{"id":462344,"date":"2026-03-07T10:00:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T10:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/462344\/"},"modified":"2026-03-07T10:00:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T10:00:21","slug":"this-286-boutique-seatpost-from-legendary-us-brand-cuts-no-corners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/462344\/","title":{"rendered":"This $286 boutique seatpost from legendary US brand \u2018cuts no corners\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Paul Components has launched a new seatpost named the Tall & Elegant with a not-inconsiderable $286 price tag. <\/p>\n

For that price, you might expect carbon, but the new seatpost is made from 2024 and 6061 aluminium alloy. The brand says it delivers ‘no cut corners’ craftsmanship.<\/p>\n

The new seatpost<\/a> is a zero-setback<\/a> update to the brand\u2019s original Tall & Handsome 26mm-setback seatpost. It\u2019s been launched in response to consumer requests and is machined in-house in Chica, California. <\/p>\n

Paul Components’ other offerings include $108 bar ends<\/a> and $308 square-taper cranks<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Easy adjustment
\n\"\"Stainless steel and brass hardware is claimed to provide smooth saddle adjustment. <\/p>\n

Paul says its design spaces the saddle clamp bolts away from the post itself, so they can be adjusted easily with a multi-tool or a torque wrench. It claims the two-bolt design is self-aligning and should avoid any slippage.<\/p>\n

It uses a pair of brass rail-top retainers that Paul says are compatible with oval rails, shouldn’t corrode or bind, and offer smooth saddle-tilt adjustment through around 15 degrees.<\/p>\n

\"\"Your cash buys you a choice of colours and finishes. <\/p>\n

The new seatpost is available in three diameters: 27.2mm, 30.9mm and 31.6mm, with weights between 327g and 402g dependent on diameter \u2013 a little more than the brand’s setback seatpost. <\/p>\n

There\u2019s a choice of silver, polished, purple or black finishes \u2013 maybe the black would pass for carbon.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Despite the Tall and Elegant name, there’s no mention of how tall the seatpost is. The setback Tall & Handsome is 360mm in length though, so we’d guess it’s the same.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Paul Components has launched a new seatpost named the Tall & Elegant with a not-inconsiderable $286 price tag.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":462345,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[59,86,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-462344","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-technology","8":"tag-gb","9":"tag-technology","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/462344","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=462344"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/462344\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/462345"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=462344"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=462344"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=462344"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}