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Comfy seatpost for a Soul?

22 posts & 16 voices | Started 4 months ago by honourablegeorge | Latest reply from MSP

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honourablegeorge - Member

Any suggestions? Hae a Thomson, but my lower back suffers a little on long rides.

Have considered carbon, but never run a carbon post before, am worried that lifting and dropping it a couple times a ride, especially in gritty conditions, will wear it in a bad way.

Posted 4 months ago #
singlespeedstu - Member

Ti posts work very well.
I'd recomend a Kent Erikson if you want something nice.

http://kenteriksen.com/comp_seatpost.html

Posted 4 months ago #
Nobeerinthefridge - Member

Try clampin a saddle to the Thomson, makes it soooo much comfier.

Posted 4 months ago #
honourablegeorge - Member

singlespeedstu - Member
Ti posts work very well.
I'd recomend an Kent Erikson if you want something nice.

They look lovely, but a lot of cash

Posted 4 months ago #
singlespeedstu - Member

Maybe. But they are very nice.

Posted 4 months ago #
singletracksurfer - Member

I've got a (unbranded) carbon post, with lots of post showing and its sooooo comfy.
I don't change its height. man up and don't drop it if you care about scratching it

Posted 4 months ago #
honourablegeorge - Member

Not fussed about the cosmetic aspect of the scratches - more the post failing as a result.

Posted 4 months ago #
singletracksurfer - Member

only teasing. fair point & maybe worth wiping it down with something if you
can as they can scratch up a bit. not sure it'd kill it though.

Posted 4 months ago #
Vortexracing - Member

Cy's advice is to use a Use post.

Posted 4 months ago #
oxnop - Member

I use a PRO xcr carbon on mine. Feels lovely

Posted 4 months ago #
saladdodger - Member

I've got a (unbranded) carbon post, with lots of post showing and its sooooo comfy.
I don't change its height. man up and don't drop it if you care about scratching it

I use a poverty seatpost with loads showing to it works a beaut

If you think the Soul / thompson hurts try a steel 456 / Thompson that's agony

Posted 4 months ago #
danti - Member

Can recommend a Van Nicholas Ti seatpost

http://vannicholas.com/0/TitaniumHardware/accessories.aspx

Posted 4 months ago #
yunki - Member

try a steel 456 / Thompson that's agony

I quite enjoy it.. does that make me weird..?

Posted 4 months ago #
takisawa2 - Member

Ti railed saddle...
Big tubeless rear tyre...
29er...
FS...

Posted 4 months ago #
JonEdwards - Member

USE Ti here. After about 4 years use, it now has a gentle curve to it...

Posted 4 months ago #
shotsaway - Member

I've got an FSA SL-X Carbon seatpost on my Soul.

On One are doing them for £29.99

http://www.on-one.co.uk/i/q/SPFSSLK/fsa_sl_k_carbon_seatpost

Posted 4 months ago #
saladdodger - Member

yunki - Member
try a steel 456 / Thompson that's agony
I quite enjoy it.. does that make me weird..?

perverted more like

Posted 4 months ago #
honourablegeorge - Member

Hmm... looked into the USE posts, talk of weight limits and the like, didn't really sound good.

Posted 4 months ago #
wwaswas - Member

van nic+1

or 18bikes are doing a steel one.

Posted 4 months ago #
Brown - Member

The last USE post I had (in a soul) bent. My thompson was great. I'm now using a Ragley. It was fine for the Puffer solo. (My back's killing me, but that's due to the course, the amount of time riding and the fact that I forgot to put a sensible length stem back on. Arse-wise, and comfort-wise, the Ragley was spot on.

Posted 4 months ago #
Stoner - Member

+1 for van nic.

best bit of kit Ive bought in a long while. Cant believe Ive waited so long to get one

Posted 4 months ago #
MSP - Member

I use a thomson and find it too flexy, its only 27.2, I don"t see how any 27.2 post can be over stiff (unless your frames too big and have hardly any post showing).

Posted 4 months ago #