Anyone broken the KH Rail Seat Post yet?

g'day mate,
yeah i know a guy who recently just broke his kh seat post too!

i also have a kh trials 20" and was gonna get a thompson seatpost but
then found out that u need to get the kh rail seat post! The KH Trials
originally came out with the kh rail add-on but it was taken off in
april because it got in the way of sif hopping, and was quite akward
and didnt really suite trials riding!

so, i wouldnt suggest getting a kh rail for ur kh trials if u use it
for trials..

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trials2k said:

g'day mate,
yeah i know a guy who recently just broke his kh seat post too!

i also have a kh trials 20" and was gonna get a thompson seatpost but
then found out that u need to get the kh rail seat post! The KH Trials
originally came out with the kh rail add-on but it was taken off in
april because it got in the way of sif hopping, and was quite akward
and didnt really suite trials riding!

so, i wouldnt suggest getting a kh rail for ur kh trials if u use it
for trials..

I use a KH CF Fusion seat, with rail adapter and Thomson seatpost for
trials, and it doesn't bother me at all. Personally, i'd rather have a
strong unicycle than one that wasn't as strong just so I could do
SiF...

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unicyclistjoe said:

I use a KH CF Fusion seat, with rail adapter and Thomson seatpost for
trials, and it doesn't bother me at all. Personally, i'd rather have a
strong unicycle than one that wasn't as strong just so I could do
SiF...

yeah, i was told by a mate that it wasnt good for trials, and i sed to
him that i wanted to get the same saddle/seatpost set up as u have, and
he sed not too!

Do u do ne sif hopping ?

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trials2k said:

yeah, i was told by a mate that it wasnt good for trials, and i sed to
him that i wanted to get the same saddle/seatpost set up as u have, and
he sed not too!

Do u do ne sif hopping ?

Not as much, I tend to do more seat in than SiF. But, when I need to
SiF I don't find the rail adapter a problem, it doesn't affect my
jumping in anyway either.

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I've just switched to using the seatpost with the brake post off my KH24
for now, it's soooo much heavier than before (also using an old KH Seat
instead of my gel seat)

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if you get the kh rail adapter DO NOT get the kh seat post it is terable
imo. If i where you i would just switch to a non alu uni seat post.

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unicyclepa said:

if you get the kh rail adapter DO NOT get the kh seat post it is terable
imo. If i where you i would just switch to a non alu uni seat post.

Aluminium saves weight, so he should just get a Thomson, they are the
strongest post available. And it doesn't matter if it's made out of
aluminium or not, they will still break.

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unicyclepa said:

if you get the kh rail adapter DO NOT get the kh seat post it is terable
imo.

Does this mean you have broken one? I have not heard of anyone
trashing one yet. If yours failed, what were you doing and how did it
break?

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Quoted message said:

Aluminium saves weight, so he should just get a Thomson, they are the
strongest post available. And it doesn't matter if it's made out of
aluminium or not, they will still break.

i ment that he should get a non alu regular uni seat post.

Quoted message said:

Does this mean you have broken one? I have not heard of anyone trashing
one yet. If yours failed, what were you doing and how did it break?

i havent broken one. i just dont like the desine with the those little
pins

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i didnt breake on yet cuz i dont have one dude.

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unicyclepa said:

i ment that he should get a non alu regular uni seat post.

So did I...and they are still easily breakable (i've broken 3)

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Joe "seatpost breaker" dyson

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after braking 3 i think you need to work on your form not the uni.

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lol...6

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unicyclepa said:

after braking 3 i think you need to work on your form not the uni.

Not really...I haven't broken my Thomson yet, other seatposts aren't
made for what I put them through

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Well I just broke my other seatpost so I'm probably gonna go with a KH
rail seatpost. Looks like I'll have to order the KH rail adaptor in
from Australia though due to none in stock here.

Has anyone here had any experience with the KH rail seatpost? I'd like
to hear how it compares to other models on the market (Thompson and
regular KH seatposts).

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Definitely get a Thomson. It's as close to a sure thing as you can get
in seatposts. Also, it is light (although when combined with the steel
rail adapter it will come out heavier than a normal 4 bolt).

If you're breaking seatposts like that, you need something that will
hold up. Why waste money on a KH that is likely to break when you can
get something that I don't think knows how to break (Thomson)?

You can get a Thomson for a lot less than the retail in the US. I'm not
sure what it will be like getting one in NZ, but I got one for $35
shipped (less than half price) off ebay a while back. And when I worked
in a bike shop I could get Thomson products at around 40% of retail. So
try to find one cheap on ebay or get one through someone who works at a
shop.

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Cheers for the words of wisdom Obie but I'm gonna go with the KH rail
seatpost anyway because its such a similar design and made from the
same stuff and costs $65 instead of $160.

I guess I'll probably hacksaw the brake mount post off the rail adaptor
to stop it from getting in the way for S.I.F. and maybe shed a bit of
weight.

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if you don't hacksaw if off, you could put a U bolt onto the top of it
and secure it onto the handle bolts and you'd remove any seat flex :P

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