Rinsten seat spring

Lakeland · 25 Mar 2017 at 19:17

Anyone seen these? Idea looks ok but perhaps not the most aesthetically pleasing solution. Metal fatigue would worry me slightly.

https://www.kickstarter.com/project...e-ultimate-bicycle-shock-absorber?ref=popular

Roady · 30 Mar 2017 at 17:05

Have one of these on my Diverge, not quite sure why they're KS'ing something already in production?! Waste of time & money!

Think Cannondale & Trek have variations too.

Jono · 30 Mar 2017 at 17:38

Not sure - Cannondale just made their seatposts thinner, so they flex waaaay more.

lordrobs · 31 Mar 2017 at 15:04

Roady said:
Have one of these on my Diverge, not quite sure why they're KS'ing something already in production?! Waste of time & money!

That is also a damped system unlike that kickstarter pogo spring thing. To me that is seriously daft, the guy bouncing on a turbo highlights it. Also by its very design if you want to shift your saddle back you reduce the spring rate and vice versa!

platypus · 6 Apr 2017 at 11:20

Not really for me, I'd just rather spend the time and effort finding a saddle that fits me.

touch · 6 Apr 2017 at 11:38

lordrobs said:
Also by its very design if you want to shift your saddle back you reduce the spring rate and vice versa!

It's adjustable at both ends (where it bolts to the seatpost and where the seat bolts to it) so you can adjust the tension and saddle position independently.
I subscribed to the kickstarter when they first listed it but even the earlybird prices were too much to pay for something which I dont really need.

I noticed Peter Sagan is going to be riding ParisRoubaix with suspension in the fork steerer just above the headset, so these types of things may be something we see more of in future.

lordrobs · 6 Apr 2017 at 15:13

touch said:
It's adjustable at both ends (where it bolts to the seatpost and where the seat bolts to it) so you can adjust the tension and saddle position independently.
I subscribed to the kickstarter when they first listed it but even the earlybird prices were too much to pay for something which I dont really need.

I noticed Peter Sagan is going to be riding ParisRoubaix with suspension in the fork steerer just above the headset, so these types of things may be something we see more of in future.

True, I guess it only becomes a problem for riders right at the top end of the recommended weight. I still think that it needs to be damped though.