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On-one are selling carbon posts for £20. Now, I searched alittle for reviews and only came up with one (on bikeradar)- bearing the recent carbon bars thread on here am I being 'silly'? Im not light and the extra leverage of putting the seatpost in a mtb frame/exposed seatpost would be unwise? I even consided slipping some old inner tube (like a sock) along the length and zip-tying so if it did snap it would minimise any risk to my tackle.. 8)
I think if you're worried about a seatpost as you're riding, you should look at getting something else mate!
Just get a Thomson and be care free 🙂
Ive got Thomsons- however I want something comfier for longer rides in the Lakes 🙂
Don't bother with carbon unless you never change the height of your saddle
Then its a good way to 'train' you to find a suitable middle-ground.
Agree with Davey, you don't want to be worrying about any of the components on your bike, and an inner tube sock is going to make exactly zero difference, except maybe hiding a crack if it appeared!
Of the two carbon posts I've seen break, One was a USE one, and the other, a cheap FSA one. You get what you pay for would seem to be more true of carbon equipment than pretty much anything else on a bike.
I've had one on my bike for ages. Great seatpost and certainly seems to take some 'buzz' out of the ride. It gets a bit scuffed when moving it up and down, but the lacquer is so thick it will be a while before i think about changing it (bought one from On-One for when that happens).
IMO carbon is fine unless you're a fatty and/or don't ride 'light' and/or over tighten stuff.
"Then its a good way to 'train' you to find a suitable middle-ground."
too low for efficient climbing and too high for safe descending?
I've got a van nicolas Ti seatpin in my hardtail - much more comfy than Alu but much less to worry about than carbon.
What tyres have you got? What pressure are you running? Do you puncture much? If you can get away with it, then drop the pressure a couple of psi. This will surely make a bigger difference to comfort?
Have you seen the prices on ti posts? Ridiculous- £100+ for such little material?!
You get what you don't pay for.
I've got a van nicolas Ti seatpin in my hardtail - much more comfy than Alu but much less to worry about than carbon.
Me too. They're nice them.
...wheres the cheapest place? Fleabay has one- its dented around the collar line. The other is JE James (no thanks).
Well I rode on the FSA carbon around Hebden today. I decided to use it as A. It was in my postbox, b. It looks fairly substantial/thick and C. I had to shim it anyway with a plastic shim- so the thermoplastic shim is better than the edges of a seat collar QR isnt it? It 'wagged' abit on the climbs but looks/works fine....so far 😀