Thanx Leo, I made a note of Tour Max. I still feel reluctant to continue with a bad design and do so by purchasing MORE expensive rubber holders. I may end up there but Im working on a an easy repair/support angle first. Ever heard of a Non-cuppled connector? I think that's what its called. Here's a few pics. My recently purchased and broken in two holder, and a few pics of the $3 plumbing part from Home Depot I bought this morning, and one of my bike. (because I wouldn't want to pass up an opportunity to display my mean machine!) Im not entering any dialogue about my intentions- any XS-er seeing this gadget would recognize its potential use and I haven't decided exactly how this attempted repair will be done yet. I'll take some pics tho and toss it in here afterward and show the results.