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Who makes a strong seat post?
"Chris Phillipo" wrote in message ... In article , says... Hi All, While trying to do a drop yesterday, to impress some girls (succeeding in neither), I landed my 87 kilos on my poor KORE seatpost in a very inelegant and brutal fashion, so now I have a nice angled seatpost... (about 5 to 10 degrees I'd reckon, still rideable...) A breaking seatpost is probably one of the last things I want happening in the field (have no offspring yet, so better protect 'em jewels...), so I'm looking for a new one. My question is this; what seat posts are strong? I don't so much mind the weight, as a few grams won't make a difference once I have myself and 5 kgs of stuff on it (The wonderful thing about being the one who bought a CamelBak, you get to haul everybodys stuff... ;). My frame takes 27.2 mm seatposts. I know that's not going to change, but are larger diameter posts more sturdy? Thanks in advance? Bo PS: And to add insult to injury, I made a face plant today. On asphalt. On the way home from the store. So now I have a bfat lib. Morale: stick to the trails. If you get a Titec knock rated seatpost at least they will replace it for you if you do that again. but you can't replace testicles (working), yet at least not yet... Dave -- _________________________ Chris Phillipo - Cape Breton, Nova Scotia http://www.ramsays-online.com |
Who makes a strong seat post?
Hi All,
While trying to do a drop yesterday, to impress some girls (succeeding in neither), I landed my 87 kilos on my poor KORE seatpost in a very inelegant and brutal fashion, so now I have a nice angled seatpost... (about 5 to 10 degrees I'd reckon, still rideable...) A breaking seatpost is probably one of the last things I want happening in the field (have no offspring yet, so better protect 'em jewels...), so I'm looking for a new one. My question is this; what seat posts are strong? I don't so much mind the weight, as a few grams won't make a difference once I have myself and 5 kgs of stuff on it (The wonderful thing about being the one who bought a CamelBak, you get to haul everybodys stuff... ;). My frame takes 27.2 mm seatposts. I know that's not going to change, but are larger diameter posts more sturdy? Thanks in advance? Bo PS: And to add insult to injury, I made a face plant today. On asphalt. On the way home from the store. So now I have a bfat lib. Morale: stick to the trails. |
Who makes a strong seat post?
"Bo Lind" wrote in message
... snip My question is this; what seat posts are strong? I don't so much mind the weight, as a few grams won't make a difference once I have myself and 5 kgs of stuff on it (The wonderful thing about being the one who bought a CamelBak, you get to haul everybodys stuff... ;). My frame takes 27.2 mm seatposts. I know that's not going to change, but are larger diameter posts more sturdy? All of our bikes use one: http://www.lhthomson.com/seatpost.asp - CA-G Can-Am Girls Kick Ass! |
Who makes a strong seat post?
Check out Thomson.
http://www.lhthomson.com/ -- ~Travis Yeah, too bad that guy worships the devil. -John Morgan |
Who makes a strong seat post?
Chris Phillipo wrote: In article , says... Hi All, While trying to do a drop yesterday, to impress some girls (succeeding in neither), I landed my 87 kilos on my poor KORE seatpost in a very inelegant and brutal fashion, so now I have a nice angled seatpost... (about 5 to 10 degrees I'd reckon, still rideable...) A breaking seatpost is probably one of the last things I want happening in the field (have no offspring yet, so better protect 'em jewels...), so I'm looking for a new one. My question is this; what seat posts are strong? I don't so much mind the weight, as a few grams won't make a difference once I have myself and 5 kgs of stuff on it (The wonderful thing about being the one who bought a CamelBak, you get to haul everybodys stuff... ;). My frame takes 27.2 mm seatposts. I know that's not going to change, but are larger diameter posts more sturdy? Thanks in advance? Bo PS: And to add insult to injury, I made a face plant today. On asphalt. On the way home from the store. So now I have a bfat lib. Morale: stick to the trails. If you get a Titec knock rated seatpost at least they will replace it for you if you do that again. But then you face this issue: Titec, manufactor of other quite nice MTB bits, is ever stymied by the elusive seatpost. They just cannot get it right. Over the weekend we bought my wife a Giant NRS1, that came fitted with a Titec x-wing seatpost. The past models all had a pathetically underdesigned clamp that broke. Often. Now they've addressed the clamp, but in doing so have introduced the need to have a 5mm allen key AND a 15mm open end wrench just to adjust the stupid thing. Get a Thomson. A |
Who makes a strong seat post?
John Morgan wrote:
Check out Thomson. http://www.lhthomson.com/ -- ~Travis Yeah, too bad that guy worships the devil. -John Morgan Is this in regard to the Ayn Rand mission statement? |
Who makes a strong seat post?
Shawn Curry wrote:
John Morgan wrote: Check out Thomson. http://www.lhthomson.com/ -- ~Travis Yeah, too bad that guy worships the devil. -John Morgan Is this in regard to the Ayn Rand mission statement? Oh yeah, and get a Thomson Devil/Ayn Rand or not. |
Who makes a strong seat post?
Yeah, too bad that guy worships the devil. -John Morgan Is this in regard to the Ayn Rand mission statement? Oh yeah, and get a Thomson Devil/Ayn Rand or not. Thompson make good posts. So do many other manufactures. This statement stuff is poop, maybe the machine operator is a GOTH!!! Would this alter the way in which you ride? Maybe it would make you shoot someone? NO NO NO. I like X-Lite but only coz they all worship ME! ( that I found a one off post for £10 didn't really come into the equation honest ). Kent PS I don't like keyboards as I often type Kemt that for some reason reminds me of Kermit the Frog, maybe the Muppet show production company are all devil worshippers as well! |
Who makes a strong seat post?
Yeah, too bad that guy worships the devil.
-John Morgan He could worship Santa for all I care. They make one tough post. Mike - dislexic devil worshiper ;^) It's true that they are tough. I had my bike mounted to the top of my car via a yakima rack, and I tried to park in a covered parking space in an apartment complex. Ugh. It ripped the rack off the car and severely dented the roof, as well as causing damage to the aluminum awning. The main point of impact was the saddle/seatpost... which amazingly were undamaged from the incident. It is a strong post indeed. -John Morgan |
Who makes a strong seat post?
"Bo Lind" wrote in message ... My question is this; what seat posts are strong? Bo Everyone is way off; Thomson sucks ass. If you need setback, get this: http://www.jensonusa.com/store/product.asp?number=32504 If not, get this: http://www.cambriabike.com/SALE/seat...e_xyo_post.htm If you are a total badass Dew rider, get this: http://www.jensonusa.com/store/product.asp?number=32508 And if you'd like to get the above, but are on a mildly limited budget, get this: http://www.jensonusa.com/store/product.asp?number=32506 Chris |
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