Cane Creek 3G Thudbuster Short Travel Seatpost, 30.9, Black
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Product Feature
- Patented Parallel-Linkage Technology
- Versatile Tunability
- Reliable Durability
- Easy Serviceability
- Widespread range of application
Product Description
ST: Short Travel Thudbuster with 1.3" travel for XC, Road or Comfort use. Patented 4-pivot force aligned parallel linkage. Pedal to saddle distance remains nearly constant through travel . Single medium elastomer. Minimum frame to top of rail height, 94mm. Aluminum mast and links with rebuildable stainless pivots. Bronze impregnated, PTFE coated steel bushings. 454-474g (diameter dependent). Features: For XC, road, and riders needing lower minimum saddle height 10mm offset, 100mm minimum height, 255mm maximum heightCane Creek 3G Thudbuster Short Travel Seatpost, 30.9, Black Review
Road rider/commuter here. I commute 15 miles one way to work, over chip-seal pavement, concrete, brick, gravel, railroad tracks (with some of the worst pavement transitions I've ever seen) and dirt roads. It is quite the adventure. Orlando's roads are pretty crappy. The sub-base has given in most of the smaller roads from poor construction/maintenance and big trucks driving on roads they shouldn't. The brick around here is TERRIBLE, and a good mile of my commute is pure brick. Not to mention potholes, cracked pavement, and expansion joints in the concrete roads. Needless to say, my nads were taking quite the beating every day. I started to develop bruising in the perennial (not good for male function) and had to stay out of the saddle for a while.I tried everything. Got fit to my bike, adjust saddle height, ISM Adamo Typhoon seat. It helped, went from 700x25c to 700x32c tires. All this helped, but nothing could stop the punishment. I started standing in the saddle more, but this simply isn't an option over long sections of crap road. It doesn't work, and anyone who tells you stand out of the saddle more has poor form. Most of your work should be done while seated.
Enter the Thudbuster ST. This seatpost ROCKS. I will never go back to a fully rigid bike. I'm young (24 y/o) but I could not take 150 miles of commuting punishment week after week. Now, I stay seated through all but the most punishing of terrain. I weigh 210 lbs and am fairly fit (6'4" rider here) and I use the #7 hard block. It has enough give to take the edge off, but I am considering dropping down to a softer block. When I sit in the saddle it does sag a tad, so adjust your seatpost height accordingly. I cannot feel the actuation of the post while riding, except when I hit the hardest stuff. No perceptible change in seat tube length is noticeable either (probably owing to the parallelogram design). If you ride on perfectly glass smooth terrain with no bumps or sudden transitions, ignore this review. If you ride on any roads in the real world, I highly suggest this seat post.
One thing to note - this will not make your handlebars/fork less rigid. I've read some reviews where the reviewer is bewildered that his/her hands still hurt. This is for your butt, plain and simple. It doesn't take the ouch out of the fork. If you want some relief for your hands, search elsewhere. I personally like the Allsop Softride stem, but this hasn't been manufactured in a decade.
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