Bicycle Mechanics - Seat Post diameter

Bikeforums.net is a forum about nothing but bikes. Our community can help you find information about hard-to-find and localized information like bicycle tours, specialties like where in your area to have your recumbent bike serviced, or what are the best bicycle tires and seats for the activities you use your bike for.



PDA

View Full Version : Seat Post diameter

FarleyMcCracken
03-09-02, 04:36 PM
I can't find anything on the web so here's hoping.
What size diameter seatpost for a Scott Peak 22" frame cromoly ?

TIA
farley:confused:

KleinMp99
03-09-02, 04:44 PM
I bet you could measure it:D usually seatposts in mm's are 26.0, 26.2, 26.4 26.8, 27.0, 27.2, 30.9, 31.6 just measure it
FarleyMcCracken
03-09-02, 05:00 PM
Nada Mein Hombre,
We McCracken's are as thick as shampoo at the neck of a ...

I'd appreciate if someone would give me the definitive size. I ask not for the cloths of heaven merely a little absolute. Is Mr Scott USA still alive because their website is the most uninformative I;ve bore witness to - and them a manufacturer and all...

farley:confused: :confused:

KleinMp99
03-09-02, 06:18 PM
ok dude, i'll check it out for u
KleinMp99
03-09-02, 06:44 PM
well theres nothin, measure it or take it to your local bike shop
urban_assault
03-09-02, 08:58 PM
well, the only thing i've found so far is a Scott vantage 3 aluminum frame uses a 31.6 mm post. this was on Sheldon Brown's site.

If I find out I'll let you know.
midwestmntnbkr
03-09-02, 09:04 PM
measuring it is the only way to get an accurate size. The sizes are so close together that if you try to guess you may be wrong. When your talking about tenths of mm and such its like splitting hairs...literally. If you don't have the equipment to measure it, take it to a bike shop or a machine shop, they will have a caliper that can measure it.
Good Luck
John E
03-09-02, 09:37 PM
Originally posted by midwestmntnbkr
measuring it is the only way to get an accurate size. ... If you don't have the equipment to measure it, take it to a bike shop or a machine shop, they will have a caliper that can measure it.
Good Luck

If you have a friend in high school or community college, the auto shop or metal shop teacher can probably help you out.
mikey
03-10-02, 05:56 AM
It may be splitting hairs, but is the measurement taken with the clamp open or closed?
KleinMp99
03-10-02, 08:34 AM
The measurement would be taken with the clamp open, because you know how when its full open the seatpost perfectly fits in, then you tighten it.
fubar5
03-10-02, 03:24 PM
Scotts aren't sold in the US anymore, what a shame.:(
KleinMp99
03-10-02, 04:01 PM
I wouldent exactly call it a shame:)
stumpjumper
03-11-02, 11:43 AM
I would. I owned a Scott Chenango cromoly MTB I took to my first trip to W Va. Rode like a champ, even in those benighted days before front suspension. Unfortunately I positively destroyed the frame in an accident shortly thereafter.

My chenango took a 26.2