Carbon seatpost

greentea
greentea Posts: 180
edited September 2012 in Road buying advice
A friend of a friend asked me if carbon seatposts make a difference to road comfort over a stock alu seatpost, as he is looking to upgrade.

I've never ridden with a carbon post so cant comment, but i know a lot of people who have (you lot!) so can anyone give me some advice i can pass on. I dont want to spout the marketing bull from carbon seatpost makers to him, so would rather hear from anyone who has swapped alu for carbon and wether it made a difference? pros and cons etc

thanks in advance.

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  • greentea
    greentea Posts: 180
    No one?
  • andy46
    andy46 Posts: 1,666
    I've not noticed any difference apart from the carbon one is lighter and looks nicer 8)
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  • sungod
    sungod Posts: 17,496
    depends on the respective posts how much difference there is

    if it's a really chunky cf post, then a lightweigth alloy one might be comfier, a light cf post is going to be a bit comfier than a chunky alloy one

    it's probably not going to be a huge difference in most cases

    i've got two cf posts, the lighter one is more comfy than the alloy, the heavier cf one rides about the same
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