I know what you mean, Jim--it was a shock and a worry to me, too. But I can't deny that the new position (I had a fitting done) is much better for me.
You can usually get lightly used Thompson posts on ebay for as much as half the cost of new. Buy mountain bike length and the insertion marks are low enough that they don't show! (you can cut off the excess if you want to) There aren't many zero-setback, silver posts out there, unfortunately...kalloy made/makes one but they're hard to find. Steve -----Original Message----- From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com [mailto:rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com]on Behalf Of James Warren Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 9:23 PM To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Subject: [RBW] Was San Marcos - Now Seats Forward on Rivendells I'm a seat-forward Rivendell rider person, and I just recently found out. It freaked me out a bit, because I have a few of them with setback Nitto seatposts, and so far, I've only switched to the Thomson on the Ram with good results. I want a good silver seatpost for the other bikes too, so do I need to spring for Thomsons on those? I'm thinking about just flipping the Nittos around backwards. Will this cause problems? -Jim W. -----Original Message----- >From: "Frederick, Steve" <frede...@mail.lib.msu.edu> >Sent: Jan 13, 2010 11:50 AM >To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com >Subject: RE: [RBW] Re: A Bit More on the RBW/SOMA San Marcos/Amos > >Steve Palincsar wrote: > >>The difference between 72 and 73 degrees should easily be accommodated >>with a zero-setback post. Are you saying you are already using one of >>those with a 73 degree seat tube? > >I am--my "ideal," seat tube angle with the saddle I typically use is 73.5. >That assumes a zero-setback post with the saddle rails centered. So I'm on >the steep side for a Riv rider! > >Steve "short thighs," Frederick, East Lansing, MI > > >
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