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Cracked KH handle from road UPD

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    slugbath
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    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).

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  2. saskatchewanian
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    i shattered my handle earlier this winter, got a replacement for $10

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  3. Brian O.
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    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.

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  4. brendan
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    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.

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  5. skianduniaddict
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    brendan said:

    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

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    unifreak7 said:

    IT makes me mad how skianduniaddict is so much better than me at
    street.
    -Shaun JOhanneson

    unifreak7 said:

    skianduniaddict kicks my ass at street
    -Shaun JOhanneson


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  6. onelesscar
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    mine broke too on a road ride like yours...but I got mine from UDC, and
    they replaced it free.

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