Originally Posted by
chagzuki
Is there a forum for 2nd hand bike/component sale, specifically for folding bikes? I'm after a Dahon suspension seat post and this site doesn't seem to be the place for that sort of thing. It's a UK problem - if I was USA I'd buy one new but I haven't been able to find one in stock here, and I've been told that 'Dahon are on holiday' (?) at the moment so I'll have to wait up to 3 months, plus the prices here are unreasonable.
The Thudbuster suspension seatpost is available direct from the manufacturer. They have many rave reviews and are the leading suspension seatpost. They are in the states but will ship internationally. They make 2 seatposts to fit the Dahon seatpost tube. You need to decide whether to go for the short travel or long travel version. The long travel version will provide a better effective suspension at the expense of having a bigger folded package (both systems will increase the height of the folded bike). You should order the following: 33.9 x 510mm (LT model) or 33.9 x 460mm (ST model). Shipping costs are $39.50 (they say to expect 5 days) and the posts themselves cost $139 (both LT and ST) so your total cost will be $178.50 (about £93). Theoretically you should also pay VAT and possibly import duties - VAT would bring it up to £109.28 and, if I understand it correctly, import duty, charged at 3.5% would be below the £7 minimum and thus would be waived - but I may have interpreted this wrongly - see this website for details:
http://tinyurl.com/5b4873). The Thudbuster website is here:
http://www.thudbuster.com/