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Cracked KH handle from road UPD
I have a new KH 2007 Freeride saddle that I have used only a few times since I bought it from Darren last fall. Near the end of my 29er ride tonight, I had a lovely, inexplicable sliding UPD onto my knees and hands*. No worries, I thought, until I picked up what I thought was a piece of my light off of the road. It was a sharp chunk of handle! Two chunks of the ribbed handle had shattered off, leaving a jagged edge. Upon closer inspection under a streetlight, the handle was split completely in half down the middle. I know that folks used to rip off their handles when putting pressure on them in muni and trials, but it seems bizarre that a handle should crack from a relatively gentle one-time impact with the ground. Is this common for ribbed KH handles? Or perhaps there was a defect in the plastic? Any thoughts? Thanks, andrea * Why is there always, ALWAYS someone there to witness your one bail in ages? Despite it being a pretty casual ride, I was wearing my overkill Harbringers and kneepads, so no skin was donated to the asphalt (I occasionally UPD at the most unlikely times and I have to save my joints for...well, everything else). +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Filename: DSCN2563.jpg | |Download: http://www.unicyclist.com/attachment/18637 | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ -- slugbath ------------------------------------------------------------------------ slugbath's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/432 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/58955 |
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Cracked KH handle from road UPD
i shattered my handle earlier this winter, got a replacement for $10 -- saskatchewanian “Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.” - Dr. Seuss ------------------------------------------------------------------------ saskatchewanian's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/14180 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/58955 |
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Cracked KH handle from road UPD
There was a bad batch of some of the newer saddles. The one I got from Darren shattered like that (back bumper though) two or so weeks after getting it and he replaced it for free. You could try and get it replaced but I'm not sure if it's too late for you or not. -- Brian O. 'ProjectUNI' (http://www.otherworldsociety.org/projectuni) - The Unicyclist PC Game - In Early Development. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Brian O.'s Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/10744 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/58955 |
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Cracked KH handle from road UPD
kris holm admited there was a defect in some of the handles in the new 07 saddles. You probably got unlucky. Try get a replacement with your warranty, cause it defo shouldnt have done that. -- brendan ------------------------------------------------------------------------ brendan's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/13680 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/58955 |
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Cracked KH handle from road UPD
brendan wrote: kris holm admited there was a defect in some of the handles in the new 07 saddles. You probably got unlucky. Try get a replacement with your warranty, cause it defo shouldnt have done that. ya mine broke on my 29 07 -- skianduniaddict unifreak7 wrote: IT makes me mad how skianduniaddict is so much better than me at street. -Shaun JOhanneson unifreak7 wrote: skianduniaddict kicks my ass at street -Shaun JOhanneson ------------------------------------------------------------------------ skianduniaddict's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/11868 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/58955 |
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Cracked KH handle from road UPD
mine broke too on a road ride like yours...but I got mine from UDC, and they replaced it free. -- onelesscar "my bounty is as boundless as the sea my love as deep the more i give to thee the more i have for both are endless" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ onelesscar's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/11127 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/58955 |
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