notfred: It's not, I was just being lazy about reinstalling it. I did though and rode it in... riding it home tonight.

donnamb: A Truvative XR (single bolt). 27.2mm, my bike actually came with a 27.2mm post and a 30.8mm shim, so the store ordered me the same exact post except in 30.9 and will hone the seat tube if necessary (since in theory the new post will be 0.1mm larger than the old shim). The wider tube should be significantly stronger so hopefully I won't bend this one.

My setup is hard on the seat post though, I run a 350mm post pulled out to the minimum insertion line, then I have the seat slid all the way back... so the leverage on the seat post is pretty extreme.

Max: I dunno about making me a man... coming back up ridge usually has me crying like a little girl .