Originally Posted by
badmother
To the OP: Different saddle different height. A sprung Brooks is sitting much higher than the sewn Brompton saddle.
If you worry about weight you could get a extended Ti post.
The advange of the telescopic over the extended seatpost is that it is easy to pull the top part plus saddle out, both if you need a really small fold plus to avoid theft. It all depends.
I started with a standard seatpost and just about made it with a sprung Brooks on it. Went to a telescopic for the reasons I mentioned plus that I wanted riders taller than me to be able to ride my bike without any problems.
Thanks for the reply. I have a Brooks Flyer sprung saddle I figured I could use to boost the height if necessary, but if I use that and the top position of the pentaclip, it'll probably still be sticking up pretty high when the seatpost is all the way down.
I didn't think they were making the Ti posts anymore? I was thinking of using the standard post to save both weight and money, but I guess I may just spring for the telescopic one.
Has anyone here ever tried building their own telescopic post? It sounds pretty easy and would be cheaper than the $60 telescopic upgrade, while also probably being lighter if you used an alloy internal post (with the added benefit for me of a standard saddle clamp):
http://www.flickr.com/photos/smallwh...ty/4052838434/
- Chopped the top off the standard size Brompton steel seatpost.
- Cut a thin vertical section, about 1.5" from the top.
- Inserted a 29.8 to 27.2 shim.
- Fitted 31.8 quick release clamp.
- Slid in Campagnolo C-Record aero post with Brooks Swift titanium saddle atop.
That C-Record post looks great, but I would probably just be using a cheaper kalloy internal post.