The downside of living with someone who works in medical rehab is hearing about all the bike related injuries that my wife sees. Today's tale: A 41 year old guy riding in the middle of a group snaps his seatpost, falling backwards at 25mph. Massive pileup as others ride over him. Breaks his neck.I think back to a recent ride on a CA Masi with pantographed components, including fluting to the seatpost. After the ride I saw what looked like just a crack in the paint in the flutes, stuck an Exacto knife blade point in it and the blade went all the way in, and the crack went the entire way up the fluting. The panto machine went too deep on that one. So, check your seatposts regularly, and Hey, lets all be careful out there. Jay "Sgt Esterhaus" Van De Velde Seal Beach,CA