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Saturday, June 14, 2008

3TTT seatpost failure


3TTT seatpost failure_0432
Originally uploaded by gtveloce

This is my most popular image on Flickr. Why? It's not the greatest photo I've ever taken, but I guess it's exactly as stated - a seatpost that has failed. And in that sense it tells a tale that's both very personal and very painful; and one that other bike riders may imagine happening to them, if they are not careful!

FWIW it's a lightweight "3TTT"-brand seatpost that fitted into the slightly smaller than 'usual' diameter seat tube of my Look KG76 bike frame. You can see that it has had fluting milled out and painted black. It and the Look frame (with Mavic ensemble) were sold new to me in 1990, so the post was about 17 years old when it finally snapped, although it wasn't used for maybe 5 or those years and was never my only bike. It was a surprise, but not a nice one.

posted by gtveloce @ 2:23 PM 

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