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I think Thomsons are hugely overrated. They do last, but massively overbuild for road riding (worth it for mtb though) and ludicrously heavy.
Carbon will be much more comfortable, but if you're already comfy enough, just buy any decent alu post with a good quality clamp (that's the most important part really).
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Thanks. I think I could stand to be much more comfortable, but then again I did a 200k ride on the weekend with 40k over very loose gravel and my arse was minimally sore. I see carbon posts at £35 at Condor, going up to whatever...hundreds.
I'm assuming a £40 alu post is better than a £40 carbon one, for example.
The clamp on the Deda is fine for me. I can see me umming and ahing about this and never doing anything. #notabuyer
fizzy.bleach
Seatposts: I want to change mine from silver (cheap Deda alu) to black on my road bike for aesthetic reasons.
Weight is not a factor. Comfort level is currently high(ish) with a Brooks Swift.
Is there any benefit of going to carbon over alu? Any benefit of springing out for a Thomson or anything a bit blingy? I don't get spending lots of seatposts and stems but perhaps I'm missing something.