Oh my goodness. What a difference a suspension seat post has made on this tandem. The person riding in the back will feel every rough railroad bed crossing, every accidental hitting of a pot hole, rough pavement. The stoker in the rear takes it on hard up through the seat post. I just had to do something about making this ride smoother. I had ridden tandems with the Cane Creek Thudbuster and I did not realize until I had been riding our tandem (without any suspension seat post), how awful it was beginning to feel on my tush and sitz bones. Thudbuster to the rescue. I am one very happy stoker now on my Specialized Body Geometry Women's Jett titanium rails leather saddle with the Thudbuster below it. One smooooth ride now. Spring is here and we are have a great time out on our tandem rides. No stoker should be without a smooth ride over rough surfaces.
That squarish looking thing in the middle of the Thudbuster holds an elastomer that is exchangeable and you put in there the one that is right for you based on your body weight and how much 'give' you want in your suspension. Jim Szittai at The Bicycle Shop in Canton set me up with this great piece of equipment.
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