A couple of things that have helped me in the past with slightly small posts: Use no-slip instead of grease or use very VERY little grease, especially where the seatpost clamp is. On one post that wouldn't stop slipping no matter what I put a piece of clear vinyl framesaver/helicopter tape where the seat post was clamped. I quit slipping and also made it easier to tell if it slipped a little. I used a piece that was about 3" vertically, 1-2" wide.
Steve On Monday, March 26, 2018 at 11:44:36 AM UTC-4, Michael Doleman wrote: > > Just wanted to get some advice, here. > > I am building my new Sam Hillborne, which takes a 26.8 seatpost. For the > size of frame I use, unless I get a ridiculously short stem (like, 6cm), I > need a zero-setback seatpost. Especially if I want there to be space behind > the saddle to use my Carradice Bagman uplift. I tend to like the feel of a > zero-setback post, anyway, though. > > The only really nice, zero-setback post that I know of, in a 26.8 size, is > Thomson, so that's what I got. It looks great on the bike, but -- man -- > does it ever seem a bit narrow in diameter. I can tighten it down such that > it does, indeed, seem to be properly static in the slot, but I *really* > have to tighten the bolt down hard. Enough so that I'm slightly worried > about it and wanted to know if anyone else has had similar experiences with > Thomson posts. I can almost imagine that sizing-up, to a 27.0, might > actually work, but then I'd be worried about it getting hopelessly stuck. > > Maybe I shouldn't worry, I guess. All things being equal, I think I'd > rather have a seatpost that's a little too tight than a little too snug. > > Anyone have any words of advice and/or reassurance? > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
