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Old 11-13-22, 12:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Drillium Dude
The crack goes all the way through, and is about 1/4" long. I got resin into it, but not sure about the strength in the long run. The repair I did some months ago to the front rail support didn't involve cracked carbon layers next to my tush, so, yeah, I think I want to avoid that possibility, and plan on retiring this one once and for all.

Some lucky seller of one of these things on Ebay is about to get a pretty decent offer in a couple days...

DD
Broken fibers = no strength

Consider carefully whether you should just trash it rather than selling a damaged saddle someone will sit on. If it isn't safe enough for you, how can you justify selling to someone else.
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