If you think $60-$80 for a seatpost is expensive, you will shit a brick when you see the price of a Thomson Elite or Thomson Masterpiece. Even the Easton EC90 will set you back a couple bills.
If you think $60-$80 for a seatpost is expensive, you will shit a brick when you see the price of a Thomson Elite or Thomson Masterpiece. Even the Easton EC90 will set you back a couple bills.
If you think $60-$80 for a seatpost is expensive, you will shit a brick when you see the price of a Thomson Elite or Thomson Masterpiece. Even the Easton EC90 will set you back a couple bills.
i find the more expesnive a seatpost is - the more likely it is I am to break it. The most reliable ones for me have been the no name ones that are like $15.. unless yhour a weight weenie - a seatpost is a seatpost.
I prefer to shell out money once and purchase a quality post such as a Thomson. These seatposts are the real deal. Not only are they really light but they are one of the strongest seatosts on the market. A seatpost is an excellent place to drop a lot of weight by going with a lighter post and it is rather inexpensive for weight to money ratio. I have sheared cheaper posts clean from the clamp (Titec). That is what made me choose a Thomson and I have nothing bad to say about them.
i find the more expesnive a seatpost is - the more likely it is I am to break it. The most reliable ones for me have been the no name ones that are like $15.. unless yhour a weight weenie - a seatpost is a seatpost.
I've had similar experiences and definitely agree. The only expensive seat post I ever owned, I snapped the clamp off of it fairly quickly. Then there's the generic ROX post I got off my Oryx probably 6 years ago which has been through a fair bit of abuse and held up just fine. The only difference is weight which is a lot more noticeable when taken off the tires than a static piece.
as a big guy who rides hard i've killed about 5-6 entry level seatposts. the hardware just isn't up to the task if you land on the seat with any real force. either the cheap barrel nuts strip or the bolts snap off. if you're real smooth and don't come down hard then you shouldn't bother upgrading, but i've even broken Diabolus posts while i was learning supermans and bellyfloping on the seat once in awhile. nobody should bother upgrading just to "keep up with other people" but some really need the extra strength and the extra cost becomes worth it.
i never had a problem with the cheaper seatpost either would always be the more expensive. well until i got my thomson that is just bomb proof and really light. and never scratches some how.