Those are interesting set ups, to say the least. KoK, how did you bend the post? Pastorbob, is the post pretty stable? I'm not a heavy person, and I don't intend to have any vigorous rides on this bike, but a failure at that junction could be painful! I also take it that the original BMX seat post is narrower along the top than the bottom? The epoxied ends of the two posts seem to match diameters really well.