In a message dated 3/31/03 4:57:49 PM Pacific Standard Time, faulkners@neteze.com writes:
> Yesterday morning, I was fortunate enough to take my Raleigh Team bike
> > out for its second ride (well, the second time *I* rode it). I'm still
> in
> > the process of tweaking the fit, so at the 10 mile mark, I stopped to
> > adjust the seat height. While loosening the seatpost binder bolt, I
> > experienced that familiar unsettling feeling... you know.. the feeling
> > where the bolt suddenly becomes very, very loose! Yep, the bolt broke,
> > and I had the pleasure of riding home w/o sitting down. :-P
>
Campy seat post bolts were famous for breaking. If you get a new one and
don't overtighten it, it MIGHT not break. Some of them break more easily than
others. That said, I have a couple I've been using for many years. Carry a
spare?
Stevan Thomas
Alameda, CA