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> "BB" <
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> > On Sat, 24 May 2003 09:42:20 +0100, G Dickson wrote:
> > > Does anybody use one of these (I have a hardtail) and if so, do they
> come
> > > recommended??
> >
> > I have a USE. I can't say I've noticed a huge difference, but my riding buds say I'm able to
> > stay in the saddle on sections that are rough enough that they have to get out.
> >
> > Its the lower-end version; I got it because I didn't like the idea of shims. My only complaint
> > is that its a pretty smooth seatpost, and has a tendency to sink into the (also smooth)
> > seatpost-tube on my bike. I have to stop and raise the seat at least once every ride. I probably
> > would have been better off with the shim, for that reason.
>
> I have a USE Alien on my rigid SS, and love it. When I first started riding that bike fully rigid,
> I actually missed the suspension seatpost that I had on my hardtail more than the sus. forks! So I
> moved it to the SS and there it stays.
>
> A sus. seatpost is nothing comparable to a fs bike, but it cuts the bumps and chop, so it is
> easier on the back and the backside than a rigid post.
>
> The USE and the RockShox are similar in design - they telescsope up and down rather than move fore
> and aft, like the Thudbuster, to attain travel. The up and down movement will change the seat
> height, but I never notice it. And - if this is important to you - the telescoping posts are
> lighter.
>
> As far as slipping, the shim that is required for the Alien doesn't fix that problem. As I
> mentioned in another thread, what I do to keep the post in place is to fasten a hose clamp onto
> the post at the point where is meets the seat tube clamp. The combination of the forces of the two
> clamps keeps the post from slipping. Not pretty, but utilitarian.
>
>
>
what about taking a sharp axe head in hand and pounding a few burrs into the post where you
have it set?
Or, if you have a pipe cutter, of the clamp and rotate around variety, then clamp it just snug
enough to not cut, but to make a slight groove (too deep and it will weaken the post). make several
of these spaced a little bit apart.
Got that idea after looking at the spare Thomson seatpost i have.
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