The Thomson is not at all comfortable compared to anything listed here. I was using it on my LHT while my flexy post was on another bike.

You drew a lot of conclusions there! Generally, you’ll see titanium posts in conjunction with titanium frames… not because they aren’t comfortable or light or strong.

There are two titanium posts in the test. They came (out of 14 seatposts):
– 9th and 12th in the damping test
– 10th and 12th in horizontal deflection
– 11th and 12th in vertical deflection

Hi Becky. All suspension seatposts have a significant setback (more so than a regular one). You should be fine with any of them.

I would like to add a seatpost that is both suspension and setback for a small Haibike Hardlife that I can barely stand over. Does this exist?
First, suspension because even though I’m on just pebbly trails, I feel every bump. (BTW, I’m an older, but enthusiastic rider, and I’m small (102 lbs.), but I’m strong and athletic.)
Secondly, I barely fit the standover height, so that crossbar can really cause me some pain if I don’t stop carefully and slide my rear close to the seat. I’ve pushed the seat back as far as it will go.
So I see there are setback seatposts, and I see there are suspension seatposts, but I can’t quite visualize one that does both. Thanks in advance if anyone has a suggestion.

A prudent choice! Be advised that when energetically engaged it has the potential to slightly launch you off the saddle. It does a more focused job than rear suspensions so 🙂

Man, that bike is loaded 🙂 Thanks for your feedback. I think I’ll go with the LT version to take it on mountain trails with my hardtail bike. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/088057a4b037060d5ec355aa0eeb9c78046d2b09f459146edafae9a84f745f10.jpg The only thing prior, I need to get different tires with more grip. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/38dbb68a994ad12cf2f055ea904cfa4d0e0185b60d7771751a3430b8d1c0f854.jpg

Vadim, because my routes are not very bumpy. I ride on paved surfaces and inter-town dirt/pebble trails. No mountain riding, no single track, no washboards, stumps, rocks, slopes. For this lightweight use it seemed that short travel would be enough, which I could only surmise from what’d I’d read and seen, having zero prior experience with this design (my old seat post was a cheap inner-spring design that cannot respond accurately to road input as the Thudbusters can). The other reason is that I need the seat post space for my seabag and fender to attach. For me any ride, esp those that take me 10-15 miles from home or car-base, are ‘tours;’ I want the things one would use for various circumstances and https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/37a16bd3cad01fa9f5e9db8428be572fa638fdd248d452b679c2db1c5abed3d4.jpg conditions on board at all times.