Re: [CR]Seat post a bit loose, whats best to do?

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From: "BikeWorks" <pro.bikeworks@sev.org>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
References: <20041203230139.55414.qmail@web53906.mail.yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]Seat post a bit loose, whats best to do?
Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2004 22:35:58 -0500
reply-type=original

Dan, I use a knurling tool to increase the diameter of seat posts and fork crowns. It's easy and effective.

John Drake
Sylvania, Ohio


----- Original Message -----
From: dan kasha
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Sent: Friday, December 03, 2004 6:01 PM
Subject: [CR]Seat post a bit loose, whats best to do?



>I have a bike with a 26.2 seatpost. I measured the seat tube inner
>diameter (at the lug) with calipers and measure just a hair larger, say
>26.25 on average. I think it is safe to say that a 26.4 would not fit.
>
> The seatpost feels loose in there. The problem is that as soon as I
> loosen the seatbolt, the seatpost just slides right down, making it hard
> to make small adjustments.
>
> Has anyone experienced this, and have a good cure?
>
> Thanks
> Dan Kasha
> Salt Lake City but from Austin Texas right now.
>
>
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