I'm sorry, but this is getting a bit silly

[Anthony]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0285891493

 

[richie-t]

holy crap, this must mean my pack of hula hoops is worth a tenner!

 

[Huntso]

That is a lot of money, although seen some far less substantial items go for more recently.

 

[manitou916]

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[kase1983]

dammit!

 

[stevek]

Thing is, if you really want it bad and so does somebody else it's almost inevitable that this will happen. Unless you stick to your limits, but then it might take you an age to get what you're after and even then there's no guarantee that you'd be successful.

 

[Anthony]

But my point is, I know it's a nice object, but does it really make any difference whether it's ti? I ride with an aluminium Syncros and a Flite (and no padding in my shorts!) and I can't see that there's any need for a ti seat post.

Don't get me wrong, I've got nothing against ti. I've got a ti bar on the Kilauea, but with a bar, I can see that the flexing of ti perpendicular to its length is going to be softer than with aluminium. Whereas with a seatpost, the shocks are transmitted along the length of the ti tube. Do I really believe that the ti tube compresses along its length so as to absorb shocks? No. Sufficient to add noticeably to the shock absorbing capacities of the ti rails and the saddle? No way. It's all in the mind, I'd say.

 

[Carsten]

the flex of the Ti seat post can be felt. on bumps but - unfortunately - while pedaling as well. similar like these parallelogramm suspension seat posts but not as much. ever ridden a ti seat post?

carsten

But my point is, I know it's a nice object, but does it really make any difference whether it's ti? I ride with an aluminium Syncros and a Flite (and no padding in my shorts!) and I can't see that there's any need for a ti seat post.

Don't get me wrong, I've got nothing against ti. I've got a ti bar on the Kilauea, but with a bar, I can see that the flexing of ti perpendicular to its length is going to be softer than with aluminium. Whereas with a seatpost, the shocks are transmitted along the length of the ti tube. Do I really believe that the ti tube compresses along its length so as to absorb shocks? No. Sufficient to add noticeably to the shock absorbing capacities of the ti rails and the saddle? No way. It's all in the mind, I'd say.

 

[Archangel]

£89 isn't even bad for a Ti Syncros post. NOS ones cost 150-250€ and even worn ones net over $100 on US eBay. So where's the silliness?

 

[stevek]

But my point is, I know it's a nice object, but does it really make any difference whether it's ti?

Ti is what's making the difference to those bidders.