Deda unveils Monolink-compatible seatpost

Italian maker adopts Selle Italia's saddle-rail design

Deda's forthcoming MNLink seatpost

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Josh Patterson

Published: December 13, 2012 at 2:51 am

For 2013 Deda Elementi is introducing a seatpost designed to work with Selle Italia’s Monolink saddle system.

The Monolink seatpost mounting system uses a single center rail, which allows for more fore and aft adjustment than a traditional twin-rail saddle. This single-rail system also allows saddles to be constructed with a narrower profile.

Deda's forthcoming mnlink seatpost: - Courtesy

Deda’s 188-gram (claimed) Mnlink seatpost is constructed from carbon fiber with alloy hardware in the head unit. Separate bolts are used to make adjustments to saddle angle and setback, ensuring that one adjustment does not affect the other.

The Mnlink will be offered in 350mm length in 27.2mm and 31.6mm sizes.

Pricing will be about $260 or 195 Euros, Deda Elementi's Tom Franges told BikeRadar.

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Josh Patterson is a BikeRadar contributor and former technical editor. He has spent most of his career working in the cycling industry as an athlete, mechanic and journalist. He holds a master's degree in journalism and has more than 20 years of experience as a cyclist and 12 years of experience riding and writing for BikeRadar, Cyclingnews, Cycling Weekly, Dirt Rag, RoadBikeReview and Outside Magazine. A native of the Flint Hills of Kansas, Josh was a pioneer in the gravel cycling movement, having raced the first Unbound 200 and many other gravel events around the globe. He considers himself a cycling generalist and enjoys road, gravel and mountain biking in equal measure. When not traveling for work, he can be found exploring the singletrack and lonely gravel roads that surround his home in Fort Collins, Colorado. In addition to his love of cycling, Josh is an enthusiastic supporter of brunch, voting rights and the right to repair movement.