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Why do those things cost so much? There has to be a DIY version.

I fitted a Redshift seat post and I am 100% happy with it.

This a2 is a heavy boat anchor,if you don’t need to transport it to your local bike trail head its okay but forget about transporting it alone

I have the Kinekt one and have their cover to keep the dust and dirt out, and also got the seat post lock so someone can't just walk off with it their seat. I have about 8000 miles on it, and it is still doing good. What I also like is you can rebuild it, and get any part if one break, I have not had to rebuild my yet, I think that cover helps a lot! Plus, I like the weight limit being 330lbs so you know it is heavy duty and the different spring selections for your weight. I have it on my Himiway Zebra Ebike!

Great, comprehensive review!! Happy Suntour user here!

nice video. subd

I use both the Suntour and Redshift regularly, and my experience is somewhat, but not completely different. My Suntour is on a fat-tire hub-motor e-bike similar to the one you're riding in the video, and I like the plushness as my commuter/grocery-getter, and butt more planted in the seat. I've also tried the Suntour on my Cube Reation EXC (Bosch mid-drive) and much prefer the Redshift. The Suntour was too bobby partly because it IS designed with more travel. It wasn't terrible, but less 'bike like' for sure. On a regular bike, or mid-drive e-bike, I find the lesser overall play in the Redshift to be a benefit, as it's closer to feeling like it doesn't exist, except when you hit those bumps. That being said, for more grarly terrain, its probably smarter not to be sitting on your seat at all, and using your slightly bent knees as suspension, but I think that's the old school mountain biker in me. :)

Would you recommend this bike for someone who's 6 feet tall and 270 pounds? I'm just trying to spend more time outdoors and not ready for a bicycle that doesn't have battery power assist. Thanks.

Ty!

You can get the suntour for 65-70 bucks.

I have the suntour because it is almost as good in every way as the kinect, but was 3 times less in price. I call that worth it. Had it for three years, not a single issue. Also, great, well-thought out review.

Actually it is possible to create an AirTag clone tracker which will be not detectable by phones automatically (iPhone will not notify you). So it there are significant demand it is possible to start manufacturing.

You could try to broke those piezoelectric speaker throw the hole. Another option is to short Buz contacts on PCB.

lol.....a lady tying out the AA was getting off the bike and her leg hit the key and the battery popped out and hit the ground. The battery was fine but the plastic "shield" was chipped. Easy replacement part but that was weird.

Looks really steep.

Update May 2024. Great video. The design has slightly altered. To remove the case (after removing the battery) slide a knife into the join between the inner and the outer case, and slightly push out the middle of each of the 4 sides (the outside case has a tab that engages into the inner body). Just pushing a knife down (carefully!) should do it. I used a sharp & thin kitchen knife. As someone suggested, after removing the screws (using the smallest screwdriver in my precision screwdriver set) I heated up the item with a hair dryer and then used the negative terminal in the battery compartment to gently push the board and seal out in on unit. The seal was not be damaged at all this way. As someone else suggested, I left the speaker in but just used tape to cover the two mesh looking contacts on the rear of teh circuit board labelled "Buz 1" and "Buz 2" to isolate the speaker.

First of all: Thank you for this informative video. I'm on my second Suntour, because it is indeed very comfortable given the price. It has only one (major, imho) flaw, which you'll only find out about after a year (or two, depending on your frequency of use): The joints are pin and collar (kind of like a watch bracelet): After only a year in my case, the pins started to come undone, meaning they start to come out of the collar from the side. This could lead to very dangerous situations. You can simply press them back in, but you have to be mindful about it or it will end badly. The play on the joints also increases significantly over (relatively short) time. I can get a little cheap on myself sometimes that's why I went Suntour. Do you have you any view on the durability of the Kinekt (yet)? Thanks again!

Which Suntour model ?

You skipped the BEST suspension post on the market, the THUDBUSTER from Cane Creek....?

I had a Kinect seat post on my Creo road bike. I decided to try this after suffering from back aches. Well, after around 6 months with the Kinect seat post, I stopped suffering from back pain from each ride. One day, I got confident that my back ache was gone and to save weight I decided to remove the kinetic seat post and place the original seat post! Wow, I couldn’t believe the difference! The ride was so horrible lol! I’m very convinced user of these seat posts that it works! I reinstalled Kinect and I’m back to comfy rides again! In short, once you ride with a suspension seat post it is difficult to go back riding with no suspension at all. Now I'm 54 years old with a bad back.

4 minutes on sewtting up the first post...zzzzzzzzz.......unwatchable

Great video, thank you!

I echo the criticism about your tools. Pricy bikes and parts need good tools to install and fix.

I can't get through to customer service I tried four times twice they cut me on hold for over an hour and three times today I called and their customer service line is down. I need to contact a customer ID number so I can see where my warranty is. I'm having problems with my bike taking off slowing way down

Always hid the tag behind panels that require tools to open.

I just bought this from Amazon but it doesn’t connect to my iphone XS (10), even though I’m on the latest ios setting. This video says it only works for above iphone 11, wheres Amazon says all models?

How do you know if it's on or off with the speaker removed....?

I have an iphone xs (10). Is that why I’m struggling to connect?

Can i get the history of the locations of the eufy?

In my case the Suntour was problematic for seat angle adjustment, since it has notched detents which hold the seat at specific angles. But there are ways around it (in my case gasket material was used as a spacer) so not a deal breaker. This is my first suspension seatpost and the ride quality is a night and day difference. It smooths everything right out and makes the bike more controllable due to less disturbances when going over unexpected bumps.

Which ebike motors offer both where you can select using a switch on the handlebar with your thumb?

Nice , detailed review.... I agree that the Kinekt is superior... but it can break. I own a 2018 model with some plastic bits in / under the springs. One failed 100% during a bikepacking trip in eastern Peru at the worst moment in November of 2023. Zip ties saved the day and turned my floating post back into a ridged post, no more problems, but still... Good news is they sell a full set of replacement parts and i was easily able to repair the seat post (when I got back to the US). I think the good news is they support older models and I'm still riding the same one years later. All that said, yes, they make the best seat post.

Good information, but yeah I'm curious where you hid yours. I've got two hidden, one's inside the battery casing and the other under the seat. However, I guess I have to do something about the speaker.

If you increase the pre-load and increase the firmness, you lose the overall suspension travel, right?

Air tag notifies you and gives you the location to remove it. Pointless then! 🙄

amazing review! really changed my views on redshift xD

I've ridden both, and I think you're wrong. - photos.app.goo.gl/ADgC6oyPM2gyrCq27

I like the Kinect less, since of the color dismatches, grey spring,...black post, it's a detailing I don't get nor like. I stick with and love my SR Suntour NCX. It is the best suspension post I ever used. And I used more brands than showing. Also candle versions and what nots. The SR Suntour stand above them all. It is to me the perfect susp. post. Also as for pricing. It just needs, like all of them, some love, it needs to be kept clean from time to time, and it needs grease is all. And than it functions like an angel to one's bottom, back and all over health, let stand that it keeps one from being worn down by pain and fatigue, and against soreness. Simply so far, the best seat post ever.

I have ridden Suntour for 5 years now, and wanted better and bought Kinect. The main downside of Suntour was that you need to service it every two years, or else the spring piston gets stuck. In kinect there is practically no possibility for friction. If you have the money, I also recommend Kinect over Suntour, because then you would not need to make the upgrade later when you get tired it being stuck. Though Suntour is not bad at all when it is serviced.

using wrong bike tool... never use a combo folding allen wrench kit for anything, too cumbersome....just use individual wrenches. the actual seat vice design is critical for me too, i swap out seats all the time...the suntour could be the one.

You really have to remove the beeper physically, there is no configuration for that from software?

I used Suntour seatpost and it worked OK, although it kicked a bit sometimes since it has no damping. Reason I stopped using it was the saddle clamp. Tilt setting has too big steps, in one setting I slided forward and in next front was too high and caused me pain in crotch. Now I have Thudbuster which has smooth tilt setting without any steps.

Good vid...thanks !!

Got a By.Schultz G2 parallelogram 50mm travel. The colour by weight springs are so easy to install/replace and the entire unit is built like a tank. Best aftermarket kit I bought besides a well fitted comfortable saddle.

So my understanding of these devices is that they work by bluetooth and that if your car / bike is out of range of your phone bluetooth 30 meters. It can ping from any ones iphone that is walking by or in its vicinity. Is that correct? So if a thief puts their phone a rfid pouch and avoid getting you car / bike near another phone you wont be able to find it?.... It would be pretty hard to avoid other peoples phones if you are in traffic near pedestrians i think?... just thinking that if its on a car it might want to be on the out side of the vehicle so it has the maximum chance of getting a ping off someone's BT.

So dumb that anyone can. track an air tag. I get the spying thing and maybe tell someone that their being tracked but don't tell them exactly where it is.

Thank you for this video - it must have taken you a lot of time to pull this together. It was very complete and helpful. I'm new to all this so my sense is that I will start out with the Suntour and then see how it goes. Great job!

This broke snob is riding a pedal bike. Thanks for the wakeup call.

Nice video! Regarding the Redshift did you play with the preload? I find that it works great when it sinks down a little when sitting on it. Will have to try the Kinekt for my e-bike. e-bikes are heavy and stiff so the impacts are so much harder. It's weird because they feel smooth on the road, but the back and hands don't lie.

Finally! A head-to-head comparison. Great review and very helpful. For 90 bucks I'll stick with the Suntour. $270 for a seat post, for my use, is over the top expensive even though I can afford it. Its just a question of "where is your money best spent"? And no, $270 for a suspension seat post is not money well spent since I do little to no off road biking. Thanks for the review!