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BlackDiamond
04-07-04, 07:51 PM
Hey all I just bought a Race Face Diabolus seatpost. Here is my question. Don't ya hate buying an expensive seatpost just to hack 5 or 6 inches off of it?

Thats like $5 per inch you have to cut off

diamondback_man
04-07-04, 08:24 PM
ughhh..that must suck. :( its the grim reality though
Maelstrom
04-07-04, 09:25 PM
Yeah...but why didn't you buy the short one? Or does that only come in one size.

I just did something similar. Bought a thomson (luckily I get them CHEAP) and will be cutting off 2.5inches :)

BlackDiamond
04-07-04, 09:51 PM
I'm suprised you would be cutting off anything from yours. ;) You obiviously need em tall as hell.
Maelstrom
04-07-04, 10:15 PM
You aren't gonna let me live that down are ya ;)..I need em tall but they need to be just right cause of the interupted seatpost.
a2psyklnut
04-08-04, 08:45 AM
Yep, I run Thomson's on all my bikes.

I was looking at the Race Face one. How do you like it so far. Pretty beefy? Haven't seen/touched one yet.

Nice Stem BTW. j/k

L8R
BlackDiamond
04-08-04, 11:54 AM
Yea, it's pretty beefy and not real heavy. I think this should out last my a@@.