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From: NJ, NYC, LI
Bikes: 1940s Fothergill, 1959 Allegro Special, 1963? Claud Butler Olympic Sprint, Lambert 'Clubman', 1974 Fuji "the Ace", 1976 Holdsworth 650b conversion rando bike, 1983 Trek 720 tourer, 1984 Counterpoint Opus II, 1993 Basso Gap, 2010 Downtube 8h, and...
Ug! Reminds me of something that happened to me while I was riding my Releigh Pro up Chapel St in New Haven, this would be about 1990.
I went over a minor bump in the road; heard and felt a loud popping sound, immediately followed by the ricochet sound of something hitting the side of the car next to me (a parked one); and felt an elevator-like sensation as my seat post slid down into the frame.
On inspection, it proved the Campy seat post bolt had broken, in half, and the right side part was totally AWOL. I was about half a block from a bike shop, so I just walked in and bought another. Everyone in the shop thought it was pretty funny (self included).