Bike Seatpost
what is the difference between a road, and mountain bike seatpost?
The clamp?
Mountain bike seatposts are usually longer because mountain bikes have a lower standover height than road bikes. However road bikes with sloping top tubes also use longer seatposts.
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Wald 940-10 1/2 Seat Post 13/16 To 7/8-Inch X 10.5-Inch Steel Sale Price: $4.25 Used From: $7.73  |
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Plated steel seat posts with 7/8" tops for use with steel head saddle clamps. |
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SPECIALIZED CARBON 272 SEAT POST W ZERT INSERTS GREAT CONDITION NEEDS A BIKE |  |
6 Bids | US $28.00 | 34m |
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EASTON EA30 BLACK ROAD BIKE ALLOY SEATPOST 316 316MM | |
8 Bids | US $10.00 | 1h 27m |
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BMX MTB Road Bike Alloy Seatpost Clamp NOS | |
0 Bid | US $2.99 | 1h 42m |
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BMX Bike Black Seatpost Used | |
0 Bid | US $.99 | 1h 42m |
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Ritchey Aluminum 272mm silver mountain bike seatpost | |
1 Bid | US $15.00 | 2h 38m |
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BMX Bike Mongoose Alloy Seatpost Clamp Old School NOS | |
0 Bid | US $3.99 | 2h 42m |
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FSA FR 270 ATB Mtb Bike Seatpost 30 X 350mm Alloy Black 192 2715 NEW | |
1 Bid | US $9.97 | 2h 46m |
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FSA FR 270 ATB Mtb Bike Seatpost 314 X 350mm Alloy Black 192 2734 NEW | |
0 Bid | US $9.97 | 2h 58m |
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FSA FR 270 ATB Mtb Bike Seatpost 309 X 350mm Alloy Black 192 2730 NEW | |
0 Bid | US $9.97 | 3h 16m |
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JL Titanium Ti bolt Seatpost clamp 318 349 9g Grey Bicycle MountainRoad Bike | |
9 Bids | US $9.50 | 3h 25m |
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Hylix Carbon Seatpost Road MTB 309 400MM 195g Zero Bike | |
14 Bids | US $43.00 | 3h 26m |
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Stong Mountain Bike Seatpost 268mm Diameter | |
0 Bid | US $24.99 | 3h 27m |
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Hylix Carbon Seatpost Road MTB 272 400MM 210g offset fit Mountain bike XCFR | |
22 Bids | US $26.60 | 3h 29m |
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Hylix Carbon Seatpost Road Mountain bike 316 400MM 185g Zero Bicycle MTB | |
9 Bids | US $56.00 | 3h 32m |
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Hylix Carbon Seatpost Road Mountain bike 316400 185g Bicycle | |
17 Bids | US $47.00 | 3h 32m |
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Hylix Offset Carbon Seatpost for Road MTB 309400 195g Bike | |
17 Bids | US $36.77 | 3h 36m |
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JL UltraLight Titanium Ti Seatpost 316 178g Bicycle for MountainRoad Bike | |
13 Bids | US $41.00 | 3h 39m |
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NEW Extendable Road Bike Bicycle Cycling Seat Post Beam Rear Rack | |
0 Bid | US $11.99 | 3h 53m |
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FSA GRAVITY GAP Bike Mtb Seatpost 316 X 350mm Alloy White 192 2766 NEW | |
0 Bid | US $19.97 | 4h 1m |
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FSA CARBON PRO SL 280 Bike Seatpost 316mm X 350mm NEW CARBON WRAP | |
0 Bid | US $19.97 | 4h 7m |
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SR Sakea MTE 100 Seat Post Seatpost 266 x 200mm Bike Polo Old School MTB | |
1 Bid | US $.95 | 4h 15m |
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Easton EC70 Carbon Seatpost 272mm 215mm MTB Road Bike CX Bicycle XC Tour | |
14 Bids | US $32.00 | 4h 17m |
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EXUSTAR Seatpost Rear Trunk Bike Bag Bicycle Case NEW | |
0 Bid | US $49.97 | 4h 22m |
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FSA CARBON PRO SL 280 Bike Seatpost 316mm X 350mm NEW | |
0 Bid | US $19.97 | 4h 25m |
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53cm Track Bike Fixed Gear Chromoly Black Frame With Seat Post NEW | |
0 Bid | US $49.97 | 4h 28m |
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Full Carbon Fiber 700C Road Bike Frame Integrated Seatpost 50 52 54 56 58cm ENG | |
1 Bid | US $289.50 | 4h 28m |
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NEW Crank Brothers Joplin R Seatpost 316 Dropper Mountain Bike | |
4 Bids | US $147.50 | 4h 32m |
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NEW Selle Italia SLR Monolink Seatpost 316 Carbon Road Bike Cycling | |
17 Bids | US $62.00 | 4h 33m |
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SUNLITE BRAND MICRO ADJUST BIKE SEAT POST 286mm X 350mm bmx black | |
0 Bid | US $18.99 | 6h 29m |
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New Cinelli Vai Bianca 6060 T6 Seatpost 330 x 316mm Fixie Road MTB Bike Bicycle | |
0 Bid | US $57.99 | 6h 41m |
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Old Mountain Bike Seat Post Clamps Quick Release Q R Seatpost Clamp Lot of 10 | |
0 Bid | US $9.95 | 8h 49m |
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BIKEBICYCLE SEAT POST 272 WHITE 272mm COMPE LITE | |
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US $17.75 | 9h 10m |
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ROAD BIKEBICYCLE SEAT POST 272 BLUE ANODIZED 272mm | |
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US $17.75 | 10h 50m |
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ON SALE Toray Carbon Fiber 3k Seat Post Road MTB Bike Hight Strength Ultra Light | |
0 Bid | US $48.99 | 17h 9m |
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FLYBIKES SHORT SEATPOST 100MM BMX BIKE NEW | |
0 Bid | US $35.00 | 22h 1m |
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Full Carbon Fiber 700C Road Bike Frame Integrated Seatpost 50 52 54 56 58cm SALE | |
0 Bid | US $289.50 | 22h 39m |
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272 mm Fuji Bike SUSPENSION SEATPOST Bicycle Seat Post Black | |
1 Bid | US $8.00 | 1d 13m |
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Mountain Bike Bicycle Black Rear Carrier Rack Seat Post | |
0 Bid | US $24.29 | 1d 1h 35m |
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KCNC QR Road Bike MTB Quick Release Seatpost Seat Posts Clamp 318MM BLACK | |
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US $20.00 | 1d 2h 38m |
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Bike seatpost bag with fluorescent band | |
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US $7.99 | 1d 2h 39m |
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Thomson Elite Bike Seatpost 266 x 330mm USA Straight Silver | |
1 Bid | US $59.99 | 1d 4h 27m |
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Alien Carbon Seatpost 316 Road Mountain Bike Cycling | |
1 Bid | US $19.99 | 1d 4h 42m |
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Sale Road Bike 3K 12k Weave Frame Fork 100 Carbon Fiber Integrated Seat Post | |
0 Bid | US $479.99 | 1d 5h 39m |
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Hylix Carbon Seatpost Road MTB 316 400MM 240g offset fit Mountain bike XCFR | |
18 Bids | US $15.50 | 1d 10h 15m |
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ROAD BIKE BICYCLE SEAT POST 272 GOLD ANODIZED 272mm | |
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US $17.75 | 1d 13h 45m |
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Folding Bike Rack Aluminum Seat Post Mount Ideal for 16 or 20 inch Folders | |
0 Bid | US $.99 | 1d 16h 22m |
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Vintage American Classic Road bike Seat Post 266 195mm | |
1 Bid | US $10.00 | 1d 17h 18m |
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Vintage American Classic Road bike Seat Post 272 215mm | |
0 Bid | US $10.00 | 1d 17h 18m |
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mountain bike seat post 300 mm | |
0 Bid | US $5.00 | 1d 17h 20m |
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Used kids bike seat purple with blue pawprint design Cromoly steel seatpost | |
1 Bid | US $4.99 | 1d 17h 37m |
NONSTOP UP AND DOWN adjustable bicycle seat post
The Cycling Giant - 3T
After ten years with Ambrosio, Dedioniggi started off on his own to set up a company he called Tecnologia del Tubo Torinese which translates to Turin Tube Technology. Say that three times fast. Yeah, just calling this company 3T, or Triple T, is much faster and more efficient.
Equipped with just amazing talent, one helper and a manual tube bending machine, Dedioniggi found himself a three room warehouse in the Northern Italian city of Turin, and went to work. Maybe it was because he was an innovator, perhaps it was because the tube bending machine was manual; one way or the other, Dedioniggi quickly moved from bending steel to bending aluminum alloys. Until this breakthrough, made by our hero Dedioniggi, bike parts were made from lightweight steel. Even lightweight steel isn't nearly as lightweight as aluminum. And there is no loss of strength so the bicycle parts made by 3T were equally as durable, and significantly lighter in weight, than anything that had come before it. Yeah, this guy got some notice, fast.
Dedioniggi changed the cycling industry with these new fangled aluminum alloy handlebars, stems and seat pillars. In fact, the world's first Ergal handlebar came out in 1975. (Ergal = AL7075 Aluminum) It was called the Superleggero and weighed in at 240 grams which was significantly less than anything that had come before it. Over 30 years later, the Superleggero is still well regarded in the cycling industry.
Surprisingly though, it took 24 years and change in ownership for the innovations of 3T to be recognized by the International Design Award committee. Happily that award didn't go to their heads, they have always and will always be popular for offering their customers more, including a five year owner's warranty on all their parts. That is a first in the cycling industry and remains an astounding warranty. It's nice to know they still take pride in their parts.
Of course, taking pride in your parts is easy when you go above and beyond the call of duty for superior design and overboard testing for strength and durability. To quote their website, "(3T) components are engineered for strength through a systemic understanding of stresses and meticulous optimization of structural design and composite-materials lay-up." Evidently that is the key to longer lasting and stronger components.
3T also tests its components to the nth degree. They literally test everything to destruction. That way you know when you are putting out tremendous pressure on your bike during a sprint or a climb, your 3T cycling parts won't bend or break under pressure.
From innovation to innovation, 3T has survived and thrived to this day, when many other Italian born companies are falling wayward. There was a close call in 2007, but with a little moxie, the company explored why they had gotten off track. It turns out they needed to start each product design with a clean slate and refocus on superior engineering practices. You know, just like the founder, Dedioniggi, did. 3T stepped up to hire Richard McAinsh who had been an innovator with Ferrari's F1 design team. His fresh new perspectives have increased the already superior quality by using highly developed software and an advanced design platform, as well as a relationship with the aspects involved in airframe and race car design. The quality that 3T was founded on came back in full force and took the company even further.
Now with a new focus on carbon composites and aerodynamics, 3T is pushing the envelope for the lightest weight and most aerodynamic while still keeping safety at the heart of their product design.
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