Easton

The EC70 Seat Post came on my Cervelo Asparo bike which I purchased in 2022. The Seatpost hold down clamp failed after about 3 years of riding. Fortunately I did not crash when the seat came loose. I replaced just the hold down clamp and then a month later the bolt holding the clamp failed.

After the two failures, I decided it was best to replace the entire seat post. Which is the review you are seeing. The replacement was easy and have not had any issue in the month since installing it.

I ride the bike every Saturday with our local club. Its early use saw some gravel, but the last three years are road only. Unfortunately since the hurricane (Sanibel Island) there are some rough spots in the road and paved paths thatI have hit fairly hard a few times. So I am assuming one of those hits caused some hidden damage.

My build creates fit issues on getting a comfortable efficient position on bicycles without getting custom frame. This bike post solved 2 issues. 1. 0 degree offset Allowed seat be positioned correctly for my knees over crank by having enough seat rail to move seat forward enough and still centered on rails. 2. Post has 2 set screws to keep seat in comfortable up or down position for riders comfort/preference. A bonus of these set screws, is location. Adjustable very easily with access in front of post. I have had issues with Single bolt seat posts not keeping seat level after I set. Seems you hit the wrong bump and seat goes out of position. I could not justify the price difference doing the carbon model of this seat post, A couple grams saved is expensive. It is on a checkpoint so has a decoupler to smooth ride. I have had good experience with Easton products ince the 1970's.

I was looking for a handlebar that had a long enough center section to run some in-line brakes on my X-Fire that i have generally used as a trail bike. Long before Gravel bikes made the scene i have been using Cyclocross bikes to trail ride. i bought a pair of these bars, one for my geared and one for my single speed X-Fires. They are comfortable, dampen fairly well and well within my budget. I run carbon bars on my road bikes and mtn bikes, but found myself not wanting to spend a lot of money for two sets of bars. This bar is a great bar if you are on a budget and not too hung up on having to have carbon. Flare is not excessive and the reach and drop are comfortable.

I chose these because they have more rounded clamp area for lights and things than some of the competitors. Very, very comfy in the hand, and I think they dampen chatter. I've used them for gravel riding and bikepacking, and they withstood a few hundred miles with a heavy handlebar bag bouncing around. They've also held up well in CX races. The tops aren't quite as flat as the more roadie bars, but it does make install/removal much easier.