ride fast, see the world

Ah freshtripe of course, thanks!

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Trim both protruding ends with an angle grinder and keep the rest in, you'll be fine.

Jesus, was someone firing a nail gun at you?

Wouldn't have happened if tyre was on the right way round.

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fairly calamitous page so far

Holy shizzles how do you manage all that bad luck?!

Maybe use the nail from previous post to fix?

Loving the build 😛

I think buying £10 carbon seatpost from China might explain some of it.

and not owning a torque wrench because I embody the spirit of youthful chaotic good

might also be the fact I full sent with my face into some ditch on a bridleway at 20mph a couple of weeks ago

Saw this happen a few years ago on a Chinese carbon post. Never seen it happen before. Taught me a lesson to never buy any cheap carbon bits that would result in a horrendous failure.

Taught me a lesson to never buy any cheap carbon bits

yeah but lightness!

There's cheap and then there's those.

Yeah so is losing your testicles when it snaps. Ouch!

Tbh I am a person that normally avoids carbon wherever possible.

I snapped a carbon post on my SSCX a few years back but getting too sendy...I did almost have a post up my bum.

It wasn’t quite as dramatic as it seems.
It cracked around the clamp area but was still attached, and it was fully split when removing it.

:(

What’s happened now?

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WHAT DO YOU DO TO YOUR BIKES, MY LORD

This is my new favourite thread.
Hope you're okay though!

That seatpost binder bolt is doing some heavy lifting

to answer any questions on how I break so much stuff this should help:

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