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Many years ago I started riding with and testing suspension seat posts.  I went through many different models and iterations.   All of them pretty good when new but all had issues and I eventually broke them or they stopped working properly.  Then I decided to try the Cane Creek Thudbuster ST seatpost.  

About 20 months ago, I purchased a Cane Creek Thudbuster seatpost for my prototype Fargo.   Check it out above.   Within the first few rides I was hooked.   My body felt better.   I have a bulging disc in my lower back and I was having difficulty with longer rides.   With the Thudbuster ST, I was pleased that I could ride further and recover quicker afterwards.

Now....I own 3 of these posts.   I purchased 2 and Cane Creek graciously gave me one for a new build.   I have ridden the bike above on just about every surface and on every type of terrain including the hoof battered Maah Daah Hey in North Dakota and the rocky, rooty and wet Umpqua River Trail in Oregon.  Time and time again it has proven itself.  

I have also added one to my snow bike for the same reasons.   Snow when packed down by hikers and walkers feels very much like a hoof battered trail.   The Thudbuster ST shines here too.   I don't notice what it is doing when I ride, but I do notice it the next morning.  My body feels better.  

This is a very good product that I think is relevant for anyone or any bike being ridden on a rough surface for any extended period of time.  I've grown so accustomed to it that I miss it on my cross or road bike or on shorter rides.   I have experimented with a titanium seatpost on both my Fargo and El Mariachi, but I keep coming back to the Thudbuster ST because it adds comfort and my body recovers quicker when I use it.  

Now...Don't buy this product thinking that it makes your hard tail a suspension bike.  Putting one on a hardtail doesn't magically transform a hard tail bike.  I describe the feeling of the ST similar to a bike with a large volume rear tire.   It's got just a bit of give to it.  The first few times you ride it, you may think you flatted your tire.  That's pretty normal.

I love it and will always consider it when I am building a new bike for long rides.   It's proven itself on many occassions and I have had zero problems with it over several thousand miles.   That is why it is here on my equipment page.