DHC Carbon seatpost

I've got a bit of a case of upgradeitis and I was looking at a DHC carbon seatpost off eBay for £30.00
Will it make me go faster? Nope. Will it make a blind bit of difference to the weight when I get on the thing? Not a chance. Will it transfor more pedalling energy via the rear triangle flex coefficient or some other nerdy stuff like that? Fat chance.
But will it make me look at my bike and love it more than I already do and make me want to ride it more? Very probably. I like carbon fibre...a lot, and I'm currently building a high perfomance sailing dinghy out of the black stuff itself and I think £30 is a bit of a bargain for a carbon seatpost, assuming it's laid up and consolidated properly. I just have a bit of a problem with ally when carbon can be used instead (frames excepted becasue it starts getting REALLY expensive then...)
I guess the big question is whether it's better than the standard Bontrager ally job currently on my Trek Fuel EX7. Is it truly an upgrade or really a downgrade? It's a proper CF job and not a carbon wrap...what do you think?
Will it make me go faster? Nope. Will it make a blind bit of difference to the weight when I get on the thing? Not a chance. Will it transfor more pedalling energy via the rear triangle flex coefficient or some other nerdy stuff like that? Fat chance.
But will it make me look at my bike and love it more than I already do and make me want to ride it more? Very probably. I like carbon fibre...a lot, and I'm currently building a high perfomance sailing dinghy out of the black stuff itself and I think £30 is a bit of a bargain for a carbon seatpost, assuming it's laid up and consolidated properly. I just have a bit of a problem with ally when carbon can be used instead (frames excepted becasue it starts getting REALLY expensive then...)
I guess the big question is whether it's better than the standard Bontrager ally job currently on my Trek Fuel EX7. Is it truly an upgrade or really a downgrade? It's a proper CF job and not a carbon wrap...what do you think?
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Pompino
White Inbred
But thanks for the warning...could you send the link anyway?
On-One Inbred
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Focus Izalco Team
Is the oone youve seen on ebay second hand? If its second hand I wouldnt bother.
I have the bonty post on my ex9. Its brill.
Whyte 129S 29er.