Carbon Seatpost

I only ride xc no big drop or any serious down hilling ,Living in Northeren Ind ,No realy
big hills ,

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trekjbo-<< This is a Question I weight 220lb and was thinking of going to a carbon seatpost ,I this
a good idea or just stick to a good alumn post ,Im getting a fuel 98 2002 new on the show room floor
and was thinking of lighting it up a little >><BR><BR>

Not a good idea for the hbars or the seat post. Breaking things that you bod' rests on, like bars,
stems, cranks, really hurts.

Besides, how much will you save? Not good $ spent, IMO-

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Jamie TrailBlazer At Large said:

This is a Question I weight 220lb and was thinking of going to a carbon seatpost ,I this a good
idea or just stick to a good alumn post ,Im getting a fuel 98 2002 new on the show room floor and
was thinking of lighting it up a little ,With carbon bars easton cs2 i have these on my hard tail
,And was going to try a Bontrager Carbon post ; Just wondering what the group rides or thinks of
carbon post .Thanks ,

Thompson that I am replacing.

The main reason for doing this is that the Bontrager looks cool, and Image Is Everything!

Oh, yes, it will lighten your wallet by a few grams!

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On Wed, 17 Dec 2003 04:17:16 GMT, "Jamie TrailBlazer At Large"

may have said:

This is a Question I weight 220lb and was thinking of going to a carbon seatpost ,I this a good
idea or just stick to a good alumn post ,Im getting a fuel 98 2002 new on the show room floor and
was thinking of lighting it up a little ,With carbon bars easton cs2 i have these on my hard tail
,And was going to try a Bontrager Carbon post ; Just wondering what the group rides or thinks of
carbon post .Thanks ,

You'll save little weight and lose much long-term durability. Carbon bars and posts are great for
serious competitive racing, and are adequately durable for lightweight riders and low-stress riding
if replacement when they're scarred (which inevitably occurs) is not an excessive burden. You are
presumably not racing, and while your riding may be low-stress, you're at a weight level where I'd
be hesitant to use one. (I'm just under 200 myself, and *I* would not use a carbon bar or post.) You
would be better off keeping the money in the bank, in my opinion.

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Jamie TrailBlazer At Large said:

This is a Question I weight 220lb and was thinking of going to a carbon seatpost ,I this a good
idea or just stick to a good alumn post ,Im getting a fuel 98 2002 new on the show room floor and
was thinking of lighting it up a little ,With carbon bars easton cs2 i have these on my hard tail
,And was going to try a Bontrager Carbon post ; Just wondering what the group rides or thinks of
carbon post .Thanks

I replaced a Selcof aluminium post with a Campag carbon one.

Got the benefit of a slightly less jarring ride because the post is a bit flexier, though heavier
than my previous aluminium one. For me, that was worth the money.

To compensate for the added weight of the carbon seat post, I intend to reduce my own weight from 74
to 70 kg ;-)

Robert "no more pain in the crotch" Brown (on a fairly stiff Colnago aluminium frame)

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Besides, how much will you save? Not good $ spent, IMO-

This is the heart of the matter. At 220 LB, the 3-4oz you'll save is such a miniscule percentage of
your total body/bike weight that it's a total waste of effort and money. It might make sense for
your 95 LB wife/girlfriend to have a light bike to climb mountains with, but someone your size
should forget the whole idea. It simply won't matter. Just use what's comfortable and sturdy enough,
and ride lots.

Matt O.

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Quoted message said:

I only ride xc no big drop or any serious down hilling ,Living in Northeren Ind ,No realy
big hills

What is the seatpost diameter?
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Mike Krueger said:

Why do people [censored] money away like this?

Why do people complain about how others spend their money? Are you [censored] at everyone who drives a
Mercedes too?

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Why do people [censored] money away like this?

Why do people complain about how others spend their money? Are you [censored] at everyone who drives a
Mercedes too?

...or SUVs 'cause they suck more gas and therefore cost more to operate?

Mike

Thompson that I am replacing.

The main reason for doing this is that the Bontrager looks cool, and Image Is Everything! >>

Why do people [censored] money away like this? I have a buddy who spent $180 to replace the top-of-the-
line Elite Inox bottle cages on his bike with Campagnolo carbon cages. He had to have "Record". He's
thinks he's cool, I think he's a fool.

In article <[email hidden]>,

(Mike Krueger) said:

the Thompson that I am replacing.

The main reason for doing this is that the Bontrager looks cool, and Image Is Everything! >>

Why do people [censored] money away like this?

Some of us can [censored] farther than others? Whatever turns your cranks. Cycling is my only vice.

Quoted message said:

I have a buddy who spent $180 to replace the top-of-the-line Elite Inox bottle cages on his bike
with Campagnolo carbon cages. He had to have "Record". He's thinks he's cool, I think he's a fool.

I hope he stays your buddy.

Quoted message said:

HAND - Happy Holidays

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Quoted message said:

Why do people [censored] money away like this? I have a buddy who spent $180 to replace the top-of-the-
line Elite Inox bottle cages on his bike with

Campagnolo

Quoted message said:

carbon cages. He had to have "Record". He's thinks he's cool, I think he's

a

Quoted message said:

fool.

Those are good buddies to have, you can get good stuff of them cheap when they are replacing it for
the latest cool thing.

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m21.aol.com...

the

Quoted message said:

Thompson that I am replacing.

The main reason for doing this is that the Bontrager looks cool, and Image Is Everything! >>

Why do people [censored] money away like this? I have a buddy who spent $180 to replace the top-of-the-
line Elite Inox bottle cages on his bike with

Campagnolo

Quoted message said:

carbon cages. He had to have "Record". He's thinks he's cool, I think he's

a

Quoted message said:

fool.

"Mike Krueger" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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the

Quoted message said:

Thompson that I am replacing.

The main reason for doing this is that the Bontrager looks cool, and Image Is Everything! >>

Why do people [censored] money away like this? I have a buddy who spent $180 to replace the top-of-the-
line Elite Inox bottle cages on his bike with

Campagnolo

Quoted message said:

carbon cages. He had to have "Record". He's thinks he's cool, I think he's

a

Quoted message said:

fool.

It's that innate urge to decorate oneself to impress others in the group. Why do people buy all
sorts of things that exceed the functional requirement in some way or another? Do I really need a
BMW M5? Of course not, but that doesn't prevent me from lusting after one. A lot of that
foolishness fuels the economy. If everyone across the world became entirely pragmatic today,
you'd see an economic crash like never before. Not that I advocate reckless consumerism...it's
just a fact of life.

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Mike Krueger said:

Why do people [censored] money away like this?

a shy person wrote

Quoted message said:

Why do people complain about how others spend their money? Are you [censored] at everyone who drives a
Mercedes too?

Hey if people actually have to money to spend on what the want, that's great. But when some in
society are so influenced by marketing that they have to have it...even though it leads them to
bankruptcy. That is a different story. I don't think anyone is going bankrupt from $180 water bottle
cages, but I'm sure there are more than a few college students that have spent the loan/grant money
on them and failed classes because the couldn't afford the books.

I have three kids at home ages 8 to 15 and it is amazing how marketing works on them. The sad part
is many adults are just as mindless(often even more so) as these youngsters and buy a lot of total
useless junk because of it. Heck if there weren't so many mindless people there wouldn't be all this
useless spam in my mailbox everyday.

Rod Raisanen

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Quoted message said:

It's that innate urge to decorate oneself to impress others in the

group.

Quoted message said:

Why do people buy all sorts of things that exceed the functional

requirement

Quoted message said:

in some way or another? Do I really need a BMW M5? Of course not, but

that

Quoted message said:

doesn't prevent me from lusting after one. A lot of that foolishness

fuels

Quoted message said:

the economy. If everyone across the world became entirely pragmatic

today,

Quoted message said:

you'd see an economic crash like never before. Not that I advocate

reckless

Quoted message said:

consumerism...it's just a fact of life.

I guess facts and reality are two different things. Consumerism and the idea that it's needed for "a
healthy economy" is killing off the species. It's also based on the selfish reality that the
majority of humans on the earth are the slaves for a minority.

On Wed, 17 Dec 2003 19:08:26 +0100, "Ronald"

may have said:

Quoted message said:

Why do people [censored] money away like this? I have a buddy who spent $180 to replace the top-of-the-
line Elite Inox bottle cages on his bike with

Campagnolo

Quoted message said:

carbon cages. He had to have "Record". He's thinks he's cool, I think he's

a

Quoted message said:

fool.

Those are good buddies to have, you can get good stuff of them cheap when they are replacing it for
the latest cool thing.

If they haven't managed to destroy it in the meantime. Some buy treasure and treat it as trash,
which it ends up becoming.

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Quoted message said:

Mike Krueger said:

Why do people [censored] money away like this?

Why do people complain about how others spend their money? Are you [censored] at everyone who drives a
Mercedes too?

Only the ones who drive as though they own the road and are immune to (and have nothing but contempt
for) the rules, which seems to be entirely too bloody many.

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Quoted message said:

"WTF,O" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

It's that innate urge to decorate oneself to impress others in the

group.

Quoted message said:

Why do people buy all sorts of things that exceed the functional

requirement

Quoted message said:

in some way or another? Do I really need a BMW M5? Of course not, but

that

Quoted message said:

doesn't prevent me from lusting after one. A lot of that foolishness

fuels

Quoted message said:

the economy. If everyone across the world became entirely pragmatic

today,

Quoted message said:

you'd see an economic crash like never before. Not that I advocate

reckless

Quoted message said:

consumerism...it's just a fact of life.

I guess facts and reality are two different things. Consumerism and the idea that it's needed for
"a healthy economy" is killing off the species.

I guess that's why there are more people alive today than at any time in history, and the population
is still growing.

Quoted message said:

It's also based on the selfish reality that the majority of humans on the earth are the slaves for
a minority.

And always have been. But concentration of wealth is near its all time low.

Rick

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"WTF,O" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

It's that innate urge to decorate oneself to impress others in the

group.

Quoted message said:

Why do people buy all sorts of things that exceed the functional

requirement

Quoted message said:

in some way or another? Do I really need a BMW M5? Of course not, but

that

Quoted message said:

doesn't prevent me from lusting after one. A lot of that foolishness

fuels

Quoted message said:

the economy. If everyone across the world became entirely pragmatic

today,

Quoted message said:

you'd see an economic crash like never before. Not that I advocate

reckless

Quoted message said:

consumerism...it's just a fact of life.

I guess facts and reality are two different things. Consumerism and the idea that it's needed for
"a healthy economy" is killing off the species. It's also based on the selfish reality that the
majority of humans on the earth are the slaves for a minority.

Dear GWB,

Killing off the species . . .

World population growth . . .

Facts and reality are indeed two different things.

Carl Fogel.