I'm not sure you can even fit one in a regular frame (note the page says "built for Tern", a folder). I have one on my Dahon, and it's very long and quite heavy. A Nitto post and minipump is a better option. in my opinion. Joe Bernard Vallejo, CA.
On Monday, August 6, 2012 2:06:37 PM UTC-7, Eric Norris wrote: > Two of my Dahon folders have pumps built into the seatpost. Nice to have a > pump with me all the time. > > On my "road-ish" folder, I carry a minipump because I use Presta tubes and > the built-in pump is for Schrader valves. However, I was able to help out > another rider recently (while on the Dahon) because I was the only cyclist > in the vicinity with a Schrader-compatible pump. > > --Eric N > > On Aug 6, 2012, at 1:48 PM, Steve Palincsar <palin...@his.com> wrote: > > > On Fri, 2012-08-03 at 14:53 -0700, lungimsam wrote: > >> ...a seatpost that has the pump built in, so no need to strap on a > >> pump on the frame and that means less clutter on the bike, which I > >> like. > >> > >> http://www.thinkbiologic.com/products/postpump-seatpost > >> > >> I just feel wierd taking off the Nitto. I just like Nitto stuff. It's > >> nice. Maybe I am wierd to even waste time thinking about this. > > > > > > Look at how much trouble you went through to accurately set your seat > > height. Care to go through all that again just because you had a flat? > > > > A properly installed seat post has grease on it [unless it's carbon in > > which case it has something else smeared on it, "paste" of some kind] > > and when you start pumping with that seatpost with pump built in you are > > going to get grease on your hands. Not only will that add nastiness to > > the grime you've already gotten on your hands, you will also likely > > transfer grease on the brake tracks on your rims when you replace the > > wheel; that will make your brakes squeal, shudder and stop poorly. > > > > Then there's the matter of the seat clamp. My Nittos have more offset > > than the average post, and this one looks as though it might be a zero > > offset. And my Nitto posts are two-bolt models, with micro-adjustment. > > I doubt this one has a micro-adjusting two-bolt head. > > > > > > > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/LwIX2V-oImUJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
