Hello, I am looking for a flexible, compliant carbon seatpost with a conventional 2-bolt clamp design on top. Recommendations? Experiences? Thoughts? Thank you. Alfons
I’ve got the Syntace P6 on a hardtail MTB that was my first “gravel bike”. Definitely more compliant than the original aluminum, but that may be a function of the long exposed length. Might not be as effective in a road/gravel bike frame.
Niner RDO on my gravel bike(was on sale because unpopular color). Can see the flex, is an improvement from stock.
I've been running these Satori carbon seatpost on all my bikes, and been very pleased with the comfort. Satori makes a lot of OE parts (this is the same product as the Salsa Guide), so the quality is there too. I'm not above using stuff from AliExpress, but a carbon seatpost for off-road use, of unknown quality is probably not the best idea.
mike wrote: That does look interesting and 120kg weight limit which I'm way under. Still... I'd love to hear some glowing reviews before trying it myself. 😎
The mere thought of being skewered in the prostate by a broken carbon fiber shard narrows my choice in seatpost to very well established manufacturers and distributors that are NOT suspect of selling counterfeits.
mike wrote: That does look interesting and 120kg weight limit which I'm way under. Still... I'd love to hear some glowing reviews before trying it myself. 😎
The flexy seatpost is the same one as the Rose Race Attack SP, which does have some reviews out there. At first look it does kinda seem like they just cutout a seatpost, but if you look closer, the cutouts have some structural depth, and are chamfered.
I suspect that the distribution of Satori is not that great because they are under an obligation to not compete against companies that they ODM for, or however it works in the bike industry. I was actually planning to grab one of the flexy seatpost, and maybe the X-Race carbon bars for next year.
The Cannondale Save post helps take the sting out of rough terrain, without a weight penalty. I lucked into a great price on a brand-new one on Craigslist.
It can be hard to gauge what people are after, but I can say I'm pleased with the two bolt Bontrager post I have. It seemed to fit between bargain and boutique stuff, and Trek is good about both their satisfaction guarantee and for warranty issues if they come up. I don't know what to say about compliance because the bike it is in - Routt 45 - has its own almost magical comfort.
