Suspension seat post???

[strotter]

Anybody have one? Worth it? Recomendations?

 

[Happy Valley]

Yes, several and they work great.
Note there are different grades and prices for these, you can shop around some of the retailers to get an idea on that. Just match the post size to the tube.
They usually have an allen screw adjustment in the base. The cheaper ones can have a bit of what's called 'sticktion'.......meaning they can be a little sticky in rebound.

 

[strotter]

For the purposes of this post, forget about price.

Which is the best? Meaning, which provides the best ride for the weight added.

 

[Happy Valley]

Forgetting about price.....the parallel linkage type from Cane Creek, Thudbuster. $$$

I have two from Kalloy that I am happy with, mid $30s.
One from Promax this is decent, same price range.

I replaced one from Avenir with those above that was sticky after one season.

 

[Fabian]

My suspension seat post is just a cheap unit and in so saying it's practically useless with a terrible amount of stiction.

The old saying: you get what you pay for: I paid peanuts and got something designed by a monkey.
Can someone please advise a high quality system, and i'm prepared to pay good money for perfection in posterior cushioning.

Fabian

 

[gothicguy64]

hey fabain google suspension seat posts
see the melb place


brad syd

 

[Fabian]

Hi Brad

Many thanks for putting me onto seat post search.
I've narrowed my options down to the 2010 Thudbuster LT
It's a lovely piece of avant garde engineering (for a seat post).

http://www.thudbuster.com/products.html

Best regards


Fabian

 

[loquin]

They're DEFINITELY worth it. I've been happy with the Kalloy Comfort suspension seatpost I bought a couple of years ago.

http://aebike.com/product/kalloy-comfort-sus-post-27.2x350mm-black.-elastomers-sku-st6380-qc30.htm

ae bike has other suspension seatposts for a decent price, btw.