On Sun, 02 May 2021 13:52:22 -0400, wrote:

On Sun, 02 May 2021 13:23:54 -0400, micky
wrote:

I probably need a longer than average seat post for a bicycle.
Many are aluminum, or aluminum alloy. Others are steel. Can aluminum
alloy be as strong as steel? 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?


You don't want one of those fancy ones with the
built-in suspension - they're too expensive ..

https://tinyurl.com/jt6przvs

John T.
Some of them are getting downright affordable, comparatively.
(NOTHING is really "affordable" in bike parts right now)