str8flexed

Or should I go new.. would the structural integrity be compromised with a used (unknowingly abused?) one..?

tbrtbx

no don't worry, i doubt anything would be wrong with it.

do, however, buy an onguard, cos the krypto NYC sux.

yep.

crushkilldstroy

That's a completely valid point that has a ton to do with what we're talking about.

You should be ok with the used Thomson, especially for a road bike.

*new*guy

The only issue you might encounter would be that the 4mm allen head bolts that secure post to rails could be stripped.

bac

No.

... Brad

mander

I think itd be pretty darn hard to abuse a seatpost to the point where it'd be compromised, beyond stripping the bolt heads (possibly from a noob using an sae allen key instrad of a metric), or stripping threads from overtorquing or cross threading (a very unlikely possibility). They're strong little buggers and i'd think the parts around them, i.e. the frame and seat, would break a lot sooner than they would.

nathbdp

i wouldn't use it, could explode one day without warning. like my knee.

MIN 

My first Thompson was used - 10 years ago. No problems then.

schnee

Thomsons are aluminum and the strongest on the market, so if it looks fine, it probably is.

The parent company is in aerospace, they know how to engineer stuff.

wearyourtruth

not unless you consider saving money "wrong"

bonechilling

The only thing wrong about it is keeping people from me from being able to buy cheap Thompson seatposts.

dutret

If you need a 27.2 probably not otherwise unless you can check the size yourself caveat emptor.

Astronomical

Why aren't you on Phillyfixed? or are you?

pitboss

does it have keirin "racing impressions?"

str8flexed

hmm. i wish i knew about that site last year. i've moved, and am now in charleston, sc. still haven't gotten a chance to see who all is here, since I don't have a bike or anything, but hopefully that will change soon..

Astronomical

Haha sorry about that, I really just shouldn't be posting right now.

marqueemoon

The two I've purchased used have yet to explode.

reinventingevan

I have four used thompson posts on all four of the bikes in my apartment. Totally fine.