Carbon road post - will I die?
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Carbon road post - will I die?
Want a seatpost for the new stooge to swap out for the dropper when a seatpack it required. Always used alloy ones for bike packing duties before, but switching to the other extreme have seen one of these specialised carbon posts on flea-bay and think it would be nice and comfy, assuming it doesn’t snap and kill me.
I’m not a heavy fella - is this a bad idea??
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/154974501927 ... media=COPY
I’m not a heavy fella - is this a bad idea??
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/154974501927 ... media=COPY
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Re: Carbon road post - will I die?
I'm fairly certain you won't die*. Much of the time ie descending, you'll be stood up any way.
*but I tend to work on the basis of 'gwon you'll be alright'
*but I tend to work on the basis of 'gwon you'll be alright'
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Re: Carbon road post - will I die?
I've got the very same on my bikepacking bike, been on there for years.
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Re: Carbon road post - will I die?
I have one of them on my Van Nicholas Amazon #gradventourer. They're great posts. Mine must be 13 years old.
Having said that, I just wrap a piece of foam round dropper posts before strapping any bag on.
Having said that, I just wrap a piece of foam round dropper posts before strapping any bag on.
Re: Carbon road post - will I die?
Cheers - that’s pretty much what I wanted to hear
Re: Carbon road post - will I die?
Stick one of these on for bike packing?
https://www.topeak.com/global/en/produc ... 9-DP-MOUNT
IMG_20220418_183530
Working really well
https://www.topeak.com/global/en/produc ... 9-DP-MOUNT
IMG_20220418_183530
Working really well
Re: Carbon road post - will I die?
I put one of those on a road bike once. It definitely killed the road buzz on rough tarmac, but that was on 23mm rock hard tyres. I seem to remember in the Specialised pamphlet, that it reccomended the user changed it after 5 years. Put me off getting another one.Al wrote: ↑Fri May 06, 2022 7:22 am Want a seatpost for the new stooge to swap out for the dropper when a seatpack it required. Always used alloy ones for bike packing duties before, but switching to the other extreme have seen one of these specialised carbon posts on flea-bay and think it would be nice and comfy, assuming it doesn’t snap and kill me.
I’m not a heavy fella - is this a bad idea??
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/154974501927 ... media=COPY
Re: Carbon road post - will I die?
I've several carbon posts across bikes. One has at least 12,000km on it on the TDR bike...I've zero intention to change it.
As for will you die. Entropy. We all die. Basic physics.
As for will you die. Entropy. We all die. Basic physics.
Re: Carbon road post - will I die?
It is the particular kind of death induced by shards of carbon protruding from my body I was concerned about.
Had plenty of carbon posts and no worries about them generally, but was thinking this is a very road oriented design and may be unsuitable for off road with the extra strain of bike packing kit.
Re: Carbon road post - will I die?
It’ll be fine.
Probably.
Probably.