I just bought a second hand Thompson post not realizing my old post clamp was set back and the Thompsom clamp is right on top the post. I had to slide my seat all the way back to get the correct position. Is there any problem in doing this? Will the rails bend over time? I ride a FS bike and weigh around 170 lbs.
I just bought a second hand Thompson post not realizing my old post clamp was set back and the Thompsom clamp is right on top the post. I had to slide my seat all the way back to get the correct position. Is there any problem in doing this? Will the rails bend over time? I ride a FS bike and weigh around 170 lbs.
I just bought a second hand Thompson post not realizing my old post clamp was set back and the Thompsom clamp is right on top the post. I had to slide my seat all the way back to get the correct position. Is there any problem in doing this? Will the rails bend over time? I ride a FS bike and weigh around 170 lbs.
My old post was an Easton w/setback and I upgraded to Thompson w/no setback. I have my seat all the way back on the rails on a FS bike, I weigh 200 and havn't had any problems. The saddle I use has chromo rails, I'v had a problem in the past breaking Ti rails so I don't use them anymore.
I just bought a second hand Thompson post not realizing my old post clamp was set back and the Thompsom clamp is right on top the post. I had to slide my seat all the way back to get the correct position. Is there any problem in doing this? Will the rails bend over time? I ride a FS bike and weigh around 170 lbs.
Maybe I need a Thompson then, I've probably bent 2 or 3 sets of rails in the last 2.5 years by setting the rails all the way back for the reasons you mention. I weigh about 165-170 and ride agressive XC (ride hard, but no drops over 2-3 feet). I've bent them on my HT and on my Enduro. Also broken several seat binder posts on the HT, usually while sitting down and cranking up a hill.
My HT has a Titec X-wing seat post with the single binder, the Enduro has the stock Specialized post, with similar binder mechanism. I've always been intrigued by the 2-binder Thompsons, and just too cheap to buy one, maybe I should spend a little to save a lot!
Thompson posts are the way to go. After breaking many posts, I finally broke down and bought one 3.5 years ago. Still going strong, no more bent saddle rails. I am 6'4" 225lb, so I torque on that sucker.
i allways put my seat about half an inch forward so avoiding bent rails
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