Originally Posted by climbo
I never look that close to their butts
I have a couple of Ti posts that seem fine to me on my road and mtn bike. Why not use Alu? does carbon have much of a benefit in that area?
CF is supposed to be 'the lightest' but it is fragile in as much as it doesn't perform well under excessive compression, a problem with home mechs and spanners
and a cf post needs the correct torque to stop it slipping down so tension on the clamp is torque wrench critical. And when cf fails it does so in a catastrophic manner.
I doubt LA and the guys think the minor weight savings are worth the risk.