.....that a Specialzed Pave Seatpost would be suitable for Off-Road use? I've only ever seen them on road bikes, but noted that they come in a 350mm length.

Noticed that you can get one for £40 which is cheap for a 'brand' carbon post anyway and it has the right diameter, right layback and the reason I was thinking of getting a carbon post was for comfort. Seems to tick all the boxes, I just don't want to snap the bugger from ridding off-road and end up in A&E!

No.

Oh. Right then.

*walks off sulking*

The carbon seatpost on the Specialized Tricross we tested ages ago was apparently "Not Suitable For Off-Road Use" even though it was blatantly on a CX bike ;-)

That was an unbranded plain carbon one.
4am wants to use a road carbon seatpost that has had the middle cut out of it !!

I've seen a few 'off road' carbon posts break,most recently at a race last month,let alone a road one.

Specialized do do a carbon MTB post, think it may only be 30.9mm though.

I wouldn't use the Pave one.

Ive got a pave on my CX bike and it feels pretty sturdy compared to some of the noodly alloy MTB posts i've had in the past. Depends on how heavy you are, how hard you ride and whether you are willing to risk spiky carbon/gonad interaction.

OK I'm convinced, I'll get something sensible instead. Noticed that CRC have the FSA K-Force on offer at £60. Might get that.

Cheers fellas.

Get a Ti more, more of a comfort advantage and no worry about it failing ever.

I did run a cheap carbon on my old HT for 6months, didn't fail, did aid the comfort alot.

I considered the PAVE to, but reviews I read also suggested NO, shame.

'no worry about it failing ever' yeah there is, any seatpost can fail, and ti is more bendy than msot other materials, I'd be just as worried about a ti post as I would a carbon or alu one.

Probably depends on if it was on a hardtail or full suss too wouldn't it? There isn't the same spike type hit on a full sus bike as a hardtail

Also on the amount of seatpost you have showing and applying leverage

Got a RaceFace Deus with Independent fore/aft and tilt adjustment myself. Had it about 6 months and so far it has stayed put where I set it. It's light and I'm happy with it. I've heard the Moots Ti post is good but I've had no experience of it. The Thomsons are supposed to be top notch. A mate has the USE Sumo carbon and is not happy with it cos he thinks the adjustment is crap and he can't set it how he wants it.