Carbon seatpost with easiest to use saddle clamp?

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WonderSausage
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by WonderSausage

I need to swap saddles easily on a bike-fit bike. What carbon seatpost has the easiest to use saddle clamp? Something that can accept 7 or 9mm rails, where the screws don't come out when swapping 9mm carbon rail saddles. Obviously no fiddly cylinder side-clamps, we used to use a Trek and that was a serious pain.

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by DaveS

I've use fsa k-force for at least 20 years. I don't know about the 7-9mm issue, but saddles can be usually better changed without major disassembly.

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by BigBoyND

To be 7x9 and 7x7 compatible, it has to be a vertical clamping post. Any should do. If bolts fall out before you're able to wiggle the rails out, just go to a hardware store for a bolt that is 5mm longer.

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by WonderSausage

BigBoyND wrote:
Sun Oct 17, 2021 1:35 am
To be 7x9 and 7x7 compatible, it has to be a vertical clamping post. Any should do. If bolts fall out before you're able to wiggle the rails out, just go to a hardware store for a bolt that is 5mm longer.
Good idea in principle, but we tried that a while back and ended up destroying a saddle by rubbing through the carbon with the bolt. The clearance looked fine with the saddle mounted, but they flex considerably with someone riding them.

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by RNAV

The Roval Alpinist seat post has a robust, easy to use two-bolt clamping mechanism. Only comes in a 12mm offset, though, so that may not work for you.

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Fizik Cyrano?

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