Does anyone know if there i a decent one that works ok for about £30 or £40 max , and does anyone use one and is happy with it .
Cheers Rob
Cheers Rob
Suspension Seatpost
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I used to reccomend the Post Moderne Cushy SL at £25 rrp which was in a class of its own for the money (Evans had them at 15quid at one stage)
Obviously no Cane Creek Thudbuster but then not 100-ish quid either
thing is they discontinued them
But not that long ago so if you can find a shop which still has them in stock def worth it in my view
Great for road use to take out road buzz - not a replacement for proper suss forks for off-road though. I seem to recall an ex-member Eddieo found a German site that sold the thudbuster cheaply. If you up your budget a bit you might be able to one ?
Obviously no Cane Creek Thudbuster but then not 100-ish quid either
thing is they discontinued them
But not that long ago so if you can find a shop which still has them in stock def worth it in my view
Great for road use to take out road buzz - not a replacement for proper suss forks for off-road though. I seem to recall an ex-member Eddieo found a German site that sold the thudbuster cheaply. If you up your budget a bit you might be able to one ?
I wonder what the Suntour SP12-NCX, parallelogram would be like. I had a suspension seat post but found it sank right down when I sat on it. Normally, when going over bumps I lift off the seat and absorb the undulations through the peddles. A bit over your £40 but may be worth waiting for.
Anyone used one?
I bought one for my last bike, from EBay, for about £12. It works well, but at first use it feels as if you have a puncture, as it takes all the jars out. Make sure you get the correct tube size. I transferred it to my Woosh Santana, and put the saddle from that on my old bike, passed to my daughter. I am off the road, recuperating, at the moment, so cannot give a proper report on the Santana. I've done about fifty miles on it, in total. The front suspension on that is the first I've ever had, and it works a treat.
I've just ordered a NCX from rosebikes for my hardtail marin bike. I tried to get a Thud buster on ebay but i was always getting outbid.....In the end i decided to get the NCX and by all accounts the Suntour NCX is supposed to be better.
It's one of those things that you can't skimp on, you'll only have to buy it once. I think rosebikes recently reduced the price to £66+shipping, so i'm glad i waited.
Suntour seat post SP12-NCX at a low price in the online bike shop www.rosebikes.com
It's one of those things that you can't skimp on, you'll only have to buy it once. I think rosebikes recently reduced the price to £66+shipping, so i'm glad i waited.
Suntour seat post SP12-NCX at a low price in the online bike shop www.rosebikes.com
Yes Taff
Sorry i forgot to report back.
It's second best to full suspension, but for our marin hartail with a BPM it's really essential and has transformed the ride. It doesn't just take out the jolts the ride is best described as very plush. Pedals and handlebars are still rigid (of course), so you get a good idea of how it's working.
It has about 3-4" of travel. There is an adjustment for spring pressure wich works well for my weight (65kg). My missus is quite a bit lighter and hasn't tried it yet. She is also smaller, so i've had to reduce the height of the seat post tube because it won't lower as far as the original post.
Overall...it does the job very well. I can recommend it.
Sorry i forgot to report back.
It's second best to full suspension, but for our marin hartail with a BPM it's really essential and has transformed the ride. It doesn't just take out the jolts the ride is best described as very plush. Pedals and handlebars are still rigid (of course), so you get a good idea of how it's working.
It has about 3-4" of travel. There is an adjustment for spring pressure wich works well for my weight (65kg). My missus is quite a bit lighter and hasn't tried it yet. She is also smaller, so i've had to reduce the height of the seat post tube because it won't lower as far as the original post.
Overall...it does the job very well. I can recommend it.
D'you know - I've looked at that picture all ways to Sunday & I can't, for the life of me, make out how the thing works
I'm usually quite quick at sussing the mechanicals too.
I'm usually quite quick at sussing the mechanicals too.
You sit on it and it bounces up and down....D'you know - I've looked at that picture all ways to Sunday & I can't, for the life of me, make out how the thing works
I'm usually quite quick at sussing the mechanicals too.
The as the seat moves down (or bike moves up) the first roller pushes the plunger down against a spring in the bottom of the seat post. The second roller has no use except to limit the upwards movement of the seat. I'm pretty sure that the two parallel bars are indentical so it maybe possible to swap them over should they ever start to wear the bushes.
I believe it's possible to get softer or harder springs, but i'll see how we get on with the one that is already fitted.
Not many places are stocking them Taff. You could always get a 27.4 mm and a reducing sleeve.
I mailed Rose Bikes yesterday and got a response 1st thing this morning - so I'll order post + shim.
Had a great ride today (40miles) - see my BLOG.
I fitted this Selle Royal Gel Saddle first and it was a much better ride.
Um. I thought there might be something amiss. I see it but it has a 'draft' symbol next to it. There seems nothing to actually post it.View Blog entries reads "no blog entries"
Ha - just seen 'advanced editing' - I posted it from there. Is visible now.
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According to suntour they have a 50mm travel, which is very handy.
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Similar to the old NEX3? that I've got on my Dahon folder. Bought it for a Mountainbike but found it's 27.5mm didn't fit! Oops. i took the plug out of the bottom of the dahons seatpost and found it slid right inside the alloy post (not long or fat enough on it's own). So using the post upside down in dahon with 2 clamps cludged together to hold it in /on . Spring is adjustable with Allen key pretensioner in bottom of post. Nice bit of cushy travel but no absorber just spring, so some pogo recoil
(keep it lubricated, messy:-D as wear makes black muck as alloy rubs!)
SR SUNTOUR Cycling
Similar to the old NEX3? that I've got on my Dahon folder. Bought it for a Mountainbike but found it's 27.5mm didn't fit! Oops. i took the plug out of the bottom of the dahons seatpost and found it slid right inside the alloy post (not long or fat enough on it's own). So using the post upside down in dahon with 2 clamps cludged together to hold it in /on . Spring is adjustable with Allen key pretensioner in bottom of post. Nice bit of cushy travel but no absorber just spring, so some pogo recoil
(keep it lubricated, messy:-D as wear makes black muck as alloy rubs!)
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