Road Seat Posts
Discussion
My Trek 1.2 is decidedly more replacement parts than original these days, one of the few remaining components is the seat post. Are carbon posts really that much nicer to ride on? What would people suggest as a replacement? The Cinelli RAM is very pretty, but I also like the 3T kit, and have loads of Easton stuff on my mountain bike.
3T and Easton are both very good, but plenty of other good brands are out there.
Carbon posts do make a difference, you probably will notice the difference but its small. It takes a bit of the high frequency buzz out of the ride usually.
Depends on the post though, some are more compliant than others.
Carbon posts do make a difference, you probably will notice the difference but its small. It takes a bit of the high frequency buzz out of the ride usually.
Depends on the post though, some are more compliant than others.
I have never used carbon seat posts, although my new MTB is carbon framed.
I use Thomson seat posts and stems on both my MTB and my road bike and wouldn’t use anything else.
I guess there are so many variables with psi in tyres, frame types, rim types, seat post etc etc.
Maybe I am just not paying attention but can people really tell the difference in reality between products that are both a good spec but one is carbon and something else in another material? I don’t mean in a lab but on the road.
I go just for what I like, what has a good reputation, good reviews and that’s good enough for me.
I use Thomson seat posts and stems on both my MTB and my road bike and wouldn’t use anything else.
I guess there are so many variables with psi in tyres, frame types, rim types, seat post etc etc.
Maybe I am just not paying attention but can people really tell the difference in reality between products that are both a good spec but one is carbon and something else in another material? I don’t mean in a lab but on the road.
I go just for what I like, what has a good reputation, good reviews and that’s good enough for me.
itsnotarace said:
matt-ITR said:
Quite simply, not true.
Placebos are powerful things!Well for me if I break it I get a new one, simples :-).
Good luck to the OP.
Sorry I was just curious, I ave researched different products to death for my current bikes and am still none the wiser, so for the most part I just bought what I liked with regards to lightness, quality, colour and style :-).
itsnotarace said:
Placebos are powerful things!
Not as powerful as marketing 
What is this "road buzz" of which people talk about? Even riding my old CAAD9 (stiff) with a Thompson seatpost (stiffer still), it was never "there" to the point I noticed it, nor felt it necessary to buy LIGHTER! STIFFER! STRONGER! LATERALLY STIFF AND VERTICALLY COMPLIANT!
Edited by Jimbo. on Thursday 10th January 18:31
itsnotarace said:
Placebos are powerful things!
I think I ride enough to be able to tell.Granted there are things that would make a bigger difference, but a carbon post does help over an alu post. Titanium posts can help as well, although thats a different feel again.
Edited by matt-ITR on Thursday 10th January 19:33
Jimbo. said:
itsnotarace said:
Placebos are powerful things!
Not as powerful as marketing What is this "road buzz" of which people talk about? Even riding my old CAAD9 (stiff) with a Thompson seatpost (stiffer still), it was never "there" to the point I noticed it, nor felt it necessary to buy LIGHTER! STIFFER! STRONGER! LATERALLY STIFF AND VERTICALLY COMPLIANT!
I've got a carbon frame, that came fitted with an aluminium post, which although not bad, the buzz would give me a numb bum after about 45 minutes in the saddle. I've now got a carbon post, and I no longer have the problem.
So it might e a placebo to some, but it definitely worked in my case
So it might e a placebo to some, but it definitely worked in my case
matt-ITR said:
I think I ride enough to be able to tell.
Granted there are things that would make a bigger difference, but a carbon post does help over an alu post. Titanium posts can help as well, although thats a different feel again.
I have two CAAD's setup fairly identically - one has an Thomson alu post and the other has a carbon post. There's honestly no comfort difference between them Granted there are things that would make a bigger difference, but a carbon post does help over an alu post. Titanium posts can help as well, although thats a different feel again.
Edited by matt-ITR on Thursday 10th January 19:33
pablo said:
road buzz is basically vibration but something to do with the frequency of the vibration and it being transitted through metal easier than carbon, i'll stop pretending to be technical there, i'm an arts graduate after all.....
Basically that, carbon fibre and other composite materials have very good vibrational dampening properties, leading to less vibrational energy being transferred through the seat post - saddle - your backside.I've got one of these. http://www.jejamescycles.co.uk/controltech-ipost-c...
I bought it for the weight rather than comfort and bearing in mind it was in that rather watery incident that CRC suffered and therefore only cost me £40, but I figured what could go wrong with a piece of resin pipe that got wet.
It has been ace at holding my saddle and not weighing very much and not costing me much so I am very happy!
I bought it for the weight rather than comfort and bearing in mind it was in that rather watery incident that CRC suffered and therefore only cost me £40, but I figured what could go wrong with a piece of resin pipe that got wet.
It has been ace at holding my saddle and not weighing very much and not costing me much so I am very happy!
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