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Old 04-07-05 | 10:43 AM
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Originally Posted by slvoid
How'd you end up with your CHEST on the seat post? That's gotta be one helluva aero position.
Did you look at the broken piece to see how it sheared off?
It's a compact frame and I was just starting across the intersection, seated, and pushing a big gear, and then boom, next thing I know I'm sprawled on top of the frame. I recovered all of the pieces even the end of the bolt the next morning which had ended up in a pothole. The bolt wasn't bent or anything, just cracked straight across about 2mm from where it entered the retaining plate.

It's just so wierd as I messengered for years, bunny hopping pot holes, riding down stairs and never had a seat bolt break.
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