Seat post recommendation?

[TT Tandem]

As I go forward witt my Colorado ll build up I need to get a seat tube.
As newbie I see that the $ very wide. What I would like is a nice sliver seat post reasonably priced.
Any recommendations??
Thanks

[Louis]

I like the Thomson design because it's easy to tweak the pitch angle without messing up anything else. Just don't over torque the bolts. IMO the setback model does not look as good as the no-setback, so if one needed setback I could understand not wanting to use the Thomson.

[SteveV0983]

I agree 100% with the above. The Thomson Elite is a great post that is simple to tweak and will probably last forever. But the setback one looks like it got run over by the UPS truck.

[CNY rider]

Nitto makes silver posts in several flavors.
You would do well with any of them.
Just make sure you get something with the right set-back, whatever you buy.

[67-59]

Agree with the above - Thomson if you need straight, Nitto if you need some setback.

[MattTuck]

I've gotta say that the Ericksen Sweetpost is one of the nicest looking posts, in my opinion. I'm going to put one on my new Kirk. Of course, when it comes to a seat post, the 'function' part of it is a pretty low bar... hold the seat firm and don't snap.

http://forums.mtbr.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=701643&d=1338858696

[67-59]

The Ericksen looks awesome, but the OP was looking for a "reasonably priced" post. Looks like the Ericksens start at $205, so not sure if that fits his criteria.

I just ordered a Nitto NJ-SP72 (NJS certified) post through Ben's Cycle off eBay for $125...and I've seen non-NJS certified models for under $100.

[mhespenheide]

If you don't mind searching a bit, I like the polished silver American Classic seatposts. Long or short, variety of diameters, clamping is independent from angle adjustment. I've heard they aren't the burliest, but at 175#, I've been riding them for years with no problems.

If you're looking for something right away, Soma makes/imports some polished posts: http://store.somafab.com/seandse.html.

Here's another on eBay (http://www.ebay.com/itm/261028627826?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649) that I've been keeping in the back of my mind while I'm looking for an AC post.

[bigman]

VO in house posts are terrific, the kalloy uno is a bargain and well made.

[mike p]

Very hard to beat a regular old Dura Ace post.

Mike

[Marcusaurelius]

Ritchey makes a silver post.

[Marburg]

Ritchey makes a silver post.

+1 on both the VO posts and the Ritchey Classic

[dekindy]

I would make sure that the top and bottom clamps are solid like the Thompson so that the saddle rails are supported along there entire length on the top and bottom versus support points on the front and back of the clamp. I am not sure why any seat post clamps have clamp points or use side pressure to hold the saddle rails in place. I have not had a failure but some saddles that I considered specified this solid support feature on seat posts and I had not thought about it before. Why would you design them any other way?

http://bikethomson.com/seatposts/elite/
http://www.bikethomson.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/SeatpostFull.pdf

[GRAVELBIKE]

The VO posts have shafts that are inconsistent and undersized (which is why they're prone to slipping). The clamp design also prevents a level saddle angle on some frames/STAs.

While not a true microadjust design, the Kalloy Uno (http://www.wallbike.com/kalloy/parts/straight-top-alloy-seatpost-0) that Wallbike sells has the same setback, costs less, and works better, IME.