Originally Posted by shadoman

Who knows ? I'm not .
I certainly wasn't the first person to ride it that day,( an entire local shop team had taken turns, ) and I'm sure there were countless others for weeks before.

( I DID have some pretty awesome legs back then in '86. )

Why it failed when it did is not important. Why it was the seat tube instead of down tube or chainstay is not important. What IS important is that it soured ME for life on CF.

( I'll never drive a Jeep Cherokee again either. )