REDSHIFT ShockStop Suspension Seatpost for Bicycles

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Unfortunately, the pre-load bolt is not particularly accessible as it’s at the bottom of the seatpost, so it’s not an adjustment that you’d want to make too regularly.

If you don't change your saddle position when moving from road to aero positions, the angle between your thigh and your torso (otherwise known as the "hip angle") becomes tighter at the top of your pedal stroke, since your knees are effectively coming closer to your chest as you lower your upper body. Given that cyclists often have 60 to 70% of their body weight on their saddle, I don’t know if there is any other component that offers as much of an improvement in ride comfort (assuming you’ve already optimised your tyre width and pressure). The eeSilk’s firm elastomer is barely noticeable at first, but once the bumps commence, it absolutely takes the edge off; a great addition for someone with a back injury. Some aero-shaped handlebars have a sufficiently wide cylindrical section in the center of the handlebar to properly mount clip-on aerobars, however, some handlebars are ovalized or tapered within the clamping region.Measure your current seatpost from the clamp collar to the saddle rail and refer to the chart above to choose your preferred size. If your bike has a different seatpost diameter, check out the shim options below to find the right one for your bike. A mix of back packing and road biking, with a dash of gravel biking as well, bikepacking is an increasingly popular form of biking adventure. The Local Overnighters Project is a unified effort to document and map one-night bikepacking routes all over the world—by locals, in their own backyards.

This emphasis on premium materials, along with the post’s minimalistic design, means the eeSilk weighs in at less than 300 grams–a comparable weight to many performance alloy seatposts.The Redshift ShockStop suspension seatpost is an internal coil sprung suspension seatpost that operates on a four-bar linkage system and promises to smooth out the rough stuff and reduce fatigue. Linkage-driven suspension seatposts move in the same direction as the forces coming up from the rear wheel. Likewise, if you have a bike with an aero/oval/non-round seatpost, or if your bike has an integrated seatmast, the seatpost is also not compatible. This is a really important question, and it's one that we've spent a lot of time thinking about here at Redshift Sports, so get ready for a long answer!