So my seatpost arrived in the mail today. Went with the kalloy. I've installed it and discovered I don't have as much tilt adjustment as I would like because my cockpit is slightly cramped and I was most comfortable with the saddle slightly tilted upward and as far back as possible else I felt like I was sliding forward. This tilt puts a little unwanted pressure on the lady parts but not enough that I'm worried about it. BUT looking at the two posts it looks like I may have gained a few cm in the cockpit with the Kalloy post due to the position of the clamp and as such the tilt might not be necessary. I've already installed the new post and am much too lazy to put the old post back in to measure if I have gained any distance from the handlebar. But I'm not too lazy to post pictures and have you wonderful and knowledgeable folks confirm this for me. I know the best test is to ride and see how it feels but I feel like I have a tendency to overthink how things feel and it gets lost on me. If this is the case than alleluia! I love everything about my bike but the tight cockpit weighs on my mind from time to time. Put in other words I guess my question is: is this kalloy post, as compared to the suspension post, in a sense "setback"? Sorry for the convoluted question.

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