Need help with a seatpost- quill type
06-15-07 | 12:07 PM
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Need help with a seatpost- quill type
Hi, I have a mid 80's Peugeot frame that uses a very hard to find quill type seatpost and I need one. I was wondering if anyone knew where to get one or if I could make my own. It is a lovely frame and have it since my childhood but as I was going to do it up recently and I realised a) the bottom plate is missing and b) one of the bolts is welded with rust, wont budge. Maybe there might be a workaround with the plate. The dodgy bolt is the back one and is not that important. It was stuck even when I was riding it back then. I've no idea where the under plate thing is though. It might be easier to get a whole new replacement. Pity. I hope someone out there can help me with it. Thanks
06-17-07 | 09:28 AM
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06-17-07 | 10:08 AM
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Quill seatposts are very hard to come by. There is an old Bridgestone mixte at my shop that has been hanging up a loooonnngg time because it too has a quill seatpost...or I should say, needs a quill seatpost...
Good luck...
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06-17-07 | 02:25 PM
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Thanks, I am beginning to think it is a worthless cause. I will keep on it though because it will be worth it in the end. Would anyone know of a workaround for it, maybe an external seat clamp to go on the outside of the seat tube maybe? It would cut into the frame but...Here is a pic of the offending part.
06-17-07 | 03:10 PM
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I made one a while back, I don't know if it's what you mean by quill type but I used a wedge design from a threaded fork and it works fine, just let me find the pics...
EDIT: Found them:
All I did was cut the bottom of the post to a matching angle with a angle grinder, and quickly touched it up with a bench grinder, I found a large quill for the bottom and ground the edges so that it would fit down the seat tube, I then took the topcap for a stem and press fit it in the top of the post.
It works well, I only ran it for a few days just because I could but overall it's a solid design. Hope this helped.
EDIT: Found them:
All I did was cut the bottom of the post to a matching angle with a angle grinder, and quickly touched it up with a bench grinder, I found a large quill for the bottom and ground the edges so that it would fit down the seat tube, I then took the topcap for a stem and press fit it in the top of the post.
It works well, I only ran it for a few days just because I could but overall it's a solid design. Hope this helped.
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06-17-07 | 07:54 PM
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Originally Posted by wethepeople
I made one a while back, I don't know if it's what you mean by quill type but I used a wedge design from a threaded fork and it works fine, just let me find the pics...
All I did was cut the bottom of the post to a matching angle with a angle grinder, and quickly touched it up with a bench grinder, I found a large quill for the bottom and ground the edges so that it would fit down the seat tube, I then took the topcap for a stem and press fit it in the top of the post.
It works well, I only ran it for a few days just because I could but overall it's a solid design. Hope this helped.
All I did was cut the bottom of the post to a matching angle with a angle grinder, and quickly touched it up with a bench grinder, I found a large quill for the bottom and ground the edges so that it would fit down the seat tube, I then took the topcap for a stem and press fit it in the top of the post.
It works well, I only ran it for a few days just because I could but overall it's a solid design. Hope this helped.
06-17-07 | 08:51 PM
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Your seatpost looks like this one.
https://www.equusbicycle.com/bike/vit...ochure%203.pdf
The mid-80's Vitus used a quill seatpost on their bikes with carbon main tubes.
Googled up a reference by Sheldon Brown to Vitus repair. Perhaps this outfit has a quill seatpost which would work for you.
"Harry Hauvnoonian in Philly (I think) repairs Viti.
The North American Vitus frame facility is Harry Hauvnoonian, at Cycle Sport, home of HH Racing, 801 N. Providence Rd, Media, PA 19063,
tel 610-565-9535."
https://www.equusbicycle.com/bike/vit...ochure%203.pdf
The mid-80's Vitus used a quill seatpost on their bikes with carbon main tubes.
Googled up a reference by Sheldon Brown to Vitus repair. Perhaps this outfit has a quill seatpost which would work for you.
"Harry Hauvnoonian in Philly (I think) repairs Viti.
The North American Vitus frame facility is Harry Hauvnoonian, at Cycle Sport, home of HH Racing, 801 N. Providence Rd, Media, PA 19063,
tel 610-565-9535."
06-17-07 | 11:06 PM
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Originally Posted by mastershake916
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06-17-07 | 11:38 PM
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Originally Posted by wethepeople
Well, I had never seen a real one before and thought it was a different design, and it is different. Same idea but a bit different.
The one that I've seen is the same except adjusted on the side.
