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when they first came out - think about 2003? (i can't remember who or where) the ti bolts were sold as an upgrade by an aftermarket company - sadly thomson didn't make a point of making it clear that the bolts would make a difference - they have since added an FAQ regarding it but in my eyes that's a little late after i almost got torn a new bumhole

i reckon if being picky they are a very well manufactured seatpost in with a pretty ugly layback design and an over-rated clamp design, (it's hard to adjust them with a multitool without scratching the front face of the post) and most importantly a custom bike shouldn't need a layback post, the idea of laybacks originally as i understand it was adjustability front and back? customs bikes usually aren't so adjustable (*integrate*d seatposts, custom stems and suchlike) - the inline is a good looking post though.

Not sure why Thomson should need to make a point about using bolts from other companies, surely that is the responsibility of the user?
I love the clamp design as it makes it so easy to make minor adjustments to seat angle, but then I always use proper tools rather than multi-tools :-)
And the default for a seatpost is to have setback, so in fact it is the inline post which is an oddity and for most would put the saddle too far forward (when compared to 99% of seatposts)
Thomson use the layback so they can retain their clamping mechanism but still offer setback to match 'normal' seatposts