Originally Posted by
Torrilin
A carbon seatpost isn't carbon normally. It's a metal seatpost wrapped in carbon fiber to make it look cooler. Some very high end time trial bikes have seatposts that might actually be a plastic/carbon fiber composite. No idea how that would work, and the ride on those bikes is *not* meant to be about comfort.
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The TriCross, like many touring and commuting rigs, came with a full-carbon seatpost stock. It's quite comfortable, although how much of this is due to the material the seatpost is made of is questionable.