First setback on colnago build
03-09-12 | 12:20 PM
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First setback on colnago build
Seller told me it was a 27.2 seatpost fellow c&v member sold me a great post and it's just a hair to big, guess I shouldve measured
03-09-12 | 12:34 PM
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03-09-12 | 01:15 PM
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03-09-12 | 01:16 PM
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Yeah , here's where I feel stupid, after I painted the frame I didn't want to clamp the frame on my repair stand. So I carved down a piece of a broom handle, so when I tightened it down on the wood it made it to small for my post. Good news
Is I figured it out and my new post fits.
Is I figured it out and my new post fits.
03-09-12 | 01:32 PM
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25.4??
that's way smaller than what most expect on a Colnago. That's even smaller than most French C&V steel bikes and close to like Vitus Aluminum bike territory.... What kind of frame tubing does it have??
I suspect a crushed/overtightened lug clamp......or maybe even a seat post tube shim sleeve, but that would be really easy to spot......
Chombi
that's way smaller than what most expect on a Colnago. That's even smaller than most French C&V steel bikes and close to like Vitus Aluminum bike territory.... What kind of frame tubing does it have??I suspect a crushed/overtightened lug clamp......or maybe even a seat post tube shim sleeve, but that would be really easy to spot......
Chombi
03-09-12 | 01:37 PM
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steel ftw!
..and wishing you similar luck on your "next" setback!
..and wishing you similar luck on your "next" setback!
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03-09-12 | 01:38 PM
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Yeah , here's where I feel stupid, after I painted the frame I didn't want to clamp the frame on my repair stand. So I carved down a piece of a broom handle, so when I tightened it down on the wood it made it to small for my post. Good news
Is I figured it out and my new post fits.
Is I figured it out and my new post fits.
03-09-12 | 03:12 PM
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In my experience, 27.0 for a Colnago is not unheard of. But seatpost reaming is indeed usually the culprit.
03-09-12 | 04:41 PM
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i once buttoned the top button on my dress shirt to the SECOND button hole. like your seatpost, the shirt didn't fit right. and couldn't get the tie on straight either!
