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03/31/16 at 12:56am
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Never owned a ti seatpost before but thought about buying one of the J&L ti seatposts on ebay for $89.  What will I be missing compared to a moots/eriksen/dean ti seatpost?
  
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Reply #1 - 03/31/16 at 12:02pm
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I liked my Moots post, but it was expensive.
  
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Reply #2 - 03/31/16 at 8:29pm
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What is it going on?
  
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Reply #4 - 04/01/16 at 1:10pm
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Reply #5 - 04/01/16 at 4:16pm
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Put a dropper on that thing...
  
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Reply #6 - 04/02/16 at 5:03pm
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I have a moots straight Ti post and a eriksen setback Ti post for sale if really needed. Me me know. 150.00 for either.....
  
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Reply #7 - 04/04/16 at 12:09pm
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You're riding a steel bike, don't see that a ti post is going to do much for ride quality or looks.
I like ti bikes and own several with ti seatposts. 
Can't tell any difference between the Moots or Thomson post ride.
  
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Reply #8 - 04/04/16 at 12:54pm
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I had my ti post on a KM also..............other than the bling factor I couldn't tell much difference, sold it bought a short travel Thudbuster and boom.
  
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Reply #9 - 04/04/16 at 3:49pm
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SCOTT_T wrote on 04/04/16 at 12:54pm:
I had my ti post on a KM also..............other than the bling factor I couldn't tell much difference, sold it bought a short travel Thudbuster and boom.


I recall that bike although I don't remember it having a ti post.   Wink
  
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Reply #10 - 04/04/16 at 7:29pm
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thanks for the feedback.   
From your comments it sounds like I would NOT expect to see a difference. I'm a little confused,  I thought that ti posts were supposed to flex and improve comfort - what am I missing here?  Is this ti seatpost benefit limited to a particular type of frame material?  If so, what material?
  
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Reply #11 - 04/05/16 at 2:18am
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tntsweeper wrote on 04/04/16 at 7:29pm:
thanks for the feedback.  
From your comments it sounds like I would NOT expect to see a difference. I'm a little confused,  I thought that ti posts were supposed to flex and improve comfort - what am I missing here?  Is this ti seatpost benefit limited to a particular type of frame material?  If so, what material?

Depends on what you get.  I've got an Eriksen Sweetpost setback, 27.2, shimmed to fit my 31.6 seat tube- very nice ride.  If it was a straight 30.9 (the other size they make), it wouldn't flex nearly as much.  AKA if you want max flex, buy a smaller diameter, setback, and shim it to your frame.

Bought mine in Spring 2011....been on 3 different frames.  2 Carbon saddles.....
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Reply #12 - 04/05/16 at 7:46pm
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I think they make a very noticeable difference, and I won't ride without one anymore. Tried a carbon Niner post recently and took it off after one ride.
  
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Reply #13 - 04/06/16 at 12:48am
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Stand more. Problem solved.
  
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Re: ti seatpost: name brand(moots/erikson) v. ebay J&L
Reply #14 - 04/15/16 at 12:37pm
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I had the Eriksen post on my N9 (steel frame) and it did make a difference.  Worth the cost?  Dunno, but I run a thomson now.  I also had a J&L from ebay and it made no noticable difference in ride quality.

Something like the Niner RDO post of Syntace Hiflex might be a better option...
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