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- Thomson Elite Layback SeatpostThe Thomson Elite Layback Seatpost features forged clamps, an integrally machined head, and an elliptically extruded 7000 series aluminium body. These parts combine to produce a market leading seatpost for strength and easy adjustment Lightweight Aluminium SeatpostThis Thomson Elite Layback Seatpost is over 40% stronger on ultimate strength tests than the strongest production seatposts on the market. The Elite Layback Seatpost has double the fatigue life of any other production models tested by Thomson. The seatpost’s tube and head are integral-machined from one piece of high-strength 7000 series aluminium. As the head is not pressed or bonded in, the Elite Layback Seatpost benefits from superior strength at a minimum weight Layback Seatpost with Superior StrengthThomson’s Elite Layback Seatpost is so strong that the clamp, head, and upper tube can 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 Elite Layback Seatpost will bend only slightly, thus allowing you to stop safely or even finish the ride Features:Material: 7000 Series AluminiumLightweightThe natural ellipse bore inside tube creates an optimum strength-to-weight ratioLong 1.614″ (41mm) seat rail grip length, helping to prevent seat rail bending from impact loads (most other seatposts have grip lengths of at least 0.5″ shorter than the Thomson grip length)Infinite tilt adjustment minus 5å¡ and plus 29å¡Design incorporates a bending fuse to prevent catastrophic failureAll parts are captive and can easily be attached to a seat without dis-assemblyVery low-profile clamps means no seat interference as the swivel nuts are down between the seat railsImpact absorbing clamps in the seatpost will spread and flex on impact to protect seat, rails, and riderThe seats survive heavy impact loads without bending the railsCertified to: EN 14766 2006 MTB and DIN CERTCO: 2006 MTBWeight: 201g (250mm); 228g (330mm)BuyåÊThompson ComponentsåÊfrom Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
- Product codes: 70002000221
- Product ID 1: 750927262
- Product ID 2: 123618UK
We bring you the most detailed and genuine customer reviews here at ExpertBikeReviews.co.uk to help you get the best product, not only for your needs but your budget too. You’ve probably already realised that no matter what bike product it is, be it a Pedal, Water Bottle or Seatposts, there’s always a massive amount of choice. So we aim to narrow down that choice by providing you with customer reviews, our own review score and then comparing the price of the product against other similar options. The goal here is to help you decide if Thomson Elite Layback Seatpost is the best suited of the Seatposts from Chain Reaction Cycles.
Thomson Elite Layback Seatpost is available currently from Chain Reaction Cycles for just £53.99, which is a saving of £26.00 off of the £79.99 RRP price, saving you 33%. £53.99 is also the cheapest we managed to find it online from the major bike retailers today.
We’ve run some analysis on the current price of Thomson Elite Layback Seatpost to help identify if it’s a good deal or not. We’ve also created the table below which details what you can expect to pay for product that match the features and specs of Thomson Elite Layback Seatpost, all of these should help you to decide if it’s right for you.
Key stats for the price of Thomson Elite Layback Seatpost.
- The average price of products in the Seatposts category is £81.01
- The average price of a Thomson product is £84.48
- The average price of a Thomson product from the Seatposts category is £96.08
As you can see, at £53.99, Thomson Elite Layback Seatpost is a bargain, particularly when you consider the quality and features you’ll get from this Thomson product, against the average prices shown above. But with 149 products to choose from in the Seatposts category, there is of course a huge amount of choice.
Specification / Price Comparison
| Spec | Comment |
|---|---|
| Colour: Silver, Black | The average price of Seatposts with the same Colour: Silver, Black spec is £52.44 |
| Length: 367mm, 410mm, 250mm, 330mm | The average price of Seatposts with the same Length: 367mm, 410mm, 250mm, 330mm spec is £53.99 |
| Material: Alloy | The average price of Seatposts with the same Material: Alloy spec is £73.62 |
| Diameter: 31.6mm, 27.2mm, 30.0mm, 32.4mm, 30.9mm, 28.6mm, 26.8mm | The average price of Seatposts with the same Diameter: 31.6mm, 27.2mm, 30.0mm, 32.4mm, 30.9mm, 28.6mm, 26.8mm spec is £53.99 |
| Material: 7000 Series Aluminium | The average price of Seatposts with the same Material: 7000 Series Aluminium spec is £56.99 |
| Lightweight | The average price of Seatposts with the same Lightweight spec is £213.21 |
| The natural ellipse bore inside tube creates an optimum strength-to-weight ratio | The average price of Seatposts with the same The natural ellipse bore inside tube creates an optimum strength-to-weight ratio spec is £53.99 |
| Long 1.614″ (41mm) seat rail grip length, helping to prevent seat rail bending from impact loads (most other seatposts have grip lengths of at least 0.5″ shorter than the Thomson grip length) | The average price of Seatposts with the same Long 1.614″ (41mm) seat rail grip length, helping to prevent seat rail bending from impact loads (most other seatposts have grip lengths of at least 0.5″ shorter than the Thomson grip length) spec is £53.99 |
| Infinite tilt adjustment minus 5å¡ and plus 29å¡ | The average price of Seatposts with the same Infinite tilt adjustment minus 5å¡ and plus 29å¡ spec is £60.74 |
| Design incorporates a bending fuse to prevent catastrophic failure | The average price of Seatposts with the same Design incorporates a bending fuse to prevent catastrophic failure spec is £53.99 |
| All parts are captive and can easily be attached to a seat without dis-assembly | The average price of Seatposts with the same All parts are captive and can easily be attached to a seat without dis-assembly spec is £53.99 |
Reviews of Thomson Elite Layback Seatpost
Customer reviews are one of the most important and useful aspects of buying bike products online. Particularly as there’s just such a vast range of choice. it can be the difference between buying rubbish yet expensive Seatposts or cheap yet amazing ones. For those of you that are just looking for a bit of reassurance that you’re buying a decent product, then a quick review score can be enough. Thomson Elite Layback Seatpost scored 4.8 out of 5 based on 155 customer reviews at Chain Reaction Cycles which puts it as one of the better reviewed Seatposts available. If you’d like to take a bit more time to find out why it scored so well in these reviews just click the “Read Full Review” button and we’ll send you off to the product page at Chain Reaction Cycles where you can check out all the customer ratings. And don’t forget that Chain Reaction Cycles was also the cheapest source for Thomson Elite Layback Seatpost in our search today, at £53.99.
Here are just a couple of interesting reviews that we picked out from verified customers:
Beautiful and well made but there is a but! by Anonymous, 29 November 2011, 14 out of 17 people found this review helpful As far as seat posts go there is no doubting this is an exquisite piece of engineering, it is all one piece and it is light and stong too and I am very happy with it, it looks stunning on my steel Genesis….however…..be WARNED >>>>> if buying the layback post, as per other reviews, I can confirm that if you have your seatpost high and saddle tilting forward towards your stem then you wont be able to with this post as the bracket has been engineered level with the layback and not tilted forward so most of the adjustment angles available point your saddle tip skywards, mine is set on the most extreme of available angles forward and my saddle is just level. Come on Thompson you can do better…..otherwise awsome product. I found this review helpful I did not find this review helpful
Craftsmanship by Manxman17, 12 August 2015, 4 out of 4 people found this review helpful It’s only a seatpost ……..but sometimes you just can’t help but admire the time and effort taken to design and produce a piece of quality workmanship. You can see that as soon as you feel the subtle milling of the alloy and the design of the attachment and adjustment mechanism I am also very grateful that Thomson are one of the few still producing quality MTB kit in old sizes as my 2005 Rocky Mountain Vertex (which still does all I need and does it very well ) seems to have been left behind as component sizes have changed around it And the design is good – even if the bolts shear, which I really doubt they will, I don’t have to chuck whole post away. I can even take a spare bolt if I go on holiday far from Chain Reaction. Unlike the 10 year old original, 10 years is good, but seat falling off isn’t something I want to repeat Pros: quality maintainability Cons: none i can see I found this review helpful I did not find this review helpful
Thomson Elite Layback Seatpost – other options
With 35 Thomson products, 11 Thomson Seatposts and 149 Seatposts available from Chain Reaction Cycles you’re really not going to struggle for choice. Quite the opposite in fact, there’s just too much choice to make a simple decision. If you do want to read a few more reviews first though you can check more of our Seatposts reviews out. Our top bit of advice is to set yourself a list of “must haves” whether that’s colour, features, price or size, make sure you stick with your list as that will save you a lot of time when hunting around online.
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