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Author:  m3psm [ Mon Oct 06, 2014 7:04 pm ]
Post subject:  Which seat post?
Tried to fit my new seat and discovered that the allen bolt has been rounded off on my Crank Brothers Cobalt seat post. I'll attack it and get a new bolt, but thought I could also use it as an excuse to get a nice new one too.

I started looking and was immediately baffled. What brands are good and which are bad? What should I look for in a seat post? I would imagine weight is important, but is carbon strong enough for a mountain bike?

Too may questions :eh:

So, what's hot and what's not?

Current one is 30.9mm (C11TRX) and set back (of approx. 20mm) fixings.

Cheers

Paul
Author:  Madasnibbor [ Mon Oct 06, 2014 8:35 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Which seat post?
Dropper or not ?
Lots of questions
Author:  m3psm [ Mon Oct 06, 2014 8:47 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Which seat post?
Madasnibbor wrote:
Dropper or not ?
Lots of questions

Not dropper. Just a good, lightweight, tough post :)
Author:  RedTwo [ Tue Oct 07, 2014 6:38 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Which seat post?
Carbon is strong enough..!! As for weight, unless your going to build a super light bike I wouldn't worry too much..
My advice is decide how much you want to spend before you look or things get out of hand fast.. :lol:
You don't need to spend a fortune on a 30.9mm post

Here are some to look at....
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/seat ... t=pricelow

Or

http://www.on-one.co.uk/ have good quality cheap parts.

Gives you an idea.. :thumbup:
Author:  Eccles [ Tue Oct 07, 2014 7:28 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Which seat post?
Superstar also do posts in just about every colour for not much money. Seem to do the job.
Author:  nwmlarge [ Tue Oct 07, 2014 10:24 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Which seat post?
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/thom ... p-prod8569

Thomson Elite all day long, they do them straight or layback.

Otherwise Kore are nice too
Author:  m3psm [ Tue Oct 07, 2014 7:48 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Which seat post?
Cheers guys :)

Went for the Crank Brothers Cobalt 2 as it was too cheap to resist from chain reaction :)
Author:  Nagmakava1 [ Thu Oct 30, 2014 6:15 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Which seat post?
m3psm wrote:
Cheers guys :)

Went for the Crank Brothers Cobalt 2 as it was too cheap to resist from chain reaction :)


Any update on the new seatpost? Been looking at the Cobalt 2 myself...
Author:  m3psm [ Thu Oct 30, 2014 7:17 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Which seat post?
As above really. Went for the Crank Brothers Cobalt 2. It's light and strong, so can't ask for much more. Was also on offer at Chain Reaction
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