Carbon Seat Post Anyone?

[ChrisH]

Seen at my LBS this morning.

Ream those piles the high tech way.

 

[SwissVan]

 

Oh Oh - I just put a carbon FSA (the zero set back version) on my road bike...

 

What happened?

 

 

[ChrisH]

Apparently a typical 'Just Riding Along' incident. Seeing as the guy who was riding it works at the LBS I am inclined to believe it too.

[Duathlete]

That is why you don't put carbon parts on a MTB... 

[Marius]

I've been using a Carbon Easton 70 Seatpost for YEARS already, plenty of falls and so forth, no problems. Must've been a Dud imho or the guy had a FAT ASS eg. plus 80kg.

[SwissVan]

I've been using a Carbon Easton 70 Seatpost for YEARS already' date=' plenty of falls and so forth, no problems. Must've been a Dud imho or the guy had a FAT ASS eg. plus 80kg.[/quote']

 

Oppas jong ...

 

 

[turtlek]

thats why i only use a alu seat post on mtb!!!!!!! and just riding along accidents are normally witnessed as to being a hectic drop off and or a decent pice of single track involving a tree

[AndreZA]

Marius, you ride a FS so some of the impacts is absorbed.

 

Was this a HT bike?

 

 

[ChrisH]

It was on a brand new carbon frame dualie.

[Red Zone]

It could be an overtightened seat clamp and nothing wrong with the post.

[racman]

snapped my CAmpag Record carbon post a year ago on the Colnago. Had definately been overtightened and I hit the infamous railway lines at the Tour de Stellenbosch pretty hard. Used for 5years plus and way over 80kg for most of the time.

 

Have a CF post now and no problems.

[TNT1]

 

That is why you don't put carbon parts on a MTB... 

 

What if ya gots a full carbon mtb?

 

[Marius]

I've seen LBS overtighten carbon seatposts were the seatposts survive but the frames crack. Like Oom H always say, you can even brake your pinkey if you stick deep enough into you a$$hole and turn it just wrong