9Point8 are based in Ontario, Canada and all their design, development and production is in house. They are a small specialist company and this new Fall Line is their latest design sitting alongside the Pulse ‘stepper’ seatpost which has been in their range for a few years. Shorelines are importing this post (they distribute other Canadian brands such as Chromag) and are initially selling it direct to the consumer here in the UK rather than through retailers.

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Take a hold of the fall-Line post and you get the impression of real quality, a product with great attention to detail and looking built to last. It has that look and feel of a Hope or Thomson product. 9point8 go about things a little differently, so let’s take a look.

There’s plenty of choice with this seatpost. The usual 30.9 and 31.6 diameters are available along with 375mm/125mm, 415mm/125mm, 440mm/150mm and 500mm/175mm (lengths/travel) being the sizes that interest us. Travel can be dropped via shims at a later date if needed if you switch your frame. The seatpost has both lay-back and in-line options too (a feature which lets you fine tune your fit) and has a four bolt clamp with titanium hardware.