Cro-mo seatpost

olmasters · 2006-08-29, 10:12 PM

I have recently bought a Cro-mo seatpost after snapping my original Onza braned alu one where it joins the seat mounting plate. My Cro-mo one looks a little feable strength wise and wondered if it would be possible to beaf it up by welding some metal on to it. Would I melt the seat post with an arc welder? If not what setting should I use???

Cheers

Ollie

onelesscar · 2006-08-29, 10:21 PM

whoa...the cr-mo looks feeble compared to the alu? you realize that cr-mo is steel, right? honestly, I don't think it would need much beef-uppage.

muzzle · 2006-08-29, 11:12 PM

the alu is thicker because it is weaker. the cromo is thinner, stronger but heavier. i snapped the stock KH post (took about 5 weeks riding) and am now waiting for my local UDC to have stock of the cromo so i have a replacement.
should outlast any other standard unicycle seatpost by a huge factor.

olmasters · 2006-08-30, 10:11 AM

Hi, thanks, I just wanted to know as the post looks a little feable where it joins the seat plate so I was thinking of beefing it up with a few more welds

Ollie

Probailer2 · 2006-08-30, 10:50 AM

Dude are you joking?

A CrMO seatpost is MUTCH stronger then a alu one.
You don't have to weld anything.

PM

pete66 · 2006-08-30, 12:15 PM

I've broken 2 seatposts, one alu and one steel... had them both welded back together and haven't had any more problems yet. Maybe the welding made them stronger?

2006-08-29, 10:12 PM	#1
olmasters Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 30	Cro-mo seatpost I have recently bought a Cro-mo seatpost after snapping my original Onza braned alu one where it joins the seat mounting plate. My Cro-mo one looks a little feable strength wise and wondered if it would be possible to beaf it up by welding some metal on to it. Would I melt the seat post with an arc welder? If not what setting should I use??? Cheers Ollie

2006-08-29, 10:21 PM	#2
onelesscar I get places on 75% fewer wheels Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Irvine / Modesto Age: 25 Posts: 1,129	whoa...the cr-mo looks feeble compared to the alu? you realize that cr-mo is steel, right? honestly, I don't think it would need much beef-uppage. __________________ Catching the coker fever.

2006-08-29, 11:12 PM	#3
muzzle UNI branded Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Age: 28 Posts: 1,183	cromo post is good the alu is thicker because it is weaker. the cromo is thinner, stronger but heavier. i snapped the stock KH post (took about 5 weeks riding) and am now waiting for my local UDC to have stock of the cromo so i have a replacement. should outlast any other standard unicycle seatpost by a huge factor.

2006-08-30, 10:11 AM	#4
olmasters Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 30	Cro-mo Hi, thanks, I just wanted to know as the post looks a little feable where it joins the seat plate so I was thinking of beefing it up with a few more welds Ollie

2006-08-30, 12:15 PM	#6
pete66 UNI branded Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Wellington, NZ Age: 31 Posts: 936	I've broken 2 seatposts, one alu and one steel... had them both welded back together and haven't had any more problems yet. Maybe the welding made them stronger? __________________ I think oranges were named before carrots

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