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Thomson Whore........;o)
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Becoming one.....
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Yes
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getting rid of mine, it's too heavy going back to easton ec90 stuff or rotor components.
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Quite possibly
Ton - are you I am thinking yes......
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i am indeed.
for a reason tho.
got a new bike last week, rode it twice in the week.
the spesh seatpost is now bent.....i have never ever bent a thomson one.it is **** gorgeous stuff, and looks great too.
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Best seatposts and stems on the market, Easton are a close second.
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on one bike i am, not on all of them it would get boring
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Ton - Good reason , I use it because it just works and to date I've not had issues with any of the kit where I have had issues with other seatpost specfically in the past.
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Nope, not got a single one of their products.
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welll they only make 3 bike products and you can only use two of them at a time.
its nice stuff, machined very well. ive got a stem. wouldnt buy it full price mind!
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What njee said, although I have owned lots of Thomson stuff in the past however nowadays I prefer lighter weight kit, which Thomson isn't by a long chalk.
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'fraid so
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Yup, great kit.
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although I have owned lots of Thomson stuff in the past however nowadays I prefer lighter weight kit, which Thomson isn't by a long chalk.
Yep, that's me too. I'm not tough on kit, there's much lighter stuff out there for the same money.
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Just sold a couple, I have them on all of my bikes except 1.
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What is lighter and as tough/durable and desirable?
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Yep, new stem popped on one bike yesterday and a masterpiece post on another bike couple of weeks back - Now that is light
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What is lighter and as tough/durable and desirable?
I never said as tough/durable, I said that I'm not tough on kit, I've never broken any seatpost or stem, so I don't really care. As for desireable... A) WGAS? and B) are Thomson really desirable? Every man and his dog has them!
As for what is lighter for the same sort of money, Ritchey stems are far lighter, they may well do a lighter seatpost for the same money, I'm happy to spend a bit more and get something which is far lighter, New Ultimate alu seatposts are around £100 retail and 135g, their stem is also 99g and £75.
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Yup but feeling guilty. Just fitted a non thomson seat post to one of my bikes. will I ever be forgiven.
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What is lighter and as tough/durable and desirable?
Kent Eriksen.Posted 2 years ago # -
I have Thomson Masterpiece seatposts on 9 bikes. 8 straight, 1layback. Absolutely swear by them.
Also a Thomson road stem on my Colnago and a 1.5inch 45mm shorty on my Intense.
BIG Thomson fan! Maybe not the lightest, but very strong, great looking and fit and forget. Wish they made more components.
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"gorgeous and look great"
*sniggers*
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I have Thomson Masterpiece seatposts on 9 bikes. 8 straight, 1layback.
Yeah but you also have ridiculous handlebars on some of those bikes, which voids your opinion
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i just wished they made bars too.
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Yup. Stem and post can't see me ever changing if they made other stuff I'd buy that too. Nothing to do with looks I just trust it not to break.
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Only because Thomson don't make them!
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Just put a seatpost on my Anthem. I felt a bit silly when I weighed the old one and realised the Thomson was about 20g heavier
It looks gorgeous though and my choices were limited by the need for a layback post and the 30.9mm diameter.
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For some reason the Thomson stuff just looks "right"...and tends to stay that way IME.
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X4 stem is my favourite bike part
if their stuff was about 20-30% cheaper I'd be a total Thomson slutPosted 2 years ago # -
"It looks gorgeous though and my choices were limited by the need for a layback post and the 30.9mm diameter"
Shim a 27.2 one.
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quality cost's.
and i dont mind paying for quality.
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i'm running a stem and post, but to be honest, the stem isn't long enough and they don't do an 80mm version of an X4 stem, which is what i really need!
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I don't think it seems that expensive when you consider it is unlikely to break (how much for that Ritchey carbon post? FFS!), the finish lasts better than most and you'll be able to sell it for a good price when the time comes. Bargain IMO
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they don't do an 80mm version of an X4 stem
Yes they do, got one on my bike
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