Originally Posted by
Still Pedaling
I'm no mechanical engineer, but would that be a good idea? On the Brommie, the seat post as you know is extended quite a distance from the frame. I know they say carbon fiber is strong, but is it strong enough? Just wondering.
Not just the length,but the amount of clamping surface. If you could modify the seatpost clamp so that it had,say,twice the area of the stock clamp,it might work ok. But I'd be concerned of all that leverage being applied to that small an area. FYI,I've got 3 bikes with carbon posts,none sticking out more than about 7-8". Way less than my Brommie's.
Several places out there doing Ti seatposts,I'd go that route.