I'm thinking of getting into tri's but before I go hog wild, I figure I'll modify my road bike and see how things work out. I have a Yamaguchi with a sloping top tube (54 effective w/73 STA). I can not move the saddle any more forward w/the current seatpost so I'm thinking the PD seatpost is a good starting point. Supposedly it will allow a 73 to equillerate up to a 78. Any input?

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Cheers

I just got a new one off ebay for $22+shipping. I'll know next week. I'm putting it on an old road bike I'm fixing up.

I'm thinking of getting into tri's but before I go hog wild, I figure I'll modify my road bike and see how things work out. I have a Yamaguchi with a sloping top tube (54 effective w/73 STA). I can not move the saddle any more forward w/the current seatpost so I'm thinking the PD seatpost is a good starting point. Supposedly it will allow a 73 to equillerate up to a 78. Any input?

The "forward" seat post will get you into a better aero position, so it's worth doing from that respect. However, you need to realize that your bike was not designed for such a shift of weight onto the front wheel, so it won't handle as well as a built-for-purpose TT bike. Still, it should work for what you want to do, as long as you're not doing any real technical (twisty, turny) bike legs of your races.

I'm thinking of getting into tri's but before I go hog wild, I figure I'll modify my road bike and see how things work out. I have a Yamaguchi with a sloping top tube (54 effective w/73 STA). I can not move the saddle any more forward w/the current seatpost so I'm thinking the PD seatpost is a good starting point. Supposedly it will allow a 73 to equilibrate up to a 78. Any input?

Thanks,
Cheers


I got one two years ago for the exact same reason... but I could never get comfortable on it. I had to raise the seatpost a bit since I was more on top of the pedals- which increased my drop from seat to handlebars and at the same time (even with the profile bars) decreasing the distance from seat to handlebars.

For that reason, I was glad I bought the post at performance, to return the thing after the race. 100% satisfaction for any reason is a nice guarantee. :D