Seatpost bolt sheared off!

CycloRos

So there I was in the forest of Ae just getting nicely warmed up when the front seat post bolt snapped causing me to fall backwards off the saddle :shock:

I was tackling a climb so luckily I was able to just hop off the side of the bike (no harm done), my question is - has this happened to anyone else ? cos I've never seen it before, and could I make a warranty claim as the whole bike is only 8 months old?

cue the bat fastard jokes oh and its an Easton EA50 seatpost with a Charge Spoon saddle.

supersonic

Could well be a warranty case - contact the retailer.

Fat get ;-)

fourcrossjohn

take it up with the pie company

CycloRos

thanks sonic, I'll give Evan's a call and see what they have to say.

i did eat rather a lot over the weekend maybe it was all those pies!

ride_whenever

Probably faulty, pics of the bolt please?

trekhead

What`s that say in your sig

docker0141

i did it on the Fort William red run, ended up in a nice deep bog, couldn't find the bolt and had to duck tape my saddle to my frame so i could finish my run

CycloRos

docker0141 wrote:

...had to duck tape my saddle to my frame so i could finish my run

From now on I will be carrying duck-tape in my backpack so I don't have to abandon the ride

Coasting back down the singletrack/fireroad with no seatpost has made me realise how much I rely on it for steering the bike.

Anyway, spoke to Evans last night and they said to bring down the broken bits and it should be covered by the warranty.

passout

I heard of somebody who broke both wrists when his seatpost went. Could've been nasty.