Looking for suggestions on a good alternatives to the Thomson Elite seatpost, preferably a bit cheaper and with a matte/flat black finish (I am really OCD and having a glossy black Elite on my matte black bike would probably drive me insane). I barely know anything about seatposts, so don't know where to begin.

Would the Thompson in silver be OK?

Nope.

Not unless I could get someone to paint it matte black and get rid of the logo.

There's this one:

https://store.trekbikes.com/jump.jsp?...&bShopOnline=1

What is the reason for switching???

Thomson's have absolutely no setback. Their setback version is also but ugly and comes in limited sizes.

Have a recent Bought Race face Post, its OK, American Classic is clever too, But they are Black anodized too ,


I recently got a new Brompton Penta saddle clip, they are a single bolt aluminum microadjustment saddle clip
for plain type 22,2 .. /7/8" top seatpost which is silvery and offered by like Kalloy for example in All dameters from 25.0 to 27.2 at least
in typical 0.2mm increments .

have 25.0 super record single bolt Campag seat post (high polish) and 2 USE machined shims to fit it in 27.0 and 27.2 machined seat tube ID frames .
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