Fabian46 Posted March 10, 2015 Posted March 10, 2015 Bought this chinese carbon seatpost of a hub member last year. Was brand new. I think the make was Dashine. Anyway, out on the trail yesterday, riding on a flat'ish gravel road, and BANG!! Seat snaps off, and I'm nearly sodomised by the remaining seatpost. So it's not even a year old, fairly hard riding(but xc riding), but most of the technical stuff your standing anyway...so I cant see why this this would just break, other than the fact its just rubbish quality. And I always wondered why this "Carbon" seatpost wasn't much lighter than some Alu posts, and its coz it filled with Pewter, or whatever cheap and nasty stuff they decided to fill it with. I guess I get to go shopping for a new seatpost
Sarge Posted March 10, 2015 Posted March 10, 2015 Wow Fabs, Bad stuff. You lucky you wern't hurt. Sarge
droo Posted March 10, 2015 Posted March 10, 2015 Eek. Your sphincter can count itself lucky. Get a Thomson this time. Hairy, BogusOne, Vinnydabutcher and 6 others 9
eddy Posted March 10, 2015 Posted March 10, 2015 I guess I get to go shopping for a new seatpost I have a unused Thomson Elite I am sending back to CRC as i fitted an old post to my new build. What diameter do you need as we can maybe do a deal on a QUALITY seatpost ? BogusOne 1
Fabian46 Posted March 10, 2015 Author Posted March 10, 2015 I have a unused Thomson Elite I am sending back to CRC as i fitted an old post to my new build. What diameter do you need as we can maybe do a deal on a QUALITY seatpost ? Mine is 27.2mm. What price range you looking at? Saw a NukeProof that Iwan is selling at R500.
BogusOne Posted March 10, 2015 Posted March 10, 2015 Eina.... That could have gone horribly wrong Agree as mentioned by others.... Thomson post is the way to go.... As far as im concerned a carbon seatpost has no place on a mtb. Baaisikilist, Wannabe, NixM and 3 others 6
Fabian46 Posted March 10, 2015 Author Posted March 10, 2015 pratley steal will fix it sjoe...thats a future rape case bru
Falco Posted March 10, 2015 Posted March 10, 2015 As far as im concerned a carbon seatpost has no place on a mtb bike Fixed it nonky, FlyingScot and Fabian46 3
Fabian46 Posted March 10, 2015 Author Posted March 10, 2015 Eina.... That could have gone horribly wrong Agree as mentioned by others.... Thomson post is the way to go.... As far as im concerned a carbon seatpost has no place on a mtb. This I've learnt the hard way....but it couldve been harder if you know what I mean....hehe
eddy Posted March 10, 2015 Posted March 10, 2015 Mine is 27.2mm. What price range you looking at? Saw a NukeProof that Iwan is selling at R500. It is a 27.2 mm. Make me an offer. http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/za/en/thomson-elite-inline-seatpost/rp-prod6066 Oh, and incase you also have a no name brand stem, I have a 100mm 10 degrees Thomson one for you too.
carbon29er Posted March 10, 2015 Posted March 10, 2015 Interesting design, clearly a two piece design and it snapped where the two pieces joined. I've sold almost 300 carbon seatposts of a different design and I've had one failure reported, a 27.2mm that was used on a cx single speed bike. I had an Easton EC90 snap about 6 years ago. It happens. Mongoose!, Meezo and Fabian46 3
Bobbo_SA Posted March 10, 2015 Posted March 10, 2015 pratley steal Duct Tape will fix it Fixed nonky 1
Fabian46 Posted March 10, 2015 Author Posted March 10, 2015 FixedU okes are going from bad to worse...lolol Bobbo_SA 1
Fabian46 Posted March 10, 2015 Author Posted March 10, 2015 It is a 27.2 mm. Make me an offer. http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/za/en/thomson-elite-inline-seatpost/rp-prod6066 Oh, and incase you also have a no name brand stem, I have a 100mm 10 degrees Thomson one for you too. thanks...Pm'd you
Skinnyone Posted March 11, 2015 Posted March 11, 2015 UM...you ask why it broke? read your headline.... Strong, light, cheap - pick two...
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