Originally Posted by
The Historian
Under a weighty rider the seatpost bounces, eating into the force you apply to the pedals. Once I got rid of the suspension seatpost I became a stronger rider.
Interesting. I hadn't heard about this. Granted, I'm not that big though could lose some weight like so many of us Americans

. I wonder if that seat suspension is affecting me at all. I guess I'll figure it out as I become a more solid rider.
Thanks for the info.