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Old 03-04-2015, 08:58 AM
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cracked aero TT seatpost?
I have a 10 mile TT this saturday and have just found this. Could of been here a while. Ridable?

It is just next the bolt that looks chipped/cracked

EDIT - It doesnt look as bad by eye, the picture looks alot worse then it is



also if it is cracked I will have to look for another one but don't know what seatpost it really is tbh..





If anyone knows of any cheap or aluminum ones that will be cool
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Old 03-04-2015, 09:53 AM
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Currently un-rideable, ruptured anchor, should be repair able with proper materials and technique. If the stud passes through the entire post head may be temporary usable with longer stud and a proper angled spacer and nut on the bottom of the post head.
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Old 03-04-2015, 09:55 AM
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Currently un-rideable, should be repair able with proper materials and technique.
do you have an idea of how much it usually costs to repair? Im the UK
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Old 03-04-2015, 10:06 AM
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Likely hood of reasonable cost of repair are better in the UK than North America.
Take it to an auto racing composite fabrication shop and ask for a quote, a decent facility will know what to do with it.
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Old 03-04-2015, 10:21 AM
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Looks like this could be my bet.

http://www.carbonbikerepair.co.uk/

Doesn't say anything about pricing though

Hopefully it wont get worse.. It may of been like that for a while.. the road is fairly smooth for the time trial too
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Old 03-04-2015, 11:26 AM
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Looks like it could fail at any moment...
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Old 03-04-2015, 11:34 AM
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from behind





On an adamo saddle too, so my weight isn't directly over the bolt
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Old 03-04-2015, 11:44 AM
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Worst case, you sit down real hard on a seatpost...

m_sasso's idea is good.
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Old 03-04-2015, 05:29 PM
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Having broken an [alloy] seatpost once and suffered the consequences that is NOT something you want to take chances with. Sincerely.
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Old 03-04-2015, 05:35 PM
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I wouldn't ride it.

It will suck if it fails while you are on it.
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Old 03-05-2015, 08:14 AM
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Borrowing a freinds seatpost has the same frame as me. So hopefully all good.
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Old 03-09-2015, 04:36 PM
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Does anyone know where I can get the same post as one of these? Prefer aluminum this time
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Old 03-12-2015, 02:21 PM
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Old 03-12-2015, 02:42 PM
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Does anyone know where I can get the same post as one of these? Prefer aluminum this time
There is almost no chance you will find an aluminum aero post. I don't know what model this is specifically but they're almost all carbon.
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