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Peter White's description of the Salsa sounds like the same Salsa I own. If it is, it is simply the most easily adjusted seat post built, and if you can get it for $34 it would be hard to pass up. I think I paid around $80 for mine. Granted, once it's adjusted, you may never want to adjust it again, but it's a great post.
Before you order, you may want to consider its affect on fit. The Salsa and most others seem to have about 25mm setback. A Thomson Elite can be had with almost zero setback. This is a very significant difference, and this is an opportunity to either improve fit, or totally destroy it.
I thought I mentioned the setback. Both seat posts have setback, I think 23 and 25mm, almost identical. The pictures look similar to mine as opposed to zero setback seat posts. So I figured I should just stick to what is similar to what I already have.
I want to know, though, how setback or the lack of it affects the fit. Why would someone want a zero setback seat post?
I know the CC's top tube tends to run a bit longer than the top tubes on other similar 'cross jack-of-all-trade bikes like the Bianchi Volpe and Salsa Casseroll. I would think a zero setback would place the saddle closer to the handlebars.