Originally Posted by
Allegheny Jet
I broke my seat post with about 2.5 hour left in the ride. I put the broken end about 1.25" into the seat tube and rode gingerly the rest of the ride. Knees are still feeling it two days later.
Heathpack can swear to my broken seat post well into a ride on the Tahoe Rim Trail. Second carbon post I've broken on an MTB over the years.