Suspension Seat Post

[Uni]

Is there any point in a suspension seat post?

My OH came across this, is it a poor mans next best thing to a FS bike?

 

Reading the ad, I told him it sounds like a verimark ad.

 

Thoughts?

 

http://www.thudbuster.com/products.html

[Meezo]

Search dropper things are heating up!

[deanbean]

I've got one, the thudbusters are the best of a poor idea, with the different elastomers. You can set it very stiff. I find that it helps on the corregated roads, but is no replacement for suspension.

[ALLMTB]

Here, read this:

 

https://community.bikehub.co.za/topic/137167-seat-post-suspension/#entry2237567

[Uni]

Ah meezo, yeah I should have searched first. I see it has been posted here

 

https://community.bikehub.co.za/topic/137167-seat-post-suspension/page__hl__dropper#entry2239274

 

@deanbean my partner doesn't ride often, so can't justify cost of a FS bike, and the discomfort is probably from lack of Time in saddle, and poor fitness (and age) - so you'd recommend it as a next best thing for him?

 

 

@mods - merge with

https://community.bikehub.co.za/topic/137167-seat-post-suspension/page__hl__dropper#entry2239274

[deanbean]

Ah meezo, yeah I should have searched first. I see it has been posted here

 

http://www.thehubsa....er#entry2239274

 

@deanbean my partner doesn't ride often, so can't justify cost of a FS bike, and the discomfort is probably from lack of Time in saddle, and poor fitness (and age) - so you'd recommend it as a next best thing for him?

 

 

@mods - merge with

http://www.thehubsa....er#entry2239274

 

It does help, but the big problem is the movement of the seat changing the seat height, wnhich the thudbuster does partly negate by moving backwards.

[Flowta]

Ah meezo, yeah I should have searched first. I see it has been posted here

 

https://community.bikehub.co.za/topic/137167-seat-post-suspension/page__hl__dropper#entry2239274

 

@deanbean my partner doesn't ride often, so can't justify cost of a FS bike, and the discomfort is probably from lack of Time in saddle, and poor fitness (and age) - so you'd recommend it as a next best thing for him?

 

 

@mods - merge with

https://community.bikehub.co.za/topic/137167-seat-post-suspension/page__hl__dropper#entry2239274

 

A suspension seatposts is not the same as a dropper post, as the thread Meezo referred to.