Carbon seat post?
1964jl
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This is my first post. I have a trek road bike 2.1 and just got the crank set and shifters and breaks replaced/upgraded. I also bought a fizik saddle and I bought a fizik cyrano 00 seat post which is 100% carbon..however I didn't realize it was coming from the UK and by the time I realized it, it was already sent. But it would take 1 month in the mail. Long story short, I found the aluminum version, bought and it's fine
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Should use the carbon or try to sell it? Will I notice a big difference?
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Should use the carbon or try to sell it? Will I notice a big difference?
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I would sell the carbon post or try and get a refund. A carbon post on a (sorry to be brutally honest) quite heavy alu frame is pretty pointless. You dont save much weight in saddles and seatposts. Weight weenies would probably buy them to try and shave a few precious grammes of an already very light bike but in the grander scheme of things they are no better than the very good alu post you have fitted now. You also don't need to worry about accidentally over tightening an alu post. Very easy to crack a carbon post especially on an alu frame.0
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Just to be contrary, I'd say use the carbon post. It's not about weight, it's about compliance. A carbon post should give you a smoother ride (because it will flex more, and so absorb some road buzz) than an alloy one.
Be sure to use carbon assembly paste when you fit it, and be sure to remove it from time to time to stop it bonding into the frame.0 -
A circa 200 quid seatpost on a middle of the road alu frame does not make much sense. Yes carbon posts are a bit better at absorbing vibration. Much more that you would notice on your bike? Not really. The Fizik Alu post does a very good job I have one on my winter bike. To use the 00 cos its better at absorbing vibration is solving a problem that doesn't really exist.0
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A carbon post should give you a smoother ride (because it will flex more, and so absorb some road buzz) than an alloy one.
If you can find any actual evidence for that claim, I'd like to see it...0 -
Anecdotal but as I had to replace a broken alloy post, I got a carbon version.A carbon post should give you a smoother ride (because it will flex more, and so absorb some road buzz) than an alloy one.
If you can find any actual evidence for that claim, I'd like to see it...
Less road buzz in my opinion.
I wouldn't go out of my way to get one but if you have bought it already then why not?The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
A carbon post should give you a smoother ride (because it will flex more, and so absorb some road buzz) than an alloy one.
If you can find any actual evidence for that claim, I'd like to see it...
I thought that pound for pound carbon was more rigid than ali? - so not as much flex?
So an ali seat post would be more comfortable? Because it flexes more?0 -
Anecdotal but as I had to replace a broken alloy post, I got a carbon version.A carbon post should give you a smoother ride (because it will flex more, and so absorb some road buzz) than an alloy one.
If you can find any actual evidence for that claim, I'd like to see it...
Less road buzz in my opinion.
I wouldn't go out of my way to get one but if you have bought it already then why not?
Cos he has a new alu one as well. So no need to use the carbon one just for the sake of it. Get acrefund and use the money toward something that will make a difference like a better wheelset or upgrade your groupset.0 -
I would get a refund if you don't need it, no point wasting money if you are happy with what you have.0
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International shipping to refund.I would get a refund if you don't need it, no point wasting money if you are happy with what you have.
Better to use it or sell it on locally.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
International shipping to refund.I would get a refund if you don't need it, no point wasting money if you are happy with what you have.
Better to use it or sell it on locally.
In that case compare second hand prices to cost of getting a refund.0 -
a few years ago i tried both versions of the cyrano, there was no difference in feel alloy vs. carbon (31.6mm) which had really thick walls, though perhaps they changed the design since then
if you'll end up with both and returning the carbon one is uneconomic (as above, check this), just sell the carbon one as that should get you more money
with the al post, put some anti seize on it before fitting (you'd use assembly compound with the carbon one) this'll reduce the chance of corrosion and a jammed postmy bike - faster than god's and twice as shiny0 -
A carbon post should give you a smoother ride (because it will flex more, and so absorb some road buzz) than an alloy one.
If you can find any actual evidence for that claim, I'd like to see it...
This might help - otherwise it's all just opinions really...
http://velonews.competitor.com/2012/12/training-center/technology/from-the-pages-of-velo-getting-the-most-from-your-post_2675600 -
Confirms my rough findings.A carbon post should give you a smoother ride (because it will flex more, and so absorb some road buzz) than an alloy one.
If you can find any actual evidence for that claim, I'd like to see it...
This might help - otherwise it's all just opinions really...
http://velonews.competitor.com/2012/12/training-center/technology/from-the-pages-of-velo-getting-the-most-from-your-post_267560
A carbon setback post absorbs more road buzz.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
I've got the alloy Fizik seat post and was surprised how comfortable and well made it was. I couldn't tell the difference between it and a carbon post if I'm honest.0
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The Ritchey WCS setback seatposts in carbon and aluminum share the same design and are both very lightweight relative to others in their class. When it comes to vibration damping, the carbon version outshines its aluminum cousin, albeit not by a huge margin—less than 0.1 G.
So carbon does cut vibration more but by a small amount.
You can draw conclusions on how good the carbon is but the alu does a pretty good job too. Thing you have to ask yourself is , is 0.1 G worth double the price? I very much doubt it0 -
I got my Deda Superleggero RS Seatpost for the same price as the WCS alloy so pretty happy. :PThe Ritchey WCS setback seatposts in carbon and aluminum share the same design and are both very lightweight relative to others in their class. When it comes to vibration damping, the carbon version outshines its aluminum cousin, albeit not by a huge margin—less than 0.1 G.
So carbon does cut vibration more but by a small amount.
You can draw conclusions on how good the carbon is but the alu does a pretty good job too. Thing you have to ask yourself is , is 0.1 G worth double the price? I very much doubt itThe above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
I got my Deda Superleggero RS Seatpost for the same price as the WCS alloy so pretty happy. :PThe Ritchey WCS setback seatposts in carbon and aluminum share the same design and are both very lightweight relative to others in their class. When it comes to vibration damping, the carbon version outshines its aluminum cousin, albeit not by a huge margin—less than 0.1 G.
So carbon does cut vibration more but by a small amount.
You can draw conclusions on how good the carbon is but the alu does a pretty good job too. Thing you have to ask yourself is , is 0.1 G worth double the price? I very much doubt it
Cool. But this is between the OP keeping his Alu Fizik Cyrano on his bike - circa £60 or put on a Carbon Cyrano 00 price circa £200 which he hasn't taken delivery of. I doubt the 00 is that much better than the alu of the same brand. I have the alu on my winter bike and the R1 carbon on my best bike. Very little between them in comfort. Doubt the 00 is double the comfort of the R1 and triple that if the R3 alu of the same shape.0 -
Pedantic, but have you tried the carbon post on your winter bike? If it fits.Cool. But this is between the OP keeping his Alu Fizik Cyrano on his bike - circa £60 or put on a Carbon Cyrano 00 price circa £200 which he hasn't taken delivery of. I doubt the 00 is that much better than the alu of the same brand. I have the alu on my winter bike and the R1 carbon on my best bike. Very little between them in comfort. Doubt the 00 is double the comfort of the R1 and triple that if the R3 alu of the same shape.
I ask as quite often "best" bikes are race orientated, stiff, unforgiven and harsh to ride. Maybe the post helps.
As an aside, the OP doesn't appear to be interested anyway.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
Pedantic, but have you tried the carbon post on your winter bike? If it fits.Cool. But this is between the OP keeping his Alu Fizik Cyrano on his bike - circa £60 or put on a Carbon Cyrano 00 price circa £200 which he hasn't taken delivery of. I doubt the 00 is that much better than the alu of the same brand. I have the alu on my winter bike and the R1 carbon on my best bike. Very little between them in comfort. Doubt the 00 is double the comfort of the R1 and triple that if the R3 alu of the same shape.
I ask as quite often "best" bikes are race orientated, stiff, unforgiven and harsh to ride. Maybe the post helps.
As an aside, the OP doesn't appear to be interested anyway.
Yes I have tried the carbon post on the alu bike
No noticable difference to me. But then the bike is not full of road buzz anyway. Which kind of adds to the point if you have a cheap low budget alu frame then no amount of carbon seatpost is going to remove all vibration. Hence why I wouldn't stick a 200 quid carbon post on a Trek 2.10 -
Probably the most valid point to date.Hence why I wouldn't stick a 200 quid carbon post on a Trek 2.1The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
Probably the most valid point to date.Hence why I wouldn't stick a 200 quid carbon post on a Trek 2.1
Apart from the thread being fake lol
If it is real, keep the seat post and upgrade from there 0 -
Op here. Sorry my confusing post. Just to clarify. I bought the carbon post and when I didn’t get it after two weeks I emailed and asked for a refund but they said it had already shipped. ..it came 3 weeks later...so 5 weeks was too long since my new Fizik saddle needed a post that fit....so....I ordered the aluminum and waffled around after I got it and let the time expire on returning AND more importantly I was angry and burnt out with the whole uk, overseas shipping deal...didn't want to deal with it. So I just kept it in the box. I think I'm just going to try and sell it on a board. Any suggestions of places to sell?0
