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10-10-2004, 07:35 PM
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| Re: seatpost blues "Glenn Larson" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message news:106a05f6.0410101750.67457a42@posting.google.c om... > OK, so I am riding with my seatpost extended 1/4" past the max > insertion marker... > > what's going to happen? > > I have a weird size seatpost (30.4mm) on a cro-moly Stumpjumper. The > best path I see is to get a longer seatpost in a 27.2mm size and use a > seatpost shim to make up the difference. > > Any comments on seatpost shims (adaptors)? > I don't get it? You willing to risk injury by raising your seatpost a 1/4" past the maximum insertion point just because *you think* there isn't a 30.4mm seatpost available in your size ? If you did any sort of search, you would find that there are 30.4mm seatpost readily available. Where? Any LBS can order it. No LBS? Check out Sheldon Brown: [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] -- rec.bicycles.off-road is moderated by volunteers. To find help solving posting problems, or contact the moderators, please see [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] Please read the charter before posting: [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] |
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10-10-2004, 07:35 PM
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| Re: seatpost blues "Glenn Larson" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message news:106a05f6.0410101750.67457a42@posting.google.c om... > OK, so I am riding with my seatpost extended 1/4" past the max > insertion marker... > > what's going to happen? > > I have a weird size seatpost (30.4mm) on a cro-moly Stumpjumper. The > best path I see is to get a longer seatpost in a 27.2mm size and use a > seatpost shim to make up the difference. > > Any comments on seatpost shims (adaptors)? > I don't get it? You willing to risk injury by raising your seatpost a 1/4" past the maximum insertion point just because *you think* there isn't a 30.4mm seatpost available in your size ? If you did any sort of search, you would find that there are 30.4mm seatpost readily available. Where? Any LBS can order it. No LBS? Check out Sheldon Brown: [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] -- rec.bicycles.off-road is moderated by volunteers. To find help solving posting problems, or contact the moderators, please see [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] Please read the charter before posting: [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] |
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10-10-2004, 07:35 PM
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| Re: seatpost blues "Glenn Larson" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message news:106a05f6.0410101750.67457a42@posting.google.c om... > OK, so I am riding with my seatpost extended 1/4" past the max > insertion marker... > > what's going to happen? > > I have a weird size seatpost (30.4mm) on a cro-moly Stumpjumper. The > best path I see is to get a longer seatpost in a 27.2mm size and use a > seatpost shim to make up the difference. > > Any comments on seatpost shims (adaptors)? > I don't get it? You willing to risk injury by raising your seatpost a 1/4" past the maximum insertion point just because *you think* there isn't a 30.4mm seatpost available in your size ? If you did any sort of search, you would find that there are 30.4mm seatpost readily available. Where? Any LBS can order it. No LBS? Check out Sheldon Brown: [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] -- rec.bicycles.off-road is moderated by volunteers. To find help solving posting problems, or contact the moderators, please see [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] Please read the charter before posting: [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] |
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10-10-2004, 07:35 PM
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| Re: seatpost blues "Glenn Larson" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message news:106a05f6.0410101750.67457a42@posting.google.c om... > OK, so I am riding with my seatpost extended 1/4" past the max > insertion marker... > > what's going to happen? > > I have a weird size seatpost (30.4mm) on a cro-moly Stumpjumper. The > best path I see is to get a longer seatpost in a 27.2mm size and use a > seatpost shim to make up the difference. > > Any comments on seatpost shims (adaptors)? > I don't get it? You willing to risk injury by raising your seatpost a 1/4" past the maximum insertion point just because *you think* there isn't a 30.4mm seatpost available in your size ? If you did any sort of search, you would find that there are 30.4mm seatpost readily available. Where? Any LBS can order it. No LBS? Check out Sheldon Brown: [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] -- rec.bicycles.off-road is moderated by volunteers. To find help solving posting problems, or contact the moderators, please see [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] Please read the charter before posting: [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] |
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10-10-2004, 07:51 PM
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| seatpost blues OK, so I am riding with my seatpost extended 1/4" past the max insertion marker... what's going to happen? I have a weird size seatpost (30.4mm) on a cro-moly Stumpjumper. The best path I see is to get a longer seatpost in a 27.2mm size and use a seatpost shim to make up the difference. Any comments on seatpost shims (adaptors)? thanks, - glenn -- rec.bicycles.off-road is moderated by volunteers. To find help solving posting problems, or contact the moderators, please see [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] Please read the charter before posting: [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] |
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10-10-2004, 08:48 PM
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| Re: seatpost blues 30.4 is a weird size, are you sure it's not 30.0 or 30.8 (two standard sizes). You can cause your frame to split if you land on the seat hard and the seat is extended past the maximum point. Most of the good seatposts come in all the standard sizes. Thomson is one of the best. [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] , they're light and strong. Kevin "Glenn Larson" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message news:106a05f6.0410101750.67457a42@posting.google.c om... > OK, so I am riding with my seatpost extended 1/4" past the max > insertion marker... > > what's going to happen? > > I have a weird size seatpost (30.4mm) on a cro-moly Stumpjumper. The > best path I see is to get a longer seatpost in a 27.2mm size and use a > seatpost shim to make up the difference. > > Any comments on seatpost shims (adaptors)? > > thanks, > > - glenn > > -- > rec.bicycles.off-road is moderated by volunteers. To find help solving > posting problems, or contact the moderators, please see [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] > Please read the charter before posting: [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] > -- rec.bicycles.off-road is moderated by volunteers. To find help solving posting problems, or contact the moderators, please see [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] Please read the charter before posting: [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] |
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10-10-2004, 08:48 PM
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| Re: seatpost blues 30.4 is a weird size, are you sure it's not 30.0 or 30.8 (two standard sizes). You can cause your frame to split if you land on the seat hard and the seat is extended past the maximum point. Most of the good seatposts come in all the standard sizes. Thomson is one of the best. [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] , they're light and strong. Kevin "Glenn Larson" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message news:106a05f6.0410101750.67457a42@posting.google.c om... > OK, so I am riding with my seatpost extended 1/4" past the max > insertion marker... > > what's going to happen? > > I have a weird size seatpost (30.4mm) on a cro-moly Stumpjumper. The > best path I see is to get a longer seatpost in a 27.2mm size and use a > seatpost shim to make up the difference. > > Any comments on seatpost shims (adaptors)? > > thanks, > > - glenn > > -- > rec.bicycles.off-road is moderated by volunteers. To find help solving > posting problems, or contact the moderators, please see [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] > Please read the charter before posting: [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] > -- rec.bicycles.off-road is moderated by volunteers. To find help solving posting problems, or contact the moderators, please see [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] Please read the charter before posting: [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] |
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10-10-2004, 08:48 PM
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| Re: seatpost blues 30.4 is a weird size, are you sure it's not 30.0 or 30.8 (two standard sizes). You can cause your frame to split if you land on the seat hard and the seat is extended past the maximum point. Most of the good seatposts come in all the standard sizes. Thomson is one of the best. [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] , they're light and strong. Kevin "Glenn Larson" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message news:106a05f6.0410101750.67457a42@posting.google.c om... > OK, so I am riding with my seatpost extended 1/4" past the max > insertion marker... > > what's going to happen? > > I have a weird size seatpost (30.4mm) on a cro-moly Stumpjumper. The > best path I see is to get a longer seatpost in a 27.2mm size and use a > seatpost shim to make up the difference. > > Any comments on seatpost shims (adaptors)? > > thanks, > > - glenn > > -- > rec.bicycles.off-road is moderated by volunteers. To find help solving > posting problems, or contact the moderators, please see [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] > Please read the charter before posting: [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] > -- rec.bicycles.off-road is moderated by volunteers. To find help solving posting problems, or contact the moderators, please see [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] Please read the charter before posting: [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] |
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10-10-2004, 08:48 PM
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| Re: seatpost blues 30.4 is a weird size, are you sure it's not 30.0 or 30.8 (two standard sizes). You can cause your frame to split if you land on the seat hard and the seat is extended past the maximum point. Most of the good seatposts come in all the standard sizes. Thomson is one of the best. [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] , they're light and strong. Kevin "Glenn Larson" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message news:106a05f6.0410101750.67457a42@posting.google.c om... > OK, so I am riding with my seatpost extended 1/4" past the max > insertion marker... > > what's going to happen? > > I have a weird size seatpost (30.4mm) on a cro-moly Stumpjumper. The > best path I see is to get a longer seatpost in a 27.2mm size and use a > seatpost shim to make up the difference. > > Any comments on seatpost shims (adaptors)? > > thanks, > > - glenn > > -- > rec.bicycles.off-road is moderated by volunteers. To find help solving > posting problems, or contact the moderators, please see [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] > Please read the charter before posting: [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] > -- rec.bicycles.off-road is moderated by volunteers. To find help solving posting problems, or contact the moderators, please see [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] Please read the charter before posting: [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] |
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10-11-2004, 05:09 AM
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| Re: seatpost blues > OK, so I am riding with my seatpost extended 1/4" past the max > insertion marker... > > what's going to happen? You might cause a seatpost failure or, perhaps worse, damage the frame. I've seen many failed frames from too-high a seatpost, and it's pretty easy for the manufacturer to tell what happened (and thus not consider it a warranty). > I have a weird size seatpost (30.4mm) on a cro-moly Stumpjumper. The > best path I see is to get a longer seatpost in a 27.2mm size and use a > seatpost shim to make up the difference. I'm pretty sure you can still get that size and, if not, a proper shim can take care of it. Don't improvise the shim if you can avoid it though, as even a slight mis-match in size can cause the frame to fail (if you err on the too-small size, the slot closes up and creates a likelihood of the frame cracking at the slot's base). --Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] "Glenn Larson" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message news:106a05f6.0410101750.67457a42@posting.google.c om... > OK, so I am riding with my seatpost extended 1/4" past the max > insertion marker... > > what's going to happen? > > I have a weird size seatpost (30.4mm) on a cro-moly Stumpjumper. The > best path I see is to get a longer seatpost in a 27.2mm size and use a > seatpost shim to make up the difference. > > Any comments on seatpost shims (adaptors)? > > thanks, > > - glenn > > -- > rec.bicycles.off-road is moderated by volunteers. To find help solving > posting problems, or contact the moderators, please see [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] > Please read the charter before posting: [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] > -- rec.bicycles.off-road is moderated by volunteers. To find help solving posting problems, or contact the moderators, please see [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] Please read the charter before posting: [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] |
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