Difference in seatposts besides weight and setback?
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Well, clamping is either good or it isn't.
If a seatpost clamp adjusts easily and precisely, and holds the saddle securely, that's good.
If it doesn't, that's bad.
There are many clamp designs- one bolt, two bolt, front to back, side to side, toothed clamps, smooth clamps... the varieties are endless. There isn't one clamp design that's widely considered to be the best. It's pretty much a post by post thing...
Lots of folks swear by Thomsons. I don't really have a favorite. If the post is light and strong and holds my saddle securely in the position I want it, I'm happy.
If a seatpost clamp adjusts easily and precisely, and holds the saddle securely, that's good.
If it doesn't, that's bad.
There are many clamp designs- one bolt, two bolt, front to back, side to side, toothed clamps, smooth clamps... the varieties are endless. There isn't one clamp design that's widely considered to be the best. It's pretty much a post by post thing...
Lots of folks swear by Thomsons. I don't really have a favorite. If the post is light and strong and holds my saddle securely in the position I want it, I'm happy.
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Well, clamping is either good or it isn't.
If a seatpost clamp adjusts easily and precisely, and holds the saddle securely, that's good.
If it doesn't, that's bad.
There are many clamp designs- one bolt, two bolt, front to back, side to side, toothed clamps, smooth clamps... the varieties are endless. There isn't one clamp design that's widely considered to be the best. It's pretty much a post by post thing...
Lots of folks swear by Thomsons. I don't really have a favorite. If the post is light and strong and holds my saddle securely in the position I want it, I'm happy.
If a seatpost clamp adjusts easily and precisely, and holds the saddle securely, that's good.
If it doesn't, that's bad.
There are many clamp designs- one bolt, two bolt, front to back, side to side, toothed clamps, smooth clamps... the varieties are endless. There isn't one clamp design that's widely considered to be the best. It's pretty much a post by post thing...
Lots of folks swear by Thomsons. I don't really have a favorite. If the post is light and strong and holds my saddle securely in the position I want it, I'm happy.
But if you are big and need a lot of setback, a CLB is a better design. Both allow a lot more setback than the Thompson setback post.
Another issue with clamps is metal construction. A friend loaned me a saddle on a seatpost, thinking it was just a cheap aluminum post. It turned out to be Delrin, and in NO WAY capable of holding an angle setting.
Final issue in my opinion is not to have notches that constrain the available saddle angles. The old SR LaPrade is one example of this fault, with the Campy 2-bolt and the Thompsons being good examples of a precisely adjustable seatpost.
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The adjustment where the seat clamps is also a difference. Some are harder to adjust exactly than others. That said I don't adjust my seat before every ride so it doesn't matter to me.
Oh and Thompson has a cult like following and apparently comes in a very nice bag!
edit see below, I rest my case ;-)
Oh and Thompson has a cult like following and apparently comes in a very nice bag!
edit see below, I rest my case ;-)
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This is what a good post looks like...
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What if I want something cheaper with no setback?
...seriously though, this is a thread hijack. Any options? Preferably in silver.
...seriously though, this is a thread hijack. Any options? Preferably in silver.
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What's so pricy about thomson elite? they're $65 a pop online and come in black and silver.
If you want cheaper there's Easton, kalloy, bontrager, etc.
If you want cheaper there's Easton, kalloy, bontrager, etc.
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Lots of people (including me) prefer a no setback post. And the screws aren't a problem... who cares how big they are. You don't need to tighten them very much at all.
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Ok, so what do you do when bolts torque is up to spec and saddle rails keep on sliding?
I'm having this issue with a 27.2 Phat Feather post
I'm having this issue with a 27.2 Phat Feather post
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While I'm no weight weenie, I think the saddle and post weight impact the feel of the bike more than weight of any other component (within normal ranges). When you're swinging the bike, out of the saddle, the post and saddle are the points furthest from the fulcrum, at the road.
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Since this has sort of turned into an anything seatpost thread: anyone heard of Dorcus carbon posts? They seem to be cheap, pretty, and light... and I love the name. Dorcus. Because anyone who cares that much about his bike (myself included) is exactly that... here's an ebay auction... I might pick one up.
https://cgi.ebay.com/Dorcus-MTB-Bike-...QQcmdZViewItem
https://cgi.ebay.com/Dorcus-MTB-Bike-...QQcmdZViewItem
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Since this has sort of turned into an anything seatpost thread: anyone heard of Dorcus carbon posts? They seem to be cheap, pretty, and light... and I love the name. Dorcus. Because anyone who cares that much about his bike (myself included) is exactly that... here's an ebay auction... I might pick one up.
https://cgi.ebay.com/Dorcus-MTB-Bike-...QQcmdZViewItem
https://cgi.ebay.com/Dorcus-MTB-Bike-...QQcmdZViewItem
Stupid place to save weight. I ride an alloy seatpost that is not too heavy, not too expensive, and offers the easiest and most precise tilt adjustment I have ever seen: a Salsa Shaft.
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The only catastrophic seatpost failure I've ever experienced was on an alloy. I definitely get the argument that old school steel posts are safer than carbon, but aluminum? No way.
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While I'm no weight weenie, I think the saddle and post weight impact the feel of the bike more than weight of any other component (within normal ranges). When you're swinging the bike, out of the saddle, the post and saddle are the points furthest from the fulcrum, at the road.
Switched over to the first WTB Ti saddles and it was like an epiphany. I couldn't believe how different the bike felt.
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