Last season I needed to swap out my cabon seatpost to a Ti model to increase stiffness and power response. Good move.
This year I am considering ordering a seatpost with the clamp directly on top of the seatpost insead of the 'set back' clamps which moves a saddle up to 2cm behind the seatpost deadcenter line.
Q- Will a seatpost clamp located directly on top of the seatpost itself (like the Thompson and Alien USE models) provide a greater transfer of power to the cranks? What is the theory behind these two schools of thought, directly centered or setback?
On this subject, I have also noted that some forks are staight, and others provide some degrees of rake. Why would one choose one over the other? Are there advantages for racing, cornering etc that one fork can provide?
Thanks in advance members,
CatSpin
This year I am considering ordering a seatpost with the clamp directly on top of the seatpost insead of the 'set back' clamps which moves a saddle up to 2cm behind the seatpost deadcenter line.
Q- Will a seatpost clamp located directly on top of the seatpost itself (like the Thompson and Alien USE models) provide a greater transfer of power to the cranks? What is the theory behind these two schools of thought, directly centered or setback?
On this subject, I have also noted that some forks are staight, and others provide some degrees of rake. Why would one choose one over the other? Are there advantages for racing, cornering etc that one fork can provide?
Thanks in advance members,
CatSpin