Momsen

Mr G, Sorry to hear about this incident. To date we have not had a single post failure like this. I assume you have the LB Post which is the laid back design? The heat treating control and machining has been done a particular way to ensure the post "bends" before snapping. What you are describing is definately abnormal. Pls confirm the dealer through which you purchased the seatpost and I will make contact immediately to resolve. I can assure you our products are tested extensively prior to production and the particular item in question has some of the best cnc machining and quality control I have ever come across in the bicycle industry. From raw materials received to finished product - all processes are handled in 1 facility. You can also contact us on 041-3685708 directly. We will need to get seatpost back to send for material testing etc so we can ascertain what exactly caused this one-off failure.

Brandon Stewart's Bike. Pic courtesy of Kevin Evans

Eldron, that is not knocking someone else's product -- merely stating the difference between the tubes. Theirs are round. Ours are formed into shapes. I have the greatest respect for NINER, after all they are one of the main reasons we have a market in SA now for 29ers?

Small: 1.88kg Medium: 1.93kg Large: 1.95kg X-Large: 2.05kg

Frame on scale - tomorrow. I think 25% is not quite accurate. Alu material may be similar but both the EMD and Scandal are using some very "basic" tubing shapes aka - ROUND. Being a 2011 model we wanted to come out with something a bit more contemporary. There have been some great advances in Alloy frame technology in the last 2 years. Our frame features some heavily formed and manipulated tube profiles. The Taper Headtube , whilst creating a stiffer front end , unfortunately also adds some weight over the old style straight threadless tube. Not sure who is producing the NINER and ON-ONE frames for those brands, but the MOMSEN is produced by KINESIS - probably the best alloy frame manufacturer in the industry. Our tube profiles were carefully chosen to ensure a stiff, reasonable weight and don't forget, very affordable, 29er frame option that can take a beating. Toptube is triple butted, as is the seattube. Downtube was however switched to a PLAIN GAUGE 1.8mm thickness tube for strength. The chainstays are quite unique in that they are using Kinesis's exclusive SPF ( Superplastic Forming ) technology to create a formed and varied thickness stay. Being a new brand on the market, we unfortunately don't have all the cool write-ups in the magazines - but we plan to change that.

Tomorrow we will post some pics of the REAL frame weights of the MOMSEN TWEN9AL frames in stock. Then he will also know what the frames actually weigh. And yes, the CARBON SL929 is going to be worth the weight...

Great pics! Long live the Hardtail?