not a surprise ... I end up with a seatpost upgrade as well. "bontrager X lite race". Even I wasn't too sure about a performance improvement with my new carbon seatpost. I still want to have one, i guess "they look good". Upgrades, is like a never ending project. As long as we are riding all the time, every upgrades will worth the price. I am riding and I am happy about it, have some great ride out there sisters.