X-lite seatposts

Keiron DeCommunity said:

Hi all, quick simple question.

Has anyone here suffered X-Lite seatpost breakages?

Not a breakage, but I've had problems with the clamping mechanism on my Click-on

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Dave. Follow ups set to uk.rec.cycling

And alt.mountain-bike

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Hi all, quick simple question.

Has anyone here suffered X-Lite seatpost breakages?

Like bomba, not with seatpost. But had a crank arm bolt break off. Quite an uneven sheared off
surface, indicating probably the bolt was not designed well enough to handle high torque and
tension, but maybe alu bolts just weren't meant for such usage. I stick to steel bolts now. Their
stuff is pretty lightweight though so I'd beware of breakage if you are a large sized or
aggressive rider.

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Hi all, quick simple question.

Has anyone here suffered X-Lite seatpost breakages?

Like bomba, not with seatpost. But had a crank arm bolt break off. Quite

an

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uneven sheared off surface, indicating probably the bolt was not designed well enough to handle
high torque and tension, but maybe alu bolts just weren't meant for such usage. I stick to steel
bolts now. Their stuff is pretty lightweight though so I'd beware of breakage if you are a large

sized

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or aggressive rider.

bloocow - 2c

Thanks all. I've broke more than my fair share of X-Lite seatposts and I'm not heavy *or* a heavy
rider. I never leave the ground (too scared :-) ) and all my riding is on fairly easy terrain
these days.

I'll go back to USE kit instead. Thanks, Dave.