I have squashed one some how where it clamps up making it slip half an inch. Had to sell it on to someone who would be clamping it in a different position for whom it was perfect. Don't quite know how it happened but I still use them on all my bikes. Classy products IMO.
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Thomson seatposts are overrated?
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Posted 1 year ago #
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Still using mine - originally fitted to my 1997 Klein - I have ridden it hard on 3 bikes now and have 2 other bikes all with Thomson - it works forever so why bother with anything else? Your £20 saving will be forgotten when your cheap post snaps miles from home or you're replacing your cheap one every 6 months.
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Thomson posts are good if you break a lot of posts, wouldn't bother otherwise.
Or you don't want to break one in the first place...
The other thing about Thomson posts is they are as good as currency as money is. They don't change in value really. Worst you could do would be to scratch it a bit over a period of years, and it would be worth maybe £10 less than when you bought it.
They are a "guilt free" component to me, cos I don't have to justify the expense at all. A set of carbon bars? Only if I could get hold of them very cheap brand new (wouldn't trust 2nd hand), and even then they'll be worth less when selling on, so there's a need to justify the price, and some guilt creeps in. Thomson posts, well I always buy 2nd hand (there's always a ready supply) and never lose money when selling on... Simple really!
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Thing is PP, I don't think that the FSA you mention does/would do - I haven't tried them specifically I'll admit but having bent a lot of posts,
For me, FSA and the like are fine. I've never bent one, not even close. And I'm no lightweight. There's plenty of metal in them.
I've got a Control Tech that cost about £40 a few years ago and it flexes like a mad thing with me on it, but that too is spot on. It's lighter than Thopmson too.
I have no doubt that Thompson are good quality, but for me, I just don't see the hype. That's all really.
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The stems are a pain in the arrrrse. That expander clamp thingy is cack. What a pallava. What's wrong with a 2 bolt clamp FFS? K.I.S.S. Posted 1 year ago # -
I agree - for people who don't bend posts, they're not really any better but since that's not me....
Fancy lending me your FSA to try?
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Is it just me or is this a troll and folks are snapping up the bait?
Posted 1 year ago # -
I like them but if they were £10-£20 cheaper new then I would like them more
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wot id like to know is how do people actualy break a seatpost in the first place...
are you all eating too many pies? 
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Have been riding Elite's since 2003 (on 4 bikes IIR). Not had a single issue. Unbreakable, super light and supremely adjustable. What is there not to like?
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wot id like to know is how do people actualy break a seatpost in the first place... are you all eating too many pies?
I saw someone snap a seat post (on a Lightspeed) going down a slightly gnarly descent a few years back. He was about 5' 8" and 10 stone. None of us had any idea what happened.
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I've never snapped a post but have bent a few. It's because I ride a 16" frame with a fair bit of post showing, and also that I'm pretty heavy. Thomson is the only one that hasn't bent yet.
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