Thomson Elite InLine Seatpost Reviews
Review score: 8.7/10 – Updated November, 2024
Latest Price: £27.99 – Save 65% (RRP: £79.99)
Take a look now to discover what makes Thomson Elite InLine Seatpost worthy of a review score of 8.7 out of 10.
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Thomson Elite InLine Seatpost features
Thomson Elite InLine Seatpost
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Spec 1
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Colour: Black Other Seatposts found with this Spec: 6387 |
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Spec 2
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Length: 250mm Other Seatposts found with this Spec: 1 |
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Spec 3
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Material: Aluminium Other Seatposts found with this Spec: 762 |
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Spec 4
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Diameter: 29.0mm Other Seatposts found with this Spec: 1 |
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Feature 1
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Every component of the Thomson seatpost is 100% American made, including all fasteners and forgings Other Seatposts found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 2
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The Thomson seatpost has all parts captive and can easily be attached to a seat without disassembly Other Seatposts found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 3
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Infinite tilt adjustment minus 5° and plus 29° Other Seatposts found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 4
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Very low-profile clamps with no seat interference Other Seatposts found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 5
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The designs and materials have passed extensive life and ultimate strength tests Other Seatposts found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 6
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Every production lot of seatposts will have ultimate strength and fatigue tests performed Other Seatposts found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 7
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Impact absorbing clamps Other Seatposts found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 8
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Adjustments can be made to the tilt of the seat without moving the seat forwards or backwards. Other Seatposts found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 9
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Seat Rail Grip Length: 41mm (1.614″) Other Seatposts found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 10
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Weight (Approximate): 188g (250mm) Other Seatposts found with this feature: 1 |
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Price
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£27.99 |
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Number of Reviews
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312 |
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Review Score
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4.8 / 5 Average score in category: 4.3/5 |
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Quality
Quality is without doubt one of the most important factors that we consider when buying bikes, parts, accessories or clothing. As you’d imagine it’s especially important when buying Seatposts. Let’s take at a look at the sort of things you can look at when trying to ascertain the quality of Thomson Elite InLine Seatpost.
The first thing is material. Looking at what Thomson Elite InLine Seatpost is made of will give you a really good idea of the quality overall. Take a look at the specs above and you should be able to see the material. It’s then up to you to decide if it meets your expectation.
Similarly you’ll also want to spend some time looking at the features too. Again the table above, listing the features will give you a really good overview. However you should think about the sort of features that you’d expect when buying new Seatposts. It’s worth writing a list of the “must-have” features so that you don’t end up compromising and missing some important features, or alternatively end up buying an unnecessarily high specced product.
There’s also a lot of merit in checking out the brand of the product and looking at the various brands that are selling Seatposts. Brands like Thomson are of courses extremely well respected in the cycling community so you know you’re getting a fantastic product with them. But if you’re undecided on your product you should write up a list of brands that you’d be happy to buy. It’s a great way of filtering and narrowing down the number of products when you’re searching.
Next up you’ll want to think about the price and use that as a guide to set your expectations of the quality. If you’re buying the cheapest of the options in the Seatposts category you should probably expect it to not be of as good quality as the most expensive. It sounds obvious of course. But this is where you can get a bit clever and use your combination of features, specs, materials and other factors to work together to get a really good quality product at the best price. We often draw up a list of “must-haves” and use these as filters when shopping online so that you’re only seeing products that meet your criteria. You can then sort by Price>Low to get the best deals.
Comparing Prices
Price, as you would imagine, is the most popular reason for someone buying one product over another. It is the single most important factor in choosing the majority of products we buy. The same goes for Seatposts.
It’s at this stage of the buying process, when you’re looking at different options, that you should set a budget. Do some research to understand how much roughly you can expect to pay for the sort of level of product that you’re looking for. Then match that to your own personal circumstance and how much you can afford to spend. This will really help you in narrowing down the right product for you.
Price of Thomson Elite InLine Seatpost
So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Thomson Elite InLine Seatpost.
We run regular scans across the web to find the best prices for the products that we review, from a range of cycling retailers. The best price we managed to find Thomson Elite InLine Seatpost was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £27.99 in our latest search.
Based on this price we’ve scored it 8.2 out of 10 for price.
Average price of Seatposts
Next we wanted to look at how much you can expect to pay, on average, for Seatposts.
We found 161 in the Seatposts category over at Chain Reaction Cycles. We looked at the average price of the products within this category and found the average is £94.73, making it below average at £27.99.
It’s sometimes helpful to look at how much the prices can vary. Especially when setting yourself a budget, or when trying to understand just how much you could spend on Seatposts. We found that the most expensive product currently available was £650.00, whilst the cheapest we managed to find was £2.99.
With 161 products available we worked out that 123 cost more than Thomson Elite InLine Seatpost and 37 were cheaper.
Cost of Thomson products
At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 5 products from Thomson, of which 3 were in the Seatposts category.
For now though we’re looking at Thomson branded products in all categories. The average price of these products was £89.21 making this product below average.
You’ll also be interested to know that the cheapest Thomson product we found was £27.99 and the highest price we could find from them was £227.99.
Of the 5 from Thomson, 4 were more expensive than Thomson Elite InLine Seatpost and 0 were cheaper.
How much are Thomson Seatposts?
We then wanted to get a bit more specific and only look at Thomson products that are listed in the Seatposts category.
The average price of the 3 products that match this search was £102.99, with the cheapest coming in at £27.99 and highest price was £227.99. With the average being £102.99, Thomson Elite InLine Seatpost comes in below average.
2 products that meet this search were more expensive than Thomson Elite InLine Seatpost and 0 were cheaper.
Thomson Elite InLine Seatpost Reviews
Reading reviews is an amazing way of getting a good feel for a product without actually being able to try it or see it first.
There are two different types of reviews, and we also recommend reading both.
1. Expert reviews – In the cycle industry there are loads of really reliable trusted resources for expert reviews. For example if you’re looking to buy a new bike, BikeRadar Bike Reviews are great.
2. Customer reviews – these are probably your best resource for information. There’s no finances or influence involved, they’re purely just honest reviews from customers that have bought and used the product. The reason we love customer reviews so much is because no matter if their view is good or bad, there’s a very good chance that it will be honest and unbiased.
Our best advice is to head over to Chain Reaction Cycles and read the Thomson Elite InLine Seatpost reviews there.
Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Thomson Elite InLine Seatpost, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 8.2 out of 10. The average review score for all products in the Seatposts category at Chain Reaction Cycles is 4.3 out of 5.
Owner reviews, as we say, are one of the most important pieces of research that we can do before we buy. So, with that in mind, if you do go on to buy Thomson Elite InLine Seatpost or another similar product, like Thomson Elite X4 MTB Stem reviews or Thomson Elite Layback Seatpost reviews we’d love you to leave a review in the comments below. It will really help future buyers just like you, when they’re looking to buy Seatposts.
Brand
As we said in the pricing part of the review, brand is a really important consideration, but especially so when looking to buy Seatposts. But as you’re probably already aware, you’re on to a great choice if you do go with Thomson, as they’re a fantastic brand, making amazing products.
YouTube Video of Thomson Elite InLine Seatpost
Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for Thomson Elite InLine Seatpost reviews.
Summary
Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Thomson Elite InLine Seatpost. We’d say that as long as it fits your budget and meets your expectations in terms of features/spec…it’s a really strong contender. That’s why we’ve scored it a massive 8.7/10 overall.
Further product details
- Product ID 1: 25010934409
- Product ID 2: 190681UK
- Brand: Thomson
- Model number: 70002000148
- RRP: £79.99
- EAN: 875850000674
- Description: Thomson Elite InLine SeatpostThe Thomson Elite InLine Seatpost is over 40% stronger than any of its rivals on ultimate strength test. With over double the fatigue life of any other production models that were tested, Thomson’s Elite InLine Seatpost is a comfortable and supremely durable inline seatpost.Light Aluminium Inline Seatpost The tube and head of this Thomson seatpost are integral-machined from a single piece of high-strength 7000 series aluminium. This Thomson InLine Seatpost weighs an impressively light 188 grams (250 length) for road bikes and 228 grams (330 length) for mountain bikes. This Thomson Elite InLine Seatpost has been engineered for optimal strength-to-weight ratio.Super-Strong Thomson InLine SeatpostThe Thomson Elite InLine Seatpost incorporated a bending fuse design to prevent catastrophic failure. Unlike the competition, Thomson’s Elite InLine Seatpost was the only inline seatpost that did not have a catastrophic failure under extreme stress. This Thomson seatpost is strong enough to withstand 350 foot-lbs of torque.Features:Every component of the Thomson seatpost is 100% American made, including all fasteners and forgingsThe Thomson seatpost has all parts captive and can easily be attached to a seat without disassemblyInfinite tilt adjustment minus 5¬∞ and plus 29¬∞Very low-profile clamps with no seat interferenceThe designs and materials have passed extensive life and ultimate strength testsEvery production lot of seatposts will have ultimate strength and fatigue tests performedImpact absorbing clampsAdjustments can be made to the tilt of the seat without moving the seat forwards or backwards.Seat Rail Grip Length: 41mm (1.614")Weight (Approximate): 188g (250mm)Buy¬†Thomson Components¬†from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
- Full Category: Components > Seatposts
- Savings percentage from RRP: 65%
- Size: 29.0mm
- Unisex
- 52
- Adult
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