Touring - carbon seatpost and touring

Anyone out there try to cut down on weight by touring (or riding in general) on a carbon seatpost? I'm not about to put one under my Brooks 17 saddle, but I have to get a longer seatpost and I'm definitely considering a Thomson post.

I ride witha carbon post and my Brooks Pro Saddle... I really don;t thin the weight savings with a carbon post is worth it... I thik it may weigh a bit more than my Bontrager Aluminum post... but the shock absorbency is pretty good

jeff

Anyone out there try to cut down on weight by touring (or riding in general) on a carbon seatpost? I'm not about to put one under my Brooks 17 saddle, but I have to get a longer seatpost and I'm definitely considering a Thomson post.

Well how much weight are you going to save with a carbon seatpost? Compared to how much weight you carry when you are touring? Or how much you and your bike weigh altogether?

You will probably save much more weight by looking very carefully at what you will be taking with you on your tour and leaving a lot of it behind.

I'm 195 and the bike is 25 pounds, without the Jandd racks and Ortlieb panniers (Marinoni Turismo Touring bike w/ carbon fork and Zona tubing, really more like a light tourer though I've got an 11-34 on the back, 48-38-28 on the front, and Mavic 520s with 36 spokes). I just need a slightly longer seatpost and so I figured I'd ask around. I am not a gram counting weight fanatic, but since I'm replacing my heavy Kalloy post anyhow.... I think I'll go for the 287 mm Thomson post. The carbon would take out some of the bumps in the road but 100$+ for a seatpost seems too high a price to pay. Thanks for your comments!

...The carbon would take out some of the bumps in the road ...

Don't expect anything dramaticly different. The carbon post may take some of the vibration out of the ride, but bumps are bumps on carbon or aluminum.

Don't expect anything dramaticly different. The carbon post may take some of the vibration out of the ride, but bumps are bumps on carbon or aluminum.

You're quite right. I misspoke (or mis-typed actually).

Since we're talking about road buzz, my carbon fork is pretty good. I'm pleased with it. This bike, incidentally, is 5 pounds lighter than my alu. mountain bike. Those 5 pounds make a difference on hills. But then again so do the 5-10 pounds I've lost in the last month.

Remember that carbon is not as sturdy as steel. So be prepared that one day it will break! What would you do with a broken seatpost in the middle of nowhere? Borrowing items from another sport (Ie road cycling) has its hazard. I know... I took my road pedal and cleats (the plastic ones) on my cross Canada trip. I paid dearly for this, as my cleats wore out and I didn't find replacement on time. On my way to the next town to check out the bike shop for the said parts, my shoe didn't clip in the pedal and took a bad fall, breaking my shoulder blade in the process...

Just my 2 cents. Kati