Which is the proper tool?
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Which is the proper tool?
Hi peeps and Campagnolo enthusiast!
Tried to insert a 27.2 size seatpost to 27.2 insertion but was too tight and I wouldn't want to damage it.
Could anyone know which is the specific Campagnolo tool to enlarge 27.2 insertion diameter? Any clearer picture or code name for this particular tool as attached.
Thanks and cheers! Aaron
Tried to insert a 27.2 size seatpost to 27.2 insertion but was too tight and I wouldn't want to damage it.
Could anyone know which is the specific Campagnolo tool to enlarge 27.2 insertion diameter? Any clearer picture or code name for this particular tool as attached.
Thanks and cheers! Aaron
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find a Professional Bike Shop, with an adjustable reamer, a machinist's tool.
that is what the picture shows.. it is not a Campag tool.
with your seat post in hand, the shop can shave out
just the precise thickness, required, till the post fits..
I have done this , myself, to modify my Bridgestone RB1, frame
from 27.0, to fit the 27.2 post I wished to use.
I kept trying to get it to fit , a cut of maybe .01mm at a time, till it fit,
then stopped.
that way the cutting result was just right..
that is what the picture shows.. it is not a Campag tool.
with your seat post in hand, the shop can shave out
just the precise thickness, required, till the post fits..
I have done this , myself, to modify my Bridgestone RB1, frame
from 27.0, to fit the 27.2 post I wished to use.
I kept trying to get it to fit , a cut of maybe .01mm at a time, till it fit,
then stopped.
that way the cutting result was just right..
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If it they're both really 27.2mm, you shouldn't have to ream it. Spread the opening a bit with a screwdriver and grease the inside of the seat tube.
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@fietsbob-Most of the shops here no longer have the right tools for vintage steel bikes due to carbon bikes which require less prep work.
Furthermore, shop assistants are young and less experience in steel bikes and never seen this particular tool.
@ultraman6970-Agreed.
Anyway guys, thanks for sharing your experience and advice. cheers!
Furthermore, shop assistants are young and less experience in steel bikes and never seen this particular tool.
@ultraman6970-Agreed.
Anyway guys, thanks for sharing your experience and advice. cheers!
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