Seat posts on Ti bike

mattsccm
mattsccm Posts: 409
edited March 2014 in Road buying advice
My Ti Cx bike, which is my road bike came with a 31.9 mm alloy seat pin. I swapped it for a 27.2 + shim carbon one which is nicer to ride. Time to buy one that belongs to the bike , not borrowed. Will I find that a 31.9 carbon is significantly harsher than a 27.2? Just seems less "sound" to use the shim if I don't need to.
Oh yeah and I am not spending 200 quid on a Ti seat pin.
Your observations please.

Comments

  • topdude
    topdude Posts: 1,557
    If there is any truth in carbon seatposts being more comfy (not convinced myself) then a 27.2 must be better than a 31.9 as it could flex more.
    However a seatpost is a very stiff tube made from a very stiff material so how comfy can it be ?
    He is not the messiah, he is a very naughty boy !!
  • mattsccm
    mattsccm Posts: 409
    Anyone tried the TI seatpins on ebay?
  • Wirral_paul
    Wirral_paul Posts: 2,476
    I've got a Burls layback one to match my frame - works just fine. £125 rather than £200 - so not sure how that compares to ebay. Torus is the same post

    http://torusbicycles.co.uk/esite/products
  • mfin
    mfin Posts: 6,729
    Yeah, Van Nic ones are £125... unless the OP meant by £200 that any generally expensive post is a no no.
  • dennisn
    dennisn Posts: 10,601
    topdude wrote:
    However a seatpost is a very stiff tube made from a very stiff material so how comfy can it be ?

    I'm with you on this. I mean, really, when did seatposts start to become "comfy"? Who believes this sort of garbage?

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