Advice - Cracked seatpost

[Fitbull]

Came a cropper this morning and cracked my seatpost!

 

Any ideas on how safe it would be to carry on riding on a cracked seat post. Seatpost is a bontrager race lite - aluminium - on a road bike.

 

Anybody know where I can get a new bontrager race lite seat post? or anybody looking to get rid of a seat post on the cheap!

[Hog_]

Replace it immediately. Anything THAT close to your fun bits is best kept in tip top shape, don't you think?

 

 

 

[TYGA]

Weird, I bent the Bontrager Race Lite seatpost on my MTB as well...looks like these okes compromise strength for weight. I also bent the seat post quick release not using excessive force. My relationship with Trek and Bontrager has been a short and very combustable affair with not much future.

 

PS you are crazy to ride on a cracked post. The consequences of it breaking FFFAAAARRR outweigh ANY possible benefit of hanging onto it.  

[Contaminated Haggis]

Agreed. Discard the broken one and go buy a replacement.

[splat]

I agree! You dont want broken bike bits near your bits.

[Fitbull]

I thought that might be the case

 

As you say far too close to the fun bits to be toying around with!

 

Was hoping to be able to carry on using it while I consider getting a new post from overseas where they are half the price of here!

[TYGA]

Post a wanted ad on the Hub for a used Thomson, they often pop up. Bought mine used in great condition for 400 bucks.

[knersis]

Post a wanted add with the diameter , eg. 27.2m and would you would like to spend and +- the weight you are looking for.