Do I need a micro-adjust seatpost?

[VeloVT]

Seems like a lot of people get along just fine with seatpost that are not infinitely adjustable. However, I strongly prefer an infinitely adjustable post (I replaced all of my posts with infinitely adjustable ones).

Usually two-bolt systems are better than one-bolt systems, but there are a few easy-to-use, infinitely adjustable one-bolt posts out there. Bontrager Race X Lite and Race XXX Lite, for instance, and I think the highest end Ritchey carbon post is one-bolt/infinite adjust (haven't seen it in person though).

I like Thomson posts a whole lot. They are aluminum, but they're lighter than a lot of carbon posts and they are supposedly the strongest post on the market. Very easy to adjust (and pretty, I think).

I just put an FSA K-Force post on my road bike. I bought it partly because it is available with 35mm of setback (the 16mm on my Thomson just wasn't enough -- 35 is a bit more than I strictly need but it gives me some flexibility), and partly because it had a friendly adjustment mechanism. I actually like it a lot, the two-bolt system is infinitely adjustable and both bolts are easy to access. It's reasonably good looking too. (And I found a good deal on Ebay...).

Both of these posts are available with no setback (as are the Bontragers mentioned above). One note about setback though, you should not be determining whether or not you need setback based upon your reach needs -- it should be determined based upon where your saddle needs to be in order to achieve a reasonable relationship between your knees and the pedal spindle. This is completely independent of reach; it's a function of the relationship between your femur/tibia ratio and the geometry/size of your frame.