Originally Posted by
Lazyass
You don't really need damping unless you're hitting large impacts as you would on singletrack. For small high frequency bumps like rough or chipseal roads or smoother off road trails this post would be fine.
For chipseal roads and smoother trails, the most unforgiving post there is (Thomson Elite) works just fine. The Shockstop post doesn’t do anything new. The idea of a 1 pound seatpost to manage chipseal seems like a big step backwards. Maybe if I ran 23s, or had a brutally stiff aluminum frame, it might make more sense. If someone has to rely on the seat post to make the ride tolerable, a bunch of poor decisions have already been made.