Seat post - redshift sports shockstop or thudbuster
01-02-19, 06:29 PM
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Seat post - redshift sports shockstop or thudbuster
looking for opinions on redshift sports shockstop or thudbuster. I guess just thudbuster since shockstop is not quite out yet
01-03-19, 09:02 AM
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Answered your own question?
I love my thudbuster ST. Not super light, but works great. the Body float is a step up from it.
I find the passive seatposts can work well if there is a lot of seat post exposed, not so much if there is just a little exposed
I was shocked that the Specialized CG-R did not work at all on my bike - that elastomer did nothing. However, it does work some if there is a lot of seatpost exposed - I.E. the ugly V-elastomer does next to nothging, but the seatpost can bend to absorb bumps if enough is exposed. That claim of 18mm of travel is a complete and blatant lie.
I got a Canyon VCLS and have not used my thudbuster since. I don't know if it is the frame or the seatpost, but it really soaks up the bumps. It just glides over the roughest washboard at speed. Note, mine is the solid seat post, not the split seat post - that one is 2.0 and should be martinally better (looks a little finiky and ugly to me though).
Read these:
https://www.bikeradar.com/us/road/ge...-gravel-46208/
https://www.gravelbike.com/first-imp...loat-seatpost/
I love my thudbuster ST. Not super light, but works great. the Body float is a step up from it.
I find the passive seatposts can work well if there is a lot of seat post exposed, not so much if there is just a little exposed
I was shocked that the Specialized CG-R did not work at all on my bike - that elastomer did nothing. However, it does work some if there is a lot of seatpost exposed - I.E. the ugly V-elastomer does next to nothging, but the seatpost can bend to absorb bumps if enough is exposed. That claim of 18mm of travel is a complete and blatant lie.
I got a Canyon VCLS and have not used my thudbuster since. I don't know if it is the frame or the seatpost, but it really soaks up the bumps. It just glides over the roughest washboard at speed. Note, mine is the solid seat post, not the split seat post - that one is 2.0 and should be martinally better (looks a little finiky and ugly to me though).
Read these:
https://www.bikeradar.com/us/road/ge...-gravel-46208/
https://www.gravelbike.com/first-imp...loat-seatpost/
01-03-19, 04:09 PM
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Latest is the Cane Creek eeSilk in 27.2 mm only .. its lighter than the thudbuster ST ..
https://www.canecreek.com/product/eesilk/
https://www.roadbikereview.com/revie...-eesilk-review
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https://www.canecreek.com/product/eesilk/
https://www.roadbikereview.com/revie...-eesilk-review
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01-08-19, 02:59 PM
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Latest is the Cane Creek eeSilk in 27.2 mm only .. its lighter than the thudbuster ST ..
https://www.canecreek.com/product/eesilk/
https://www.roadbikereview.com/revie...-eesilk-review
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https://www.canecreek.com/product/eesilk/
https://www.roadbikereview.com/revie...-eesilk-review
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it would seem the ee silk has more travel, and am guessing that is an advantage...
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more travel is good if you take harder hits. For gravel, not really. I freaked out when I hit a large gradual bump (high G force) on my VLCS on single track and it felt like my rear post was going to snap off - it deflected so much. Its designed do do that, but it was a wierd feeling the first time...
