Canyon VCLS Post 2.0

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Setting saddle tilt is a little more involved than usual and is done by sliding the two halves against each other. This tilts the saddle up or down. You’ll need to do this a couple of times, removing it from the frame each time until you have it right. Once you have, a bolt at the bottom of the post is tightened to hold everything in place.

Canyon VCLS Post 2.0 adjustment bolt

So, how does it ride? First ride was a little odd, as I rode I was still feeling the usual lumps and bumps. And then it hit me. My hands were feeling the bumps, but my backside wasn’t! Ok they weren’t completely gone, but they were definately nowhere near what I was feeling through my hands.

An hour of riding around looking for various rough road surfaces convinced me that the VCLS Post 2.0 was doing it’s job, taking out the sharp bangs and bumps that a rider is constantly subject to. I was worried that I might be bobbing around on top of the VCLS Post, but I needn’t have. With 20mm of fore and aft flex there’s not enough movement to affect your pedaling and the post’s D profile keeps it stiff, so there’s no unwanted flex side to side. Time for a proper test.

You may have read about Ultracross (UCX), we’ve been covering them on our sister site BritishCycleSport. These events combine road and off road riding, nothing too technical, the sort of course that can be tackled on a ‘cross bike rather than a full-suss mtb.

The road surface on the 1066 UCX varies from smooth black top, to concrete paths and muddy trails; plenty of choice to try out Canyon’s VCLS Post 2.0. It performed admirably. As well as smoothing out the trail I could see that in sections where others were having to stand out of the saddle, I was able to stay seated. I noticed it most on rough concrete sections where you might be riding with tensed legs to absorb the vibrations, but where it’s not enough to actually get out of the saddle. This meant I could keep the power on for less effort. Job done.

The Canyon VCLS 2.0 seatpost, smoothing the road

The VCLS Post 2.0 from Canyon is an excellent bit of kit, especially if you ride on a lot of rough, broken roads. Maybe you’ve got a couple of cobbled classics coming up? I could imagine this being perfect for the Flanders or Roubaix sportives. Or you’re riding your ‘cross bike across a variety of surfaces on a UCX event, a gravel race, or even something like the L’Eroica – although for the last one you’d have to ride the permanent route rather than the sportive, as there’s no way you could sneak this bit of kit past the scrutineers!

Although advertised as being 225g, mine actually came up at only 195g, which is plenty light for a standard seat post, but makes it the lightest suspension seat post that I know of. However, at £220 the VCLS Post 2.0 is expensive but for long distance rides, where the damping effect of the post will see you fresher at the end or rides over rough surfaces, the VCLS Post 2.0 is a good investment and does make a huge difference.

Canyon Website

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