That’s great, The Snag! I’m glad you didn’t file down the pointy seat lug.
Philip Santa Rosa, CA On Monday, November 30, 2020 at 8:20:10 AM UTC-8 The Snag wrote: > Philip, > I bought a 27.2 KS Lev with 65mm of travel and sanded down the post until > it fit snug in the 26.8 seat tube. I have zero safety concerns about > shaving off .4mm, these things are made for extreme riding that I won't > come close to. I briefly considered cutting off the pointy tip of the seat > tube lug but I knew I'd regret it so I ended up carving out the collar on > the post, which worked out just fine. I'm not a big fan of the majority of > new MTB products but if anyone has a mountain/hilly bike and goes downhill > on occasion, then that bike should have a dropper post..... > > On Monday, November 30, 2020 at 6:06:32 AM UTC-8 lconley wrote: > >> My 1st batch Clementine 52 uses a 29.8 seatpost. I am surprised that the >> use of varied seatpost diameters causes so much heartache here, but I rode >> French bikes in the seventies, which used different size seat tubes and top >> tubes than "normal", so I am used to having to look a little harder to find >> the components that I want - try finding French diameter front derailleurs. >> At least we have the internet and search engines now which makes it much, >> much easier - the 30.0 Campy Icarus seatpost on my custom came from Italy. >> It may not have been my 1st choice in seatpost, but now that I have it, I >> am rather fond of it's uniqueness - a good complement to my one of a kind >> Brooks B-678 saddle. >> >> [image: IMG_0687 (3).jpg] >> Note that honing out a seat tube 0.2 or 0.15 mm with a brake cylinder >> hone is not going to make a big difference in frame strength. You only have >> to hone enough to make the make the seatpost fit, and only as deep as >> necessary. if you only hone as much as necessary (a 27.2 seatpost isn't >> necessarily 27.2, it may be only 27.1 - 27.15), once bolted in, the >> seatpost is in contact with the frame and acts as an internal >> reinforcement. Current production Rivendell tubes are plenty thick. My 1st >> Sam H used a 27.2 seatpost which meant its tube thickness was thinner than >> my second Sam H that used a 26.8 seatpost (the outer diameter of the tubes >> is the same). >> I honed out the 27.0 ID seat tube in my Bombadil to 27.1 or 27.15 or so, >> in order to get the Nitto 27.2 lugged setback seatpost to fit. I weigh >> ~280. No problems. Note that the Bombadil seatpost never, ever slips. >> >> Laing >> Delary Beach FL >> On Sunday, November 29, 2020 at 2:43:11 PM UTC-5 Patrick Moore wrote: >> >>> Eric: FWIW: I'm not very heavy, but I have experienced seatpost slippage >>> with undersized seatposts, and I've cured them with 2 proprietary >>> near-liquids: blue Loctite in the case of a Syncros ti seatpost, and that >>> gel with roughish bits in it meant to be used with CF seatposts, this for >>> the current (silver) Dura Ace 74?? on my recent Matthews, and the cheap >>> (anodized) OEM on the current Monocog. I hear that Loctite even makes a >>> solution meant for preventing slippage that's not the blue. >>> >>> On Sun, Nov 29, 2020 at 6:42 AM EricP <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Well, if it needs to be said (and it doesn't) I'm also not overly happy >>>> about the larger Clem using a 29.8 seatpost size. But in this case it's >>>> purely personal. Wanted a Thomson setback post in black for the bike and >>>> that is one size they only do straight. Ended up finding a used Uno in >>>> black on eBay. It does work, but it's not as nice as the Thomson. >>>> >>>> Oh, and for those who wonder why do this? I'm fat and have found over >>>> the years that most anodized seatposts seem to slip less than regular >>>> silver versions. I also automatically replaced the stock bolt and nylock >>>> nut with a different bolt and regular nut so I can torque the lug tighter. >>>> Still doesn't totally stop slipping. But does slow it down to a reasonable >>>> level. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> Patrick Moore >>> Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum >>> >>> -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/cb7eb07e-a720-4215-971c-423bf9811164n%40googlegroups.com.
