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Dash Cycles full carbon lightweight seatpost

Matching the covetable weight and beauty of their handcrafted carbon saddles, the new Dash Cycles Carbon Seatpost brings gram savings further down the bike.

It’s a simple single bolt design using carbon rail clamps on a curved base to adjust both tilt and slide. Weights are as low as 89g, and they’ll offer it in two diameters with varying layups for different weight riders and for road or mountain bike use. The clamps will work with standard 7mm round saddle rails or the oblong 7x9mm rails found on many carbon saddles. Setback is 15mm.

Retail is set at $600. If that didn’t scare you away, read on for a breakdown of weights and options…

Dash Cycles full carbon lightweight seatpost

The seatpost is available in four layups, three lengths and two diameters. Based on the math on their website, here’s how they stack up in grams:

ROAD

  • 27.2 Standard (riders up to 75kg/165lb)
    • 250mm – 89g
    • 300mm – 100g
    • 350mm – 115g
  • 27.2 Heavy Duty (riders up to 100kg/220lb)
    • 250mm – 109g
    • 300mm – 120g
    • 350mm – 135g
  • 31.6 Standard (riders up to 75kg/165lb)
    • 250mm – 99g
    • 300mm – 110g
    • 350mm – 125g
  • 31.6 Heavy Duty (riders up to 100kg/220lb)
    • 250mm – 119g
    • 300mm – 130g
    • 350mm – 145g

MOUNTAIN BIKE

  • 27.2 Standard (riders up to 75kg/165lb)
    • 250mm – 109g
    • 300mm – 120g
    • 350mm – 135g
  • 27.2 Heavy Duty (riders up to 100kg/220lb)
    • 250mm – 124g
    • 300mm – 135g
    • 350mm – 150g
  • 31.6 Standard (riders up to 75kg/165lb)
    • 250mm – 119g
    • 300mm – 130g
    • 350mm – 145g
  • 31.6 Heavy Duty (riders up to 100kg/220lb)
    • 250mm – 134g
    • 300mm – 145g
    • 350mm – 160g

Dash Cycles full carbon lightweight seatpost

Lead time is around two weeks as of this posting.

DashCycles.com

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pmurf
pmurf
11 years ago

I’m sure we’ll see a slew of anti-WW comments posted here about “riding a $600 toothpick” but I must say, it’s a fantastic looking seatpost. Simple, a bit unique, I dig it.

Robo
Robo
11 years ago

I do like the look of it but for $600 at more than half the weight/triple the price of a lot of other options out there…..meh. (I’d be riding the 300 or 350mm heavy duty post. I weigh 170)

Now, if the heaviest one was 89g, I’d be really impressed. However, it’s companies like these that push the envelope, so kudos, keep up the good work!

uglyyeti
uglyyeti
11 years ago

Finally a post for my square seat tube!

CW
CW
11 years ago

600US ~ 440 Euro, I will buy Schmolke Carbon TLO. My Schmolke 31.6 x 375mm is weight 104g and the rider limit is 90kg.

Keith
Keith
11 years ago

If only I hadn’t purchased 2 sets of carbon wheels…..

robobike
robobike
11 years ago

$150 Thomson masterpiece 27.2 350mm seatpost = 193g
$600 Dash Cycles 27.2 350 heavy duty mtb seatpost = 150g

To each their own 🙂

AlanM
AlanM
11 years ago

I don’t like that at 178lbs I’m considered “heavy duty.”

DerHoggz
DerHoggz
11 years ago

@AlanM

Lose some weight then. You are familiar with road cycling morphology, no?

pmurf
pmurf
11 years ago

@DerHoggz – depends on how tall AlanM is. If he’s 6′ or more, that’s not that heavy, especially if your legs are built.

Mindless
Mindless
11 years ago

Anything with a weight limit has no place on a mountain bike.

Mindless
Mindless
11 years ago

$450 to save 33g compared to Thomson Masterpiece 31.6? Really?

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Haywood
Haywood
11 years ago

I think this is a first for bikerumor to put up real numbers that matter to people. Hoping to see more of this!

Pete
Pete
11 years ago

Single bolt clamps are rarely reliable… Especially carbon-on-carbon

JOEP
JOEP
11 years ago

@Mindless- Agree. I don’t know what people are thinking when they put this kind of thing on a mountain bike. On a road bike yeah maybe if you can justify it for greater race speeds.

I get shivers thinking about the wounds created by a snapped carbon fiber seatpost……./shudder

JCP
JCP
11 years ago

Will this make me better rider?

rico
rico
11 years ago

Thompson masterpiece can take a hike. Dash rocks.

Ajax
Ajax
11 years ago

This seatpost is square.

Keith B
11 years ago

Looks nice but a Bontrager Race XXX Lite is 150g for 27.2 x 330 and $200 with no posted weight limit. I have used one on a hardtail for a few years now with no issues. I am 165#.

Big Cow
11 years ago

im going to get a custom frame with two seat tubes just so i can use the light version i weigh 325lbs so i will use 2 seatposts

Argh
Argh
11 years ago

34.9? wut?

WG
WG
11 years ago

“read on for a breakdown” – I’d rather say “ride on for a breakdown”.

Tandumb
Tandumb
11 years ago

Full-carbon? Whatever… it still needs a carbon bolt. Maybe then we’ll talk.

maybe.

AlanM
AlanM
11 years ago

@DerHoggz, did you just call me fat?

Colin
Colin
10 years ago

@mindless, So I take it that ZTR Crest wheels, Thomson masterpiece seatposts, and Specialized frames should never be ridden off road? Because they all have weight limits.

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