Carbon road post - will I die?

[Al]

Want a seatpost for the new stooge to swap out for the dropper when a seatpack it required. Always used alloy ones for bike packing duties before, but switching to the other extreme have seen one of these specialised carbon posts on flea-bay and think it would be nice and comfy, assuming it doesn’t snap and kill me.
I’m not a heavy fella - is this a bad idea??
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/154974501927 ... media=COPY

[Bearbonesnorm]

I'm fairly certain you won't die*. Much of the time ie descending, you'll be stood up any way.



*but I tend to work on the basis of 'gwon you'll be alright'

[Alexpalacefan]

I've got the very same on my bikepacking bike, been on there for years.
APF

[ScotRoutes]

I have one of them on my Van Nicholas Amazon #gradventourer. They're great posts. Mine must be 13 years old.

Having said that, I just wrap a piece of foam round dropper posts before strapping any bag on.

[Al]

Cheers - that’s pretty much what I wanted to hear

[boxelder]

Stick one of these on for bike packing?

https://www.topeak.com/global/en/produc ... 9-DP-MOUNT

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Working really well

[Rob S]

Want a seatpost for the new stooge to swap out for the dropper when a seatpack it required. Always used alloy ones for bike packing duties before, but switching to the other extreme have seen one of these specialised carbon posts on flea-bay and think it would be nice and comfy, assuming it doesn’t snap and kill me.
I’m not a heavy fella - is this a bad idea??
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/154974501927 ... media=COPY

I put one of those on a road bike once. It definitely killed the road buzz on rough tarmac, but that was on 23mm rock hard tyres. I seem to remember in the Specialised pamphlet, that it reccomended the user changed it after 5 years. Put me off getting another one.

[GregMay]

I've several carbon posts across bikes. One has at least 12,000km on it on the TDR bike...I've zero intention to change it.

As for will you die. Entropy. We all die. Basic physics.

[Al]

I've several carbon posts across bikes. One has at least 12,000km on it on the TDR bike...I've zero intention to change it.

As for will you die. Entropy. We all die. Basic physics.

It is the particular kind of death induced by shards of carbon protruding from my body I was concerned about.
Had plenty of carbon posts and no worries about them generally, but was thinking this is a very road oriented design and may be unsuitable for off road with the extra strain of bike packing kit.

[GregMay]

It’ll be fine.

Probably.