I had it with me and it was literally a five-minute tweak at the side of the trail. Redshift reckons that on the main spring alone a preload of 4 is the highest you should go, so I needed to add the inner spring to the mix. > 9 ways to make your bike more comfortableĪs I said, though, this setting was a little too soft for me. If you are out for a tough gravel race or longer adventure, this post is going to make a huge difference to comfort levels. It is very nicely finished, though, and a sturdy piece of engineering. The first thing you notice when you open up the box is the weight of the post – you're looking at 545g of aluminium and internal components. You might think this doesn't really make me the best person to test the Redshift, but to be honest, I was intrigued. For me it's all about using your elbows and knees as the suspension as you hone your bunny-hopping skills for potholes and tree roots while keeping the bike upright on a surface that is moving around beneath you. I've mentioned this before, but I'll recap: I love gravel bikes because they remind me of the rigid mountain bikes I was riding around on when I was a teenager. It is fairly weighty and it ain't cheap either, but it is easy to set up and works a treat, which kind of outweighs the negatives. Aimed primarily at the gravel/adventure market, the Redshift ShockStop Suspension Seatpost does a good job of taking the sting out of a rough ride.

Redshift seatpost weight