Re: [CR] Seat post shims

(Example: Framebuilders:Bernard Carré)

Date: Fri, 02 Nov 2007 09:17:54 -0400
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
From: "John Betmanis" <johnb@oxford.net>
Subject: Re: [CR] Seat post shims
In-Reply-To: <bc1.1da42176.345c38d5@aol.com>


At 04:24 AM 02/11/2007 EDT, Stronglight49@aol.com wrote:
>Has anyone had a problem with a shim simply sliding down into the seat tube
>when trying to insert the post? Seems like a rather difficult procedure to
>me.

If you follow the link to the commercially available shims posted yesterday (or just google seatpost shims), you'll see that they have a lip at the top. If you make your own, just flare it over when it's about a millimetre above the seat lug and it won't go anywhere.

John Betmanis
Woodstock, Ontario
Canada