Titiritero
Retro Guru
I have a '97 Trek 730 that came with a suspension seatpost. It's a "Post Modern", seemly from the same age as the bike. I'm in general not in favour of suspension posts, as my experience has always been with cheap ones with loads of lateral play. But this post works fine, and helps with the saddle I have (a Kona from another bike with zero padding) and my use (local forest paths by my in-laws, what the kids would call gravel nowadays). I need to set it up relatively hard so it does not bounce while pedaling, but that's ok.
However, now I have a bike I plan to flip that comes with a rigid post in the same "rare" diameter (26.6mm). So the question is, should I swap posts and go for rigid (lighter and more reliable in the long term), even if the other is working fine?
The suspension seatpost is not even the right diameter, it's 25.4 with a shim, but I've seen it in many other Multitracks of that era, so if not spec, I presume it was often offered as an upgrade.
However, now I have a bike I plan to flip that comes with a rigid post in the same "rare" diameter (26.6mm). So the question is, should I swap posts and go for rigid (lighter and more reliable in the long term), even if the other is working fine?
The suspension seatpost is not even the right diameter, it's 25.4 with a shim, but I've seen it in many other Multitracks of that era, so if not spec, I presume it was often offered as an upgrade.
