Well I have 85 dollars to spend now, I need some ideas on what. You can see my bike in one of the more recent postings in Post your rigs. I was thinking a ritchey WCS stem, a carbon seatpost of some sort (probably thompson), or a seat. ANy suggestions, comments, or ideas?

I avoid Carbon seatposts like the plague.
I'd go for a Thomson Elite any day though




sidenote Thomson doesn't make carbon anything

Aaaaannnnnndd ...........


85 bucks'll get ya there! (Raiyn is right, carbon seatposts are for the road only. Look at the penalty for component failure.)

And getting those splinters where the sun don't shine...yowsers...

I myself am looking into the Thomson Elite Seatpost....might not be a bad purchase.

Heh I hear the Vienna Boys Choir is hiring

Go for the Thompson masterpiece if youre a weight weenie.

yea i think im steering away from carbon seatpost. But perhaps the thompson, I never heard negative things about it.

Spend it on me!!!!!!

Save it.

save for what?

Posterity.

Sorry, but I didn't have time to read what type of bike you currently own, but to be honest, $85 won't buy you a helluva lot these daze.... Maybe save a few more $$$ and splurge on a new wheelset....

Sorry....

I just got a new wheelset, rather high end stuff on there too. IM just looking for little upgrades, ive upgraded the larger more significant things to my likings.

The new Body Geometry saddles are nice... Right at your price point at my local shop also.

Thomson brother not Thompson Like a freshly cleaned pool there ain't no P in it

Buy me lunch with it. Nah just kidding, buy some new pedals or grips or tyres with it or something. Little things that make the bike feel new again

well 85 is really plenty for what i want. I am only looking for smaller things now, ive spent the past 9 months saving and buying for my bike. I think the Ritchey stem is next because of comfort, then im going to go for the thompson.

thanks all

I'll throw in another vote for a Thomson Post. Forget the Masterpiece, get the Elite. This is a mountain bike, not a road bike.

$85 will get you one, and since you are a savy eBayer, you'll have money left over for a set of ODI Lock on grips!

I went through 3 or 4 posts before I got a Thomson. Figured I didn't need an expensive one. Well, after spending $30 on the third one, I finally got smart. I've had the Thomson for close to 4 years now, no damage, nothing. Heck, I was sold on the product. Since then, I've probably owned another 4 or 5 and put them on most of my bikes.

thats true, if i have money left over i can get those odi lock on grips. This is a good idea, so with those ODI lock ons does that mean that it somehow braces itself to the handlebar and you can take a screw driver or something to release it instead of fighting with hairspray to remove?

The Thompson Elite post is actually in the ballpark weight range of many of the carbon MTB posts, so I wouldn't worry much about the weight there. Its an amazingly beautiful CNC'd anodized piece of aluminum. For stems, if you aren't concerned about weight, the Salsa SUL series always gets my vote. Very beefy with a smart locking lip to prevent the bolts from loosening. Otherwise, Thompson stems are as nice as their seatposts if you can spend a little more.

They are SWEET. There is an aluminum clamp on either end of the grip. The grip slides on and then you use an allen wrench to tighten the clamp. When you need to remove them, they come off very easily. They work magnificently. Definately a worthwhile investment.

Just a word of advice. Buy the silver (clear) anodized ones. The colored (red, black..etc.) scratch too easily and look like crap after a short period of time. The silver, look new regardless of scratches.

Seconded.

Any particular reason you're looking at the Ritchey stem over the Easton? I picked up an EA70 for under $30 on ebay and have been quite happy with it.