Originally Posted by
SurlyLaika
Ritchey Pro Carbon seat post
$64
light weight at 235g
vibration dampening (really excited about this)
obvious upgrade from Kalloy aluminum seat post
would match my Ritchey headset
but a little sleeker looking than I'd like for my plain ol' Surly.
or
Salsa Shaft seat post
-$34, very affordable
-favorable mention on
peterwhitecycles.com
-"Two-time winner of the Bicycling Magazine Editor's Choice Award"
-more lightweight than my current Kalloy at 260g
-Aluminum
-would match my Salsa Liplock seat post collar
-fore/aft saddle position and tilt independent of each other, very easy
What would you pick? Why? Any other suggestions for a an affordable, under $75, seat post, aluminum or carbon? Is carbon really that much better than aluminum? Thanks.
You mentioned that yhou are 'really excited' about the vibration damping of the carbon post. Now, I have only ridden with a few carbon posts, but I find the 'vibration damping' claim to be highly overstated. What type of bike are you using? If your tires are any wider than 25mm then the damping from the tires is an order of magnitude greater than that from the seapost.