Originally Posted by
topflightpro
Oh, and another question, has anyone used a Seatpost shim? I am looking for a cheap way to swap seatposts on my bike. The bike takes a 31.6 post, but I have another 27.2 that has the setback I am looking for. The shim is like $5 whereas a new post would be more. (Additional info, the frame is aluminum, shim is aluminum, post would be carbon.)
Absolutely and with no problems. Shimmed a SystemSix so I could use my Thomson. Shim is still in the frame which is in my basement. I want to say it was a Problem Solvers but not sure, it came from QBP.
Said bike with shim:
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