling efficiency is just so much better. This is what the standard should have been to start with.

Damn, suspension, disc brakes, pneumatic tires, and finally a gearbox!!! If they keep improving bikes, I might have to sell my rigid fixed gear wooden tire bike. I plan on showing the rest of the pros on the WC DH scene how they use technology to make riding too easy!!!!!

These look good. I won't give up my Formulas, but for the wife or kids bike these look like an option. Clydesdale riders will like the 4 pot option. I am curious about the grip shifters in 10 speed though.

move the spacer from the left crank side, and put it on the right. This will give you a few extra mm of room, This change in chainline is usually ok on a 2x setup, but won't work ok with a 3x setup. Some bashguards are larger than standard. E thirteens are often large, depending on the model. Gamuti, Blackspire, and race face usually size accurately.

I have used this product on three bikes and it is perfect. It works well, looks good and is priced reasonably. 5/5!!!!!