Forca develops and designs in Germany, in addition to the seat post there are electric scooters in the portfolio. The SPS-400 stands out immediately alongside other models in the test. On the one hand because of the colors available, but also because they are available in a diameter of 27,2mm.
Forca SPS-400: Specifications
Diameter: 27,2 / 31,6mm
Hub: 110 mm
Control: external, fixed
remote: Zug
inner workings: mechanisch
Price: € 139,00
Forca SPS-400: Dimensions test prop
Effective Stroke: 112 mm
Minimum insertion depth: 110 mm
Maximum usable length: 323 mm
Seat height retracted: 81 mm
Forca SPS-400: assembly
The Forca is way ahead in terms of ease of assembly. Our support came pre-assembled. If you don't feel the need to adjust the cable length exactly, it's plug and play. Support in the seat tube and lever with a screw on the handlebar. The line outlet to the rear makes it useful to position the line well and also to fix it securely. Otherwise this can interfere. Shortening the cable and cable is not very complicated and can also be done by hobby mechanics.
Forca SPS-400: processing
There is light and shadow in processing. For example, the stable and solid design of the components is positive. There is also the SPS-400 with anodised parts in red, green, blue, grey, gold. There is also a 27,2 variant. However, the quality of the surfaces and some details are rather rough. But if you put that into perspective for the price, you can actually get over it again.
Forca SPS-400: function
The purely mechanical, extremely simple internal structure of the Forca SPS 400 has a serious disadvantage in practice: When the remote is operated, the support literally shoots up - if you press here at the wrong moment, it could be extremely painful for the driver. Actually, a built-in safety mechanism should prevent this very problem: to extend it, you should actually have to put pressure on the post for a short time, but in our test, a courageous push on the somewhat unwieldy lever was enough and the saddle shot up.
Locking in three positions is a matter of taste and, depending on your riding style, shouldn't necessarily be rated as a major shortcoming. Much more important here is that the bulky box, in which the train disappears, protrudes very far to the side from the support and often comes into contact with the leg when riding. The fact that the large recesses for the metal bolt dirt and mud open the door to the inside of the seat post is anything but optimal. If you are not a pure fair-weather rider, you should definitely mount the separately available bellows.
