Originally Posted by
dwmckee
Two Poseidon bike repairs came in the shop this week and I feel like I just have to warn folks about this.
One was in the repair stand and we noticed the right side of the handlebar seemed lower than the left. At first we thought it had been crashed and the bars were bent but we could not find any evidence of a crash. We kept investigating and finally clamped the seat tube vertical with a level in the stand, held the steering perfectly straight, then measured across the bars with a level and by measuring from the bar ends to the ground. The bars were clearly crooked with the right side end almost an inch lower than the left side. Then we checked out the other Poseidon we had in the shop and found it was crooked in the same way by almost the same amount! We were unable to determine if the heat tube was welded crooked in the frame or if the stem was flawed, but both bikes were almost identically crooked.
There are other low-cost but good quality gravel bikes out there like the entry level Salsa Journeyer (Advent, Claris, Acolyte and Altus models as low as $1,029) that are just a couple hundred bucks more expensive than the Poseidon. I suggest considering these bikes as an alternative to the Poseidon as they may be a huge jump up in quality for a reasonable amount of additional money.
Been away from the BF forums for 5 months - lots to do, and doing is way more fun than typing about it.
but back on BF, relaxing after a fun longer ride on my X... cold, overcast, but no flooding/tornados/hail or crushed roof from too much snow... LOL! I do feel for all those who had their lives turned upside down by the climate/weather issues...
on topic - if the stems are 'defective' in alignment, the owners should contact Poseidon and come to agreed solution.
For the brief period I rode the stock bars and stem, I didn;t note an axial alignment issue. I did remove both, because I dislike 'flared' bars and also wanted a shockstop stem - nothing related to the parts reliability.
Poseidon X is not a perfect bike - for me. But is about the only 1x stock bike for under $1500... I wanted 1X, and Advent X has been great, reliable, sturdy, comfy.
It has a very 'road bike' feel and handling. Which I appreciate and like. I don;t have much in the way of 'gravel' roads in my area. It's predominantly MTB Lite, with some tech sections. So quick handling is an advantage. It's more fun than my mtb hardtail. I've done about 32 days of around 20+- miles each, mtb type trails. and the bike rides and functions great.
Certainly there are other bikes out there, and I spent quite a bit of time and effort into researching before deciding on the X.
I found that to get 'better' bike I'd have to be spending more than double the X cost, and still have to do the parts replacements I did on the X.
Good to know when an issue arises, so all us X owners should check our stems, and if the problem exists - contact Poseidon for resolution.
Otherwise
Ride on
Yuri