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  • Inexpensive but good/stylish seat post
  • giddyrob
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    Hey,

    just looking for a replacement seat post for my old gt avalanche as the current one keeps slipping and is pretty much a cheap bit of crap.

    Sourced a nice hope clamp, but need a post in either black, white or blue.

    Any thoughts?

    Cheers

    Rob

    neilsonwheels
    Free Member

    Chinese carbon.?

    boxelder
    Full Member

    Search your budget and size requirements

    Easiest method.

    Crank bros cobalt at £25ish?

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    Superficial
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    My thoughts re: seatposts

    If you can afford a dropper, get one
    If you don’t want a dropper, get a Thomson (it’ll last forever and you’ll be glad you did)
    If you can’t afford that, get the cheapest one available, there doesn’t really seem to be any desirable middle ground IME. On one do perfectly serviceable seatposts for cheap.

    plus-one
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    james
    Free Member

    “get a Thomson (it’ll last forever and you’ll be glad you did”
    Mine wore out fairly quickly
    I think the machined, ie not smooth surface did it no favours in longevity

    Am now on a Ritchey WCS in that bike. Plenty light enough (230g?) and I managed to get it for £25

    matt_outandabout
    Full Member

    Second the on- one twefty as good, and a Thomson that wore then bent quickly…

    Trekster
    Full Member

    Shimano Pro Koryak. Bit diddly to fit seat to and seat can slip. Slipping cured by removing black coating.
    Got the bars & stem as well.
    Used Race Face for years but kept splitting the post down the back where seat clamp is inserted into tube 🙄

    devash
    Free Member

    For general XC riding / trail;

    http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/it/en/race-face-ride-xc-seatpost/rp-prod50474

    I’ve had one for the past year and a half. Usually put around 100 miles a week on the bike. Its taken some abuse.

    giddyrob
    Free Member

    Cheers guys, I’ll check them out 🙂

    prawny
    Full Member

    Stylish?! It’s a seatpost for gawd’s sake.

    Whatever was the cheapest in the right size would get my money. If you’re not looking for a dropper obviously.

    ratherbeintobago
    Full Member

    I’ve got a RF Turbine that I got cheap from one of the big online shops (possibly Merlin). It’s very good, though as above, it’s a seatpost and thus not all that exciting.

    rickmeister
    Full Member

    Tried Carbon Cycles stuff ?

    jim25
    Full Member

    How do seatpost where out?

    sandwicheater
    Full Member

    £11 from CRC

    http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/brand-x-inline-6061-seatpost-2013/rp-prod6257

    Had one for about a year and is fine.

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