nuovo record seappost adjustment?
12-12-06, 10:33 PM
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nuovo record seappost adjustment?
I have a Brooks B17 on a early-70's Nuovo Record seatpost.
Currently the saddle rails are level to the toptube. Now that the leather is broken in some, I would like to tilt the nose down just a hair. The only problem is that the front adjustment clamp is bottomed out on the post.
Is there something I can do to get some more adjusment out of the seatpost or am I out of luck?
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Currently the saddle rails are level to the toptube. Now that the leather is broken in some, I would like to tilt the nose down just a hair. The only problem is that the front adjustment clamp is bottomed out on the post.
Is there something I can do to get some more adjusment out of the seatpost or am I out of luck?
Thanks
12-12-06, 10:58 PM
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Good question, I hope I don't encounter this problem when I mount my B17 on a Nouvo record post!!
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Everything is quite comfy as is. I just know it could be better.
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I usually find that I have to loosen both bolts considerably, reposition the clamp, and then tighten down. That pivot point on the clamp can get kind of balky, so it takes some finessing.
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12-13-06, 12:00 AM
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That seems to have done it. I loosened everything up, tilted the lower rails on the seatpost to about where I wanted it and then tightened and fine tuned the upper clamps.
Thank you, Neal.
Thank you, Neal.
