Was on the trainer this morning watching some videos with headphones in going super easy....ride with your 6 year old level of easy.
Decided to sit up for a bit. Next things I know I hear a 'bang' at the same time I started falling backwards. Butt hits the floor and my upper back hits the treadmill that is behind the trainer. Both feet are still clipped in. Headphones were ripped off (they are wired and still plugged into the laptop). I look up at the bike to see that the seat is not there but is instead laying in front of me.
I take a second to make sure I basically OK and then clip out of the pedals.
One of the seatpost mount bolts broke.
This seatpost saw about 2 years of active road duty and has been on a trainer for the last 3 years.
Wanted to post this as a public service announcement to check/replace your contact point on a routine basis.
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