What is Canyon VCLS?
What is Canyon VCLS?
Canyon’s VCLS 2.0 seatpost is its second attempt at designing vertical compliance into a seatpost, following on from the more conventional VCLS post. It uses an ingenious leaf-spring arrangement to give a more comfortable ride, a much more noticeable improvement than on most other “comfort-enhancing” seatposts.
Are suspension bike seats worth it?
Suspension seatposts can prolong comfort in the saddle, smooth out rough and bumpy terrain, and even help prevent back injuries. Later, Cane Creek updated and improved the design to suit more modern bikes, making it the first reputable suspension seatpost on the market.
Can you buy a shorter bike seat?
As long as the minumum length is inserted into the frame you will be structurally safe. You can buy a shorter post of course. However, if you need to drop the saddle all the way to the frame the bike is likely too large for you and possibly dangerous, as you will have no standover clearance.
Is it OK to cut seatpost?
Condensed answer: A bicycle seat post can be cut as long as the new size respects the minimum insertion length of the seat post. Ignoring the minimum insertion length and cutting too much of the seat post will result in extra stress on the frame (seat tube) and may cause a crack.
What is the purpose of a setback seatpost?
Straight and Setback Seatposts A setback post puts you further behind your crankset and a straight seatpost moves you closer. The amount of setback or offset is best determined through a basic bike fit at a participating bike shop.
Are suspension seatposts good?
Suspension seatposts can prolong comfort in the saddle, smooth out rough and bumpy terrain, and even help prevent back injuries. There have been various contraptions to suspend and cushion bike saddles since the dawn of cycling. However, many of them had a reputation for being, well, contraptions.
Is the canyon VCLS seatpost good?
Good scores are more common than bad, because fortunately good products are more common than bad. Canyon’s VCLS 2.0 seatpost is its second attempt at designing vertical compliance into a seatpost, following on from the more conventional VCLS post.
How much can a VCLS seatpost deflect?
Canyon says that the VCLS 2.0 post can deflect by 20mm at the top. That is significantly more than other conventional seatposts, and this is the first “comfort” seatpost I’ve ridden where the effect is immediately noticeable, rather than something you have to concentrate to detect.
How many shafts does the VCLS have?
Rather than one shaft, the VCLS 2.0 uses two D-shaped carbon/basalt shafts placed back to back to form a 27.2mm bundle at the base. Just above the maximum insert mark the two shafts split apart, with the Flip Head saddle clamp pivoting on their tops.
What is the difference between the canyon S15 and S14?
I was testing the S15 version, which offers 13-25mm of setback, and the straight model (S14) gives 2-10mm of setback. Canyon told me that the curved S15 offers slightly more compliance (although both have a claimed 20mm of flex).
