Bent the seatpost on my SPEC last night, 30.9 Raceface Diablous or Thompson?
Seatposts
- Thread starter Nitromike
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Thompson.
Either that or a Raceface Diabolus.
Either that or a Raceface Diabolus.
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That helps a lot
That helps a lot
It's a seatpost fer cryin out loud.
Here ya go, watch this:
Thomson
See? all better
Here ya go, watch this:
Thomson
See? all better
I love my Thompson on my XC bike but wasn't sure how they do when abused .. So Kidwoo .. any experience with either or just speaking out of your ass?
One vote for Diabolus, but of course I've never tried the Thomson... 
If running one on an Evil Imperial at a pretty good extension (with the whacky seattube angle and no give on the rear end) doesn't qualify as "abusing" a seatpost, then I don't know what does.. No problems so far, not even a creak!Nitromike said:
Now thats the kinda stuff I'm looking for
Thompson, this is a spot I always used to skimp on esp with my DH and DJ bikes, but a phucking seatpost can really annoy you when the bolt shears off mid ride. or the phucking think creaks, thompson is the ONLY way to go, race face is good but Thompson owns the game right now...
While it is true that my face is often mistaken for the human anus frame, I do speak from a mouth which belches forth these truths.Nitromike said:
I have bent probably 3 seatposts in my time. None of them have been Thomsons. Of the two that I currently own on two different bikes, one on my DH rig, the other on my freeride bike, both maintain full integrity and functionality.
The bung hole representative hath spoken.
Experience .. thank you Kidwoo
Thompson it is .. good thing I work for a bike shop on the weekends .. neither of those posts are cheap
Thompson it is .. good thing I work for a bike shop on the weekends .. neither of those posts are cheap
Thomson- learn how to spell it though, they don't like Pee
Got one on every bike, never failed.
Got one on every bike, never failed.
Thomson or maybe one those new SDG I-Beam's? I love mine!!
Yeah, but the hospital bill incurred when a sheared off seapost has to be surgically removed from your anus isn't cheap either...Nitromike said:Experience .. thank you Kidwoo
Thompson it is .. good thing I work for a bike shop on the weekends .. neither of those posts are cheap
Lesser of two evils, you know?
Drove my Thomson(and bike 
) into the carport. Ripped the rack off the car. Not a scratch on the post.
) into the carport. Ripped the rack off the car. Not a scratch on the post.
At one point I was bending about 5 seatposts a year (in one month last year I went through 3...) 2 years straight. This is on my kona roast where I am 6'5 and have tonnes of extension out of the top. I have run thomson all season....no bends. I will never buy anything else.
I have heard good things about the I-beams and the Diablous...but I have found my post and don't plan one spending 140$ to HOPE another one doesn't break.
I have heard good things about the I-beams and the Diablous...but I have found my post and don't plan one spending 140$ to HOPE another one doesn't break.
What kind of bike is it going on? If it's a DH bike, your seat will be so low (i.e there won't be much leverage exerted on the seatpost), anything would probably do, so get the cheaper one.
That being said, I have (had) about 4 Thomsons and no problem.
That being said, I have (had) about 4 Thomsons and no problem.
Titec Knock Rated Scoper post if its for a BigHit... I have one on mine (stock only lasted 1 month) and i LOVE it, plus I can actually climb 
Been looking at those for a bit. Which version ( seat ) did you get? I am still rocking the flite on my Heckler but, I know it won't last long.Acadian said:
I have the I-Fly C Saddle..very comfy since it had a bit more padding than the I Fly. SDG didn't have any I Fly's left when I got it. The entire setup is still retarded light and pretty darn strong.Supa8 said:
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Cheaper than a thompson and it has some offset which I prefer for DH.
Its also 1-pc like the thompson so its not going to develop any creaks.
I have the Titec Knock Rated Scoper post and its telescopic feature is great for climbing but the 27.2 inner post is overly heavy. I will probably replace it with an EA50.
Its also 1-pc like the thompson so its not going to develop any creaks.
I have the Titec Knock Rated Scoper post and its telescopic feature is great for climbing but the 27.2 inner post is overly heavy. I will probably replace it with an EA50.
My vote is for the Raceface Diabolus. I have bent two Thomsons and cracked a third one. Raceface is really good about the warranties too. The cats from Thomson told me to fugetaboutit after my second one went. Kinda sad too since I live in Georgia and would love to be more enthusiastic about their products. ink: 
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I vote for thomson.
I went though 6 kalloys on my hardtail before i got one, the main reason being that my hardtail takes a 30.6mm seat pole which no one makes one for. So i got a 30.8 thomson and got it machined down to 30.6mm and it's going strong.
I love thomson seat poles :love:
I went though 6 kalloys on my hardtail before i got one, the main reason being that my hardtail takes a 30.6mm seat pole which no one makes one for. So i got a 30.8 thomson and got it machined down to 30.6mm and it's going strong.
I love thomson seat poles :love:
Whenever I've had seatpost dramas, it's been at the head, so even on a DH bike a strong post is worth it, especially if you get lazy and do things like slam your ass down on the back of the saddle when changing body position.Matt D said: