{"product_id":"thomson-elite-seatpost","title":"Elite Seatpost","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe ground breaking Elite seat post, designed by founder (LH) Ronnie Thomson has become the industry standard. Let all other seat posts be judged!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eForged clamps, integrally machined head, and an elliptically extruded 7000 series aluminum body make the Elite and the Setback Elite industry pinnacles for strength, and ease of adjustment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll seatposts are sold with a 7×7 saddle clampset.  For oval\/carbon saddle rails, a 7×10 clampset is available.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePair with our collection of matching components that you’ve come to love and trust.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFEATURES:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Elite is over 40% stronger on ultimate strength tests than the strongest production seat posts on the market.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Elite has double the fatigue life over any other production seat post models we tested.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe tube and head of the Thomson seat post are integral-machined from one piece of high strength 7000 series aluminum. The head is not pressed or bonded in. This allows for superior strength and minimum weight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFun fact: the Elite is certified to: EN 14766 2006 MTB and DIN CERTCO: 2006 MTB.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Thomson Elite is incredibly lightweight, approximately 201 grams (250 length) for road bikes and 228 grams (330 length) for mountain bikes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe natural ellipse bore inside tube creates an optimum strength-to-weight ratio.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe have a long 1.614 inch (41 mm) seat rail grip length. This helps prevent seat rail bending from impact loads. Most other seat posts have grip lengths of at least .500 inches shorter than our grip length.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Thomson seat post design incorporates a bending fuse to prevent catastrophic failure. All competitive seat posts we tested failed catastrophically with the seat and clamp components, and sometimes pieces of the tube and head flew off in all directions!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Thomson seat post has a clamp, head, and upper tube strong enough to withstand 350 foot-lbs of torque. The tube will start to yield and bend at the seat tube clamp at about 250 foot-lbs of torque. Under severe impact the Thomson seat post will bend slightly and allow the rider to come to a safe stop or finish the ride.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you’ve read this far, I seriously hope you own an Elite seat post.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Thomson seat post has all parts captive and can easily be attached to a seat without dis-assembly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll Thomson seat posts feature infinite tilt adjustment from minus 5° and plus 29°.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur post has very low profile clamps, this means no seat interference as the swivel nuts are bolted down between the seat rails.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe designs and materials used in the Thomson Elite have passed the most rigorous extensive life and ultimate strength tests. Our ongoing testing program ensures that every production lot of seat posts meets Thomson standards. Thank you for trusting and supporting our USA made, Georgian CNC shop. We love doing bikes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Thomson","offers":[{"title":"Black \/ 27.2x330mm","offer_id":44520282325061,"sku":"SP-E101 BLA","price":121.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Black \/ 27.2x250mm","offer_id":44524516048965,"sku":"SP-E102 BLACK","price":121.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0016\/3856\/3907\/files\/bt-elite-seatpost-1-scaled.jpg?v=1768586096","url":"https:\/\/mikesbikes.com\/products\/thomson-elite-seatpost","provider":"Mike's Bikes","version":"1.0","type":"link"}