carbon Seatposts

StanwaySteve62
StanwaySteve62 Posts: 702
edited June 2010 in Road beginners
People say they are more comfy
Really?
Surely any flex that could increase comfort would lead to durability problems etc.
I'm thinking frames are different as the carbon is triangulated during the build etc where a post is just that
Discuss

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,666
    Can't be bothered.

    Try one and see for yourself!
  • Robbie1958
    Robbie1958 Posts: 148
    NapoleonD wrote:
    Can't be bothered.

    Try one and see for yourself!

    Would it not have been better to simply not post a reply at all in that case :lol:
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  • StanwaySteve62
    StanwaySteve62 Posts: 702
    NapoleonD wrote:
    Can't be bothered.

    Try one and see for yourself!
    Fair enough, was just asking those who may have already tried and have experience.
    Nap, I've found your replies to stuff I'd previousley posted well ment and helpful.
    Bad day? :D
  • ride_whenever
    ride_whenever Posts: 13,279
    I tend to run small frames for a good drop and a longer post for comfort. A decent ally post (thomson for example) has a certain amount of flex, however switching out a cheap ally post for a carbon one did give a noticeable amount of extra give.

    The clever thing about carbon is that you can design in a certain amount of flex that doesn't damage the post in the same way it would with ally. Also the natural vibration damping properties do seem to help as well!
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  • cougie
    cougie Posts: 22,512
    Depends on how long a post you run really. I dont think its a case of flexing - but the carbon does seem to absorb some of the road buzz.

    That said - I have a carbon frame too - so I cant tell how much is the seatpost and how much is the frame itself. Theyre not expensive though - so I'm happy to give it a go.
  • rdt
    rdt Posts: 869
    A few years back I swapped a stock ally post on an ally bike for a Spesh Pave Carbon post and it improved the comfort a lot. I'm tall so the post was extended a long way.
  • spinndrift
    spinndrift Posts: 185
    because the saturday boy had scored the seat post on my bike they fitted a carbon specialized one with the clear elastomer damper and I do think it kills road buzz slightly (I have Alu frame).
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  • dennisn
    dennisn Posts: 10,601
    Have used both alloy and carbon. Never noticed any difference.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,666
    I use an Alloy Thomson Masterpiece on my Ti bike

    I have proprietary carbon posts in my carbon racing and tt bikes.

    Not really noticed much tbh.
  • STEFANOS4784
    STEFANOS4784 Posts: 4,109
    Robbie1958 wrote:
    NapoleonD wrote:
    Can't be bothered.

    Try one and see for yourself!

    Would it not have been better to simply not post a reply at all in that case :lol:


    But not as funny :lol: 8)
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  • plowmar
    plowmar Posts: 1,032
    My only thought on this, and it could be at the same level as NapD's - although not as funny - is that by the time you have come to a decision it may be that your extremities have adjusted to the new post :?: :?: :?: and lost the memory of the previous one.

    New things always seem to feel better than that that they replace.
  • StanwaySteve62
    StanwaySteve62 Posts: 702
    An update on this.
    When I posted this i was quite comfy on my new bike (first road bike) and wondered if it would make a difference.
    Well....... last night I went out on my second club ride and had my tyres checked before the ride. I was only running 60psi so no wonder I was pretty unconcerned about vibes.
    With 100psi in the tyre I may now 'bother' to try a carbon post.
    Blimey the ride was so much harsher :shock:
  • STEFANOS4784
    STEFANOS4784 Posts: 4,109
    Let us know what, if any, difference you notice. Would be interesting to see......
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  • pastey_boy
    pastey_boy Posts: 2,083
    i run titanium posts on both my road and mtb and find they do soften the ride but dont give as much as carbon post which in my experience can get bouncy when things get bumpy
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  • dennisn
    dennisn Posts: 10,601
    StanwaySteve62 wrote:
    An update on this.
    When I posted this i was quite comfy on my new bike (first road bike) and wondered if it would make a difference.
    Well....... last night I went out on my second club ride and had my tyres checked before the ride. I was only running 60psi so no wonder I was pretty unconcerned about vibes.
    With 100psi in the tyre I may now 'bother' to try a carbon post.
    Blimey the ride was so much harsher :shock:

    I think you may be making more of carbon posts than the reality of them. They are seatposts, not rocket science, to put it bluntly. They have never been proven to do any more or less or anything differently than any other seatpost. Except perhaps get seized in your frame.

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