Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - What's your saddlepost of choice?

Just curious, I'm riding on a Thomson Elite. What about you guys?

Cinelli Bianca Vai 31.6

I usually ride carbon for the bounce but there is not a lot of post sticking out on my current bike.

the cheapest thing at the bike shop

Kalin cause the SE designers decided to take the short bus the day they designed my Lager. 26.2. Yeah thats useful.


If I had my choice it'd be a Supertype.

Thomson Elite.

SE designed my Lager. 26.2. Yeah thats useful.

Ouch.

Riding the Velo Orange seatpost but I dont like it so much.

I think I am going to buy a straight Thomson Elite

miche supertype cuz its purty :D

On my conversion I run a BMW QBUT53x Quad butted unobtanium post with carbon nanotube internal dampening.

Deda ZERO100, Nitto 686, and 2 Kalloy cheapies...

Miche supertype

Velo Orange Grand Cru on both bikes. My wife's got a Nitto 626 on her Leader and I like that a lot too.

stock steel seatpost

I've got the Nitto Jaguar seatpost. It's money. I'm hoping to get a Thompson for the murdered out Super Pista that I hope to get soon.

also have the velo orange seatpost. that isnt bad either.

i could be totally wrong but seatposts seem to be one of the more forgiving components in terms of quality.....meaning, getting a cheapo seatpost isn't as detrimental as getting a cheapo saddle or cheapo peddles or cheapo bottom bracket....same with headsets. once again i could be totally wrong.

i still rock a used miche supertype on my "pretty looking fixed gear street" bike lol....
does that make me a superficial jerk if i were to say i bought it for mostly the looks? :D (haha no need to answer that)

There is a Thompson on three of my bikes, but a carbon FSA on the Tarmac that I find is quite comfy and super light, and the stock Tarmac carbon post is on the 'Dale.

have a thomson elite setback. it's really light, but i don't really care, and i need something with more setback so i'm looking at the grand cru.

I also want a wound up seatpost something bad, so pissed i missed one on ebay that sold for like 40 dollars (btw if the guy that bought that sees this, i'll pay you some extra for it :D)

Just curious, I'm riding on a Thomson Elite. What about you guys?

Same.

also have the velo orange seatpost. that isnt bad either.

i could be totally wrong but seatposts seem to be one of the more forgiving components in terms of quality.....meaning, getting a cheapo seatpost isn't as detrimental as getting a cheapo saddle or cheapo peddles or cheapo bottom bracket....same with headsets. once again i could be totally wrong.

i still rock a used miche supertype on my "pretty looking fixed gear street" bike lol....
does that make me a superficial jerk if i were to say i bought it for mostly the looks? :D (haha no need to answer that)

true, seatposts are generally more forgiving. but i've seen a few cracked supertypes and lets just say that's probably the last place i'd want a cracked, jagged piece of metal on a bike.

eek! really? thats the first ive heard of cracked supertypes. good thing mine is on a bike i generally take it easy on....guess i should invest in some kevlar boxer briefs lol

fuji track pro.......heh

picked this up for 20 something on ebay.

profile design cobra.
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what's a good cheap seatpost? in 27.2 thanks.

Oem.

what's a good cheap seatpost? in 27.2 thanks.
velo orange

VO Grand Cru has a ton of set back, might want to watch out.

I like my cheapo straight Kalloy, two bolts ftw.

I have the crap one that came on my bike, but I would like a Thomson with zero setback.

A couple Thomsons, Bontrager Carbon, Easton EA70 and various cheap ones. I don't notice much of a difference but I choose Thomson for my CX bike. I don't want to break a carbon seatpost on a remount.

IMO, zerosetback is a fad.

for me, it's the kalloy uno seatpost that has 30mm of setback.
I'd rather use VO grand cru, but it only comes in 27.2mm, when my bikes need 26.8mm, 28.6mm, 29.6mm and 34.0mm.
well, I can use a shim for 2 of those sizes, but at half the cost, kalloy uno offers more bang for the buck.

IMO, zerosetback is a fad.

Why's it a fad? Isn't it part of fitting your bike?

Thomson Elite

anything in gloss black? forgot to mention that. how is the origin 8?

Why's it a fad? Isn't it part of fitting your bike?

If you want all your body weight on your arms, then yeah, sure, it'll be good for you. You'd have to have a frame with really slack, I mean like high 60 degrees range for a zerosetback to work without putting all your body weight on your arms.

72~74degree seattube angle is normal road and touring geometry, but track frames usually have something steeper and by going with a zerosetback you make it even steeper, forcing your body very far forwards. This might be good for aerobars in a tri fashion, but it's hella uncomfortable to have that much of your body forward and on the arms instead of the legs for any decent distance.

Of course, differences in core strength make a difference, but I'd like to see anyone try a century with a zerosetback seatpost and a frame that has 75~77 STA.

Interesting. Perhaps a shorter stem might fit me better.

Interesting. Perhaps a shorter stem might fit me better.

not necessarily, i had a 90mm stem and thought it felt right, but felt like i would like a 80 more appropriate.

then i tried the competitive cyclist thing and found out i needed to scoot my saddle a cm back and get a ~110 stem. so i tried that and it feels much better.

Dura Ace SP-7410

thomson masterpiece 0 setback, raceface deus xc.

A seatpost's job is to hold up your seat. I see little reason to spend money on it.

Even the microadjusting feature is wasted most of the time. The notched kind are good for most people, most of the time.

If you want all your body weight on your arms, then yeah, sure, it'll be good for you. You'd have to have a frame with really slack, I mean like high 60 degrees range for a zerosetback to work without putting all your body weight on your arms.

72~74degree seattube angle is normal road and touring geometry, but track frames usually have something steeper and by going with a zerosetback you make it even steeper, forcing your body very far forwards. This might be good for aerobars in a tri fashion, but it's hella uncomfortable to have that much of your body forward and on the arms instead of the legs for any decent distance.

Of course, differences in core strength make a difference, but I'd like to see anyone try a century with a zerosetback seatpost and a frame that has 75~77 STA.

possibly, but what if one has a 73ish seat tube but wants an aggressive setback from the bb. they could have it scooted far forward on a typical seatpost, or have it close to the middle with a zero setback.

granted it's almost purely for aesthetics, but cyclists are all about their look

Thomson elite on my fixed and mountain.... 3T Doric for the road.