Road Cycling - Can anyone recommend a good seatpost?

I find that my Ritchie seatpost is a pain the ass (literally) to adjust... Tilt more specifically... Can anyone recommend a good seatpost that allow for fine adjustments?

Thanks,

Scott

I've read your other post. I was tilting my seat forward for a few years for the same reason (keep pressure of the "gigglies" and my "piss-tube"), but this actually not only throws weight to your arms, but also to the front of your crotch area becasue it tilts the pelvis forward.

I've recently tilted my seat back a bit, and lowered it a tiny bit, and this has thrown the weight back more toward the back of my "arse bones", and off the gigglies.

So it's worth mucking around with the tilt.

The Ritchey posts are useless... it will never work right. A Thompson Elite is the best bet, but I also like Titec and Easton.

I've found the Thompson seat posts to be the easiest to "micro" adjust.

Check out the Salsa Shaft. It's relatively inexpensive, around 60-70 bucks, and it's amazing how fine you can adjust it.

55/Rad

Think I am going to go with a Thomson Elite with setback... I find that I always have saddle in the most aft position and I feel like I would be more comfortable if I could go further back... We'll see how it works.

What about the bontrager seat posts? they look pretty easy to adjust.

I got the thompson and it is pretty easy to adjust, but if you need the seat further back, get the one with the setback.

I have a FRM carbon seatpost and it is just great! It is not only one of the lightest (156g) but also one the cheapest I found. The adjustment is very easily and precisely done. If you need more information, have a look on their website: www.frmbike.com

I can't say enough about thomson posts. I have one on my roadie, my fixie and a new one sitting out to go on the mountain bike whenever I get around to it. The function of that post is incredible, there's not enough of a weight penalty for it to matter and it's very durable. Can't miss.

Another vote for the Thomson! Beautifully engineered and expertly built.

the thompsons are nice, but will hurt your wallet.. I have a Shimano DA seatpost on one of my roadies, never had problems...

I'm pretty happy with my American Classic.

If you can still find Syncros, I find that they work very well.

I'm pretty happy with my American Classic.

seconded. couldn't be happier with the ease of installing my seat, and the adjustability of it.

i also really like my suntour superbe seat post, but i'm not sure on their current availability, since they haven' tbeen manufactured in some time.

Well i'm absolutely delighted with my Specialized Pave carbon seatpost. Very strong, quite light but not at the expense of durability and minute adjustments can be made via the adjusting screw. Also it looks different from run of the mill posts which is agreeable. Rather a good bargain i say.

I have a Lamond Zurich with a Thompson Elite post. I wanted a carbon post but did not want the layback of most carbon post (due to the long top tube on Lemonds). My LBS found a carbon post made by Winwood with no layback like the Elite. Great post as the top cap is also carbon so the only non-carbon parts are the bolts and the alloy rocker under the seat rail. Also it comes in 350mm so if your frame allows you can cut off 5 plus inches of the post and still have more than the required amount in the tube. The best part is the two adjust bolts which are easy to use in leveling your saddle. One final comment - I finally found the word to describe the difference in carbon over alloy - not only is the vibration lessened but it take of the "sting" that alloy imparts (really noticed it when I went to the carbon bar).