Suspension seat posts

I have suspension seatposts on all my bikes primarily to ease and prevent lower back issues and I
like them a lot. Don't get post-modern - they end up too loose, wobbling side to side. I like the
Rock Shox road post - fairly light and sleek. I also have a Rock shox on my hardtail MTB and it
makes a huge difference where my ass used to get launched off of the saddle.

"Sam Ford" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

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Are suspension seat posts worth having? I am thinking mainly of comfort on made up road surfaces
of various grades of maintenance and occasional

unmade

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up tracks though not mountain bike rough trails.

"Sam Ford" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

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Are suspension seat posts worth having? I am thinking mainly of comfort on made up road
surfaces of various grades of maintenance and occasional unmade up tracks though not mountain
bike rough trails.

My bike came with a Post Moderne and it's an OK shock absorber. I do like the way it rides. It is
heavy and inexpensive. It has a one-bolt, ratchet type clamp that I do not like. I cannot find a
comfortable saddle tilt. So, I bought a Tamer "Slick Willie" post with a micro-adjusting clamp. But
I found that it has a significant flaw. The upper bushing has the key-way to keep the saddle pointed
straight while it slides up and down. This bushing is nylon, threaded into an aluminum tube and
locked in place with Loctite. That's right, glue. The Loctite on my post was not cured so, after a
few miles, the seat started to spin as the bushing rotated in its threads. Rather then try to get it
fixed, I just returned it for a refund. I do not like the design.

Back to my Post Moderne seat clamp, I'm tempted to file off the ratchet ridges, set the seat tilt
how I like it, and see if I can get it to stay there. Has anyone tried this?

Sam Ford said:

Are suspension seat posts worth having? I am thinking mainly of comfort on made up road
surfaces of various grades of maintenance and occasional unmade up tracks though not mountain
bike rough trails.

I've ridden Rockshox, USE, and Cannondale suspension posts, and they were all pretty good. Some
shock absorbing saddles, like Turbomatics, work pretty good too on rough road surfaces that cause
vibration. First things first, though -- how fat are your tires?

Matt O.

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Are suspension seat posts worth having? I am thinking mainly of comfort on made up road
surfaces of various grades of maintenance and occasional unmade up tracks though not mountain
bike rough trails.

I've got some small exprerience with a couple of ThudBusters. Will have more once I get the hardtail
I'm working on assembled.

For me, on a hardtail, it's either that or a lightly-sprung saddle like the Brooks B-72 or I
don't ride.

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PeteCresswell