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05-19-18 | 05:44 PM

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Jadesfire

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Originally Posted by JohnDThompson

Crown race seats are knurled to increase the effective diameter. If it was cut undersize for some reason, you can knurl the seat to make an acceptable fit. Stein makes a tool for this purpose:

Stein Tools forFork and Frame

Hmmm. I think I'm going to improve my caliper selection first, and hope it doesn't come to this. I'm not sure any bike store in my area would have this tool on hand (and I really don't want to have to buy this one for this one issue). But thank you regardless, good information to know!

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