"micky" wrote in message
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I probably need a longer than average seat post for a bicycle.

Many are aluminum, or aluminum alloy. Others are steel.

There arent just those two alternatives.

Can aluminum alloy be as strong as steel?

Nope.

Man, it's steel. It's what the Pittsburgh Steelers are made of. **

What do you folks know about this?

OTOH, look at this one, designed by Leonardo daVinci.
https://www.amazon.com/Fenix-Cycles-...MN/ref=sr_1_20

**Or is this a plot to Stop the Steel?

Down, boy.