Two bolts, one lightweight carbon shaft, and a clamp head that doesn't fight you when you're dialing in saddle angle — that's the pitch on the Ritchey Comp Carbon 2-Bolt. It's the value-tier carbon post in the Ritchey lineup, sitting below the WCS and Superlogic lines while using the same twin-bolt clamping mechanism that runs across the range. Ritchey positions it as a high-performance carbon post at entry level alloy pricing, which is the honest read — you get the weight benefit of carbon and the adjustability of the 2-bolt head without paying WCS money.

The post weighs 229 grams in the 27.2 x 350mm configuration and finishes in matte UD carbon. Construction pairs a carbon shaft with a forged aluminum head, and the internal shaft uses an oblong diameter — thicker wall where the loads live, less material where it isn't needed. That's where the weight comes out without giving up strength at the clamp junction.

The 2-bolt clamp is the reason to buy this post over a cheaper single-bolt design. Wide saddle clamp reduces stress on lightweight rails and the bolts are oriented to the axis of the rails for greatest contact area with the saddle, which matters if you're running a saddle with carbon rails — single-bolt clamps concentrate load in a smaller footprint and can crush thin rails when overtightened. Twin bolts also let you separate tilt from fore-aft adjustment: back off one, snug the other, and dial angle without the saddle sliding out from under you.... Read More