Brooks and seatpost problem
 

Both of my main bikes have Brooks saddles and Thomson Elite seatposts. Great combo except that Thomson has absolutely no setback. And as most of you know, Brooks rails make it difficult to slide the seat back too much. Are there any other high quality AL seatposts that have more setback? One is a 27.2, should be easy to find, and the other 27.4, much smaller selection.

Plenty of seatposts that are light , adjustable , have setback and are cheap. I paid $ 15.00 for a perfectly fine seatpost in a rare size for my Fat Chance Wicked at the local LBS. It is not a complex mechanism .

VO (Velo-orange.com) has a very nice 2-bolt post with lots of setback:

http://www.velo-orange.com/vogrcrusepol.html

Almost makes me wish I had a bike that needed one. :-)

SP
Bend, OR

Thompson makes a setback model.
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z...urionafter.jpg

Not made in 27.4

kalloy uno 27.4 seatpost. the quality is fine. the anodize finish isnt that great.

otherwise, get a 27.2 seatpost and use a shim or have a bike shop knurl the seatpost so it has some bite.

two words.
American Classic.
Yes that one, light, has some set back and allows more
adjustment room with a Brooks saddle than almost any seatpost I know of.
And did I mention cheap? like $10 or $15 on ebay?

Marty

Just about anything but a Thompson.

What's the matter with Thompson? (seriously, never used them, but the pics I have seen look nice)

Don't flinch... Use a shim. You may need a very small one. I've made them out of aluminum soda cans. They are paper thin, and you can cut them with scissors. It might be possible to make it invisible or nearly invisible. And it will work reliably.

They're well made, but I think thay look out of place on vintage bikes. There are pleanty of well made vintage posts that match the other vintage copmonents.

Sheldon Brown said he didn't like them either.

I don't care for the aesthetics either.