Originally Posted by
gowfermike
My little 46 year old brother and I , 56, just did a short tour of 160 miles from Kenduskeag Me. to bar Harbor and Back. We took 3 days and had a ball for a couple of grey hair newbies. However, we did a 70 miler coming home and the back side or sit bones did some complaining.
I am riding a Trek 520 with the standard seat post and a Terry Liberator X saddle. I tried a Brooks for 1200 miles but mu prostate just would not get along with the saddle. It was fine for about 40 miles but the last 30 required a lot of saddle shifting. I looked on line at the Thudbuster ST suspension seat post and it looked like it could take the sting out of Bar Harbor's and route 1A's bumps.
Any opinions?
Thanks, Mike....
The Thudbuster might throw off the geometry because it may put you up too high. Give it a try but also look at other suspension seat posts that are not as thick and shorter. Also, give the Brooks Champion flyer a chance because the springs also act as a suspension.