23.4 seatpost where to find micro position alloy seat post
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23.4 seatpost where to find micro position alloy seat post
ok i bought a Peugot course and i want to replace the steel seat post what can I do? the diameter is 23.4
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would it be ok to give it to a machinist and have him reduce the diameter on a lathe? I am thinking of a Sakae seat post
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Brush up on your French and try eBay France or other french online sources. Getting ANYTHING in an obscure size is hard enough let alone being fussy.
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Actually using a 22.2mm seatpost and a 1.2mm thick shim is probably your best bet. I have seen alloy one piece seatposts in 22.2mm although now I think about it I'm not sure if they were micro adjustable.
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that Sakae is exactly what i had in mind. my question is can a good machinist turn it down to fit, of course only the part in the seat tube needs to be reduced so perhaps it is doable, is that a word? I am in Hot Springs Arkansas. email alindquist@earthlink.net
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that Sakae is exactly what i had in mind. my question is can a good machinist turn it down to fit, of course only the part in the seat tube needs to be reduced so perhaps it is doable, is that a word? I am in Hot Springs Arkansas. email alindquist@earthlink.net
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Apparently neither do I. The seatpost in the photo seems to be a Laprade-type where the adjustment is controlled by a series of matching splines on the seatpost and the saddle clamp and the tilt is adjustable only in increments.
To me a micro-adjustable seatpost has the tilt controlled by two opposing bolts or by an adjusting bolt and a lock bolt like the American Classic posts and these allow infinite adjustment steps.
To me a micro-adjustable seatpost has the tilt controlled by two opposing bolts or by an adjusting bolt and a lock bolt like the American Classic posts and these allow infinite adjustment steps.
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I went looking and the only 22.2 I found was steel and not what I had in mind, my trek antelope has a 26.8 I am going to look into machinists.Have them reduce its diameter then put in a steel liner that fits its inside diameter for strength. I just want it to look good.
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Have you tried your LBS yet? Last time i checked you could order pretty much every size from kalloy.
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If you are really serious about getting rid of it why not sell it to me?, I saw one on ebay but since it was in the UK I figure the shipping would be too much there was also one on Craigs list for ten dollars but I missed it. Let me know what u want to do. Allen
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Allen, I'm not sure who you are referring too. I bought myself a plain chrome-molly 22.2mm post for one of my bikes but I was looking at the integrated alloy models. Postage from the UK is usually VERY good to Australia. Its much better than the postage costs from the USA to Austalia so you should ask the seller for a quote.
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