Mtn seatpost rec needed

[LegendRider]

A friend of mine is 6'4" and 230 lbs. He's broken two posts on his aluminum Cannondale 29er and needs a recommendation for something *strong.* First post was (I think) a Cannondale house brand and the second was an FSA. Are Thomson's the way to go?

Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

[sales guy]

Thomson would be good. The standard Elite model. But honestly, a Kalloy Uno wouldn't be bad either. Not stupidly heavy. Not stupid expensive. And come in silver or black.

[cmbicycles]

Go to Lowes and get a section of black iron pipe and a flange fitting. bolt the saddle to the flange and you are good to go. ;)

Thompson Elite would be my 1st choice. How much post is exposed and how is he breaking them? Is the saddle centered on the post?

[bikinchris]

Yes, stay away from weight weenie stuff. Standard Thomson and Kalloy or Nitto get my vote also. Nitto still makes cold forged seatposts, but they only come in 27.2 size.

[jmal]

The aluminum Syntace post is good. My personal experience says it is stronger than Thomson Elite. I believe it is forged rather than machined from billet. The clamp is a two bolt style but it has a larger lower platform than other similar clamps.

[DRZRM]

I'm 6'3" and his weight give or take 10 lbs. I broke a several light weight seatposts when I was a younger man, now all my bikes have either a Thomson or a Moots on it, except for my droppers, and even one of those is a Thomson.

[vqdriver]

I think any of the standard AM type posts should be ok. Or use this as a good excuse to get a dropper