Seat post for titanium bike
furiousd
Posts: 214
Hi all,
Recently got a new Lynskey, very pleased with it. I am going to change the seat post so I can get a 25mm offset, this will allow me to set myself up on the bike much the same as i am set up on my other bikes. Currently it is only a 12mm offset and i can't get the saddle far enough back, i guess a combination of longer arms and a big seat post clamp for the saddle.
So i was looking specifically a the Lynskey seat post which would be an obvious choice, however i like the contrast of black post and stem against the raw titanium finish. I guess i could get a titanium stem at some stage to match. I do think the Lynksey offset post looks great. I saw it uses an Enve clamp so thought i would look a the Enve seat post with 25mm, it is lovely. Not taking the price of these two into the equation what am i likely to feel from each of them? Is there any downsides to either being used in a ti frame?
I have done around 200 miles on the bike and clearly i have fat thigh as the matt black finish of the ally one has started to rub off. I know this won't happen with ti and assume it won't affect carbon. It dosent on my Cervelo but that is a very thin aero post.
I am borrowing a friends FSA carbon post tomorrow to see what that is like but if anyone can offer any insight to either the Lynskey or Enve posts that would be great.
Thanks
D
Recently got a new Lynskey, very pleased with it. I am going to change the seat post so I can get a 25mm offset, this will allow me to set myself up on the bike much the same as i am set up on my other bikes. Currently it is only a 12mm offset and i can't get the saddle far enough back, i guess a combination of longer arms and a big seat post clamp for the saddle.
So i was looking specifically a the Lynskey seat post which would be an obvious choice, however i like the contrast of black post and stem against the raw titanium finish. I guess i could get a titanium stem at some stage to match. I do think the Lynksey offset post looks great. I saw it uses an Enve clamp so thought i would look a the Enve seat post with 25mm, it is lovely. Not taking the price of these two into the equation what am i likely to feel from each of them? Is there any downsides to either being used in a ti frame?
I have done around 200 miles on the bike and clearly i have fat thigh as the matt black finish of the ally one has started to rub off. I know this won't happen with ti and assume it won't affect carbon. It dosent on my Cervelo but that is a very thin aero post.
I am borrowing a friends FSA carbon post tomorrow to see what that is like but if anyone can offer any insight to either the Lynskey or Enve posts that would be great.
Thanks
D
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Are you saying that you are wearing the finish off the seatpost with your thighs?Rose Xeon CDX 3100, Ultegra Di2 disc (nice weather)
Ribble Gran Fondo, Campagnolo Centaur (winter bike)
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I've got a Thomson offset seat post on my titanium bike, very pleased with it. Relatively light and built to last. Its silver, which matches the titanium nicely. I also have a black non-offset Thomson seatpost, that doesn't work with my geometry/fit on that bike. I've used it on another bike and had no problem with the anodised colour wearing off, except a tiny section where the front of the saddle bag touched it. Apart from braking a bolt on a Thomson seatpost clamp, I'd recommend them, and would buy another one.0
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Bought the Enve 2 bolt, very nice bit of kit.
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