Rear Suspension Alternative

Outrunner said:

I recently invested in a "Thud Buster" suspension seat post.
After riding it for over 60 miles on the same bumpy roads that I've
rode a hundred times, I'm quite impressed. It really does work much
better than the spring loaded seat post that I had on my bike. It isn't
cheap by any means, but so are trips to the doctor for back pain after extended
rides! They make two versions, a short travel and a long travel post. I first
mounted the LT model, but it was too tall, then I swapped it out for the ST
version and it works extremely well. At about $125.00 It HAD to soften the
ride or I would have promptly returned it. It is a GREAT alternative for a rear
suspension bike. Their web site is Cane Creek*Thudbuster LT Long Travel at Tree Fort Bikes - Online Bicycle Shop

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BarelyAWake said:

Hmm... not to jack this thread - but there was another product offered as an aftermarket suspension other than the seatpost and when I saw the title here I really hoped it was this...

I was at a bikeshop a few years ago and I say a bolt-on attachment that went under the chainstay, from the bottom bracket to the dropouts - mounting your wheel to it, it offered some suspension action by transferring the vertical movement to a horizontal one. I'll bdanged if I can remember what it was called, I don't know how effective it was (beyond the bike tech "liking" it), or even how expensive it was.

Any info on what this product might be or feedback on it's quality would be greatly appreciated - heck, for all I know it mighta been discontinued... I've never seen it since or been able to find it anywhere *shrug*

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fairracing31 said:

Was it something like this?

http://motorbicycling.com/f3/suspensions-all-2733.html

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