Giant Contact Switch seatpost

chazkayak

Are these any good

http://www.giant-bicycles.com/en-IN/par ... 429/36914/

sniper68

I have one and can't fault it 8) Paid £150 for it which is the same price I paid for my non-remote Joplin :roll:
My only gripe is that the collar and remote switch only come in blue.

chazkayak

Is there any left/right play? Thats the only thing that put me off when I rode a mates bike a couple of years ago.

What size was the seat post?

sniper68

Non as yet but my Joplin has it and when riding you really don't notice it 8)
The post is 30.9 X 380mm but there's a 400mm one available also.

macmclaren

You might be in for a long wait though, my LBS just had the date pushed back to 28 weeks waiting time for these.

desmojen

Mine has a grey collar and clamp and I've been completely happy with it once I changed the cable and lubed the mechanism (the cable seized after the first wet ride). There is a little play, but no more than the Joplin I had beforehand.

Jen.

chazkayak

Thanks for the replies guys but ive gone and ordered a REverb fron the guy in Israel.

Stu Coops

Reverb is far better

rockmonkeysc

Contact switch is more reliable than the Reverb. Specialized Command post is the best I have tried

playasyougo

I sent my seatpost back today to my bike shop under warranty as I'm getting about 1/2 inch drop when I sit on the bike. I must have about 5 or 6 rides on it and i got it new for Christmas. It was out of stock so ended up getting it middle of January.

Previous to that there were no major issues although I was annoyed that the box that the seatpost came in says "Anti-twist technology". Coming from the biggest bike maker you would expect the product to be pretty resistant to twisting but mine had play front to back and left to right from new. Not noticeable once riding but, to me, that doesn't appear to be build quality on a product. Also, no mention of how to service or replace components?!

It has been good though but i can see the issues being an ongoing thing as with the majority of other brands. I've still no idea how it appears to be so hard to make a reliable adjustable seatpost that has zero play in it.

playasyougo

Update:

Received the seat post back repaired ( 1 month) which is good but after asking if the repair had a warranty applied to it and if there was anything i could do to keep the seat post in good health and stop any future returns, this is the response i received back.

"Warranty of the product is from original purchase date and is 12 months. The fault is rain water and mud getting into the seat post. Giant suggest a small strip of black electrical tape on the back edge will stop the water going down the seat post when splashing up onto the underside of the seat dripping down."

Here is the seat post with the tape on it. Giant applied this, not me. I received it back repaired like this.



All in, glad it was repaired but disappointing to hear that as soon as the warranty runs out, no matter when it was bought, that's it. So, if your seat post fails a month before warranty ends and it gets repaired, when it's back there is no additional warranty on the unit.

It cost me to return back, there was zero communication about the repair and i had to send an email asking what the issue was and if the repair was covered. This wasn't with Giant directly and really is separate issue with an online dealer the unit was bought from. Just a little moan!

YeehaaMcgee

Hmm, looks like that tape in the picture is on the front side of the post - which also looks suspiciously like a Crank Bros joplin.