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Seat post views?
NB: Originally posted elsewhere on the Global Riders Network and appears via syndication.
After a seat post to take some of the jarring out of the hardtail and give me 50+ back some relief. Anyone tried the carbon flexi seat posts? Someone put me onto the Syntace P6 carbon flex seat post and by all reports, looks to be what I am looking for. Just wondering if anyone here has bought one? They are pretty expensive, but worth the relief I imagine.
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http://www.canecreek.com/products/seatposts
I have the USE Shockpost. Works very well and not as visually offensive as the Cane Creek Thudbuster.
The P6 was excellent for my 65+ back - but only ridden a borrowed one on my hardtail. As I mainly ride a dually and a Roubaix road bike these take care of my stuffed up vertabrae somewhat. But a carbon seat post took some of the pounding out of the hardtail.
Recommended, BUT I have no info on their durability.
On my hardtail I used a 'standard' FSA carbon post but got it in 27.2mm and used a $5 reducer. It worked very well and you could definitely notice the difference, i was worried about durability at times (i.e. was it going to snap off and do me some serious damage) but it took a lot of abuse just fine
27.2mm. It takes a lot of the buzz out of the road surface when running 700x23c wheels and tyres.
I did have one failure, but it was the alu. seatpost clamp that failed, not the carbon.
I've since replaced it with a zero offset FSA post. I knew it flexed a bit but didn't realise how much until I fitted the GoPro just above the seatpost collar!
Elephant in the room!
Wrong question. Should ask, have bad back, which dually is best for me?
Appreciate the comments, had a look at some of the recommendations and will do some more research. Was thinking of a dually, but money is a problem, need a couple of grand just to get a decent one.
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