Originally Posted by
Rolla
During normal use, there aren't any forces being applied to that end of the seatpost. If it was my seatpost, I'd cut it and fuggetaboutit. If it was my kid's seatpost, I'd replace it with aluminum and use the cut carbon one on my bike.
Thats the downside to FRPs.
Steel or Aluminum? Eh, watch it for awhile. Cut off above the crack “when we get around to it.”