Carbon Fiber Base bolting idea

I just recently replaced the broken base on my KH saddle with a carbon
fiber base. I was ready to file square holes and use carriage bolts,
when I came up with another idea. I took (2) 3/4" 1/4-20 bolts and a
piece of 3/16" steel rod.
I then brazed the steel rod to the 2 bolts. I made 3 of these. 1 for
the back bumper and 2 for the front handle.
This assembly holds the bolts in place and keeps them from spinning
when you put tighten the nuts to hold the handle and bumper in place.

The right bolt looks crooked, it's just the angle that it was
photographed.

I used (4) 1/4-20 bolts and nylock nuts to hold the seat post in
place. Instead of using a rubber gasket between the seat post and the
cf base, I cut a rectangle from the side of a plastic bucket. The
plastic gasket offers protection between the base and the post, but
doesn't compress like rubber does.


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I need some of those!
Thats a really cool idea. My carbon fiber seat is very complicated to
put together since the only bolts that don't spin are the seatpost
bolts so I have to be creative when putting the bumper and handle on.
Lets just say I am lucky I have torn holes in the sides of my cover
from riding


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I have the old miyata double threaded U bolts on my one seat.


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