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Broken Seat = Need For A Seat That Wont Put Me In The Hospital Again

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slowitdown

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dklopp said:
Background info:
Within the last year and a half, I have broken two seats from hard landings on them (no feet, just seat landings), and both times I had to go to the hospital. One of the seats nearly killed me, and both nearly caused permanent damage to my man parts. After 25 staples, 14+ stitches, 3 months on blood thinners, cardiovascular surgery in my leg, and over $100k in medical bills (thank god for good insurance), I am ready for a seat that wont break on me.

On my Bontrager seat, the rails ripped through the leather top and impaled me. My transition seat simply had a rail pop out when the rails bent (a much more desirable mode of failure imho) that cut me.
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Did read, jon. See the red italic bold text?
 
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slowitdown said:
Did read, jon. See the red italic bold text?
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i meant the entire thread. you obviously missed post #3....


dklopp said:
I missed my pedals on no footed tricks - trust me, shoes and pedals are not part of the problem :thumb:

I am not really a fan of the ibeam seats. A friend had one and either was always slipping or creaking. But I will look into it again - it couldn't hurt....
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4130biker said:
Looks like there's some on ebay, also the primo pentagon, but I never liked it as much since it's kind of big. But if you're into being able to pinch the seat for no hand tricks, the pentagon may be the way to go.
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I've bent the primo big-rail seats. They're tough, but still rely on a system that can separate.

Also, don't go with anything too wide. You won't be able to get behind it on the steeps.
 
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w00dy said:
I've bent the primo big-rail seats. They're tough, but still rely on a system that can separate.

Also, don't go with anything too wide. You won't be able to get behind it on the steeps.
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I've bent them too, but even though they are built in a similiar fashion to normal seats, the plastc is almost twice as thick and with the giant rails, I've never heard of one coming apart.
 
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Pivotal.

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://digbmx.mpora.com/resources/images/digthis/macneil_nub_3-625x416.jpg&imgrefurl=http://digbmx.mpora.com/digthis/macneil-nub-post/&usg=___3_f6Bpel5miwFTW01BeNT8J01c=&h=333&w=500&sz=45&hl=en&start=21&sig2=y9PxW5iDONyZfSm0r0vpdg&zoom=1&tbnid=0m9RklJNMOfgVM:&tbnh=105&tbnw=158&ei=g8ScTY-6O426sAO395CKBA&prev=/search?q=pivotal+seats&um=1&hl=en&client=firefox-a&sa=N&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&biw=1152&bih=711&tbm=isch0,304&um=1&itbs=1&iact=rc&dur=388&oei=fMScTf_xI5P6sAPTydCSBA&page=2&ndsp=24&ved=1t:429,r:10,s:21&tx=97&ty=60&biw=1152&bih=711


dklopp said:
I need a new seat. Does anyone know of any seats that have a unique rail system (other than ibeam)? Maybe something where the rails curl in at the ends/loop together to protect the rider in case the rails break away from the seat?

If I can't find anything I think is suitable, I will be looking at the Chromag Overture or Trailmaster DT. I ride mostly FR/SS stuff, but also do DJs and AM rides on my Transition Bottlerocket, so I need an appropriate seat.

Background info:
Within the last year and a half, I have broken two seats from hard landings on them (no feet, just seat landings), and both times I had to go to the hospital. One of the seats nearly killed me, and both nearly caused permanent damage to my man parts. After 25 staples, 14+ stitches, 3 months on blood thinners, cardiovascular surgery in my leg, and over $100k in medical bills (thank god for good insurance), I am ready for a seat that wont break on me.

On my Bontrager seat, the rails ripped through the leather top and impaled me. My transition seat simply had a rail pop out when the rails bent (a much more desirable mode of failure imho) that cut me.
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roel_koel

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Pivotal?

hell yes :)

as a long time BMX and Freerider I have broken more than my fair share of saddles and posts!!

broken many Easton / Race Face / Truvativ / Kalloy / USE / Selcof posts and SDG / WTB / Titec / saddles...including I-Beam

never broken a Pivotal setup on either my BMX or Mountain Bikes....used many Pivotal setups on the BMXs and Pivotal setups on hardtail and short travel mountain bikes used for very abusive riding environments like Dirt Jump, Street, Freeride and Slopestyle riding
 
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