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I know a strange questionn but I am going back to a hard tail and I want a seatpost 27.2 with a bit of flex to it , but not carbon after I broke a set of bars I do not realy trust the stuff
Any recomendations
I know, but I'm unethical 🙂 Are any posts less flexy than others? Thomsons excluded (not that I've noticed)
The brand-x ones are quite good value, but I've usually bent them enough that I can't lower them very far after a year or so
Thompson all the way, so long as it's waterproof 😉
use sumo titanium
I used to use a USE inline post er about 20 years ago to be exact which was a inline post which used shims to fit the frame.
It flexed like crazy and made the ride comfotable
But I guess I should realy get a Thomson because yes they are the best
The trick is to balance flexiness (is that a real word?) with strength, I'm not sure how accurate your screen name is, but I'm a larger than average gent, and have in the past bent seatposts, and snapped one. Had the same Thomson one for 9 years now and still going strong.
Van Nicholas Ti - they are boingtastic!
I'd go for the carbon if you want real flex, from what I saw of your bars the damage was caused by the brake lever clamp mate.
Go Ti. at 27.2 it will be flexy. I'd say avoid the Ti Sumo USE (ad one, awful clamp and then it came unbonded from th tube so I sent it back for a refund).....paid half as much again and got a moots. Nice post, ****ing expensive, probably not VFM TBH, but it is flexy.
A saddle with lots of flex, somethig ti railed, will be cheaper and still give much of the cushioning.
There's nowt flexi about a Thomson. Just get a carbon one and get on with it. I've actually had an alloy seatpost snap when I was riding a bike, so I don't see that one material is necessarily "better" than the other.
Dibbs tis true about the brake lever oh wise one, but it was a bit of a scare and I do not want a carbon fibres on/or in my body hence i am sticking to alloy
One of those 'dropper' style posts seem quite flexy. I believe there's a certain model thats quite flexy and doesn't actually drop.
Kent Erikson Ti
Thomson layback, very strong but does give ever so slightly. IMO of course 🙂
Stiff- Thomson.
Flexy - Easton EC. Or an EA90.
Use - never Ti, mine snapped from road riding (cycle training kids so nothing serious). Rachel @ USE said some of their Ti posts were knows to have snapped without a good reason.