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Seat post sizes

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  • 29-09-2006 3:17pm
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    LikeOhMyGawd!
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    I'm on the look out for a carbon fibre seat post for my bike. Currently I have a 27.2 mm post with a shim that takes it up to 31.4mm to fit the seat tube. I've seen a few posts I like but can't get an exact 31.4mm item. There does however seem to be a good choice of 31.6mm posts. Do the cycling massive here think this will do the job or will the extra 0.2mm mean it wont fit?

    Thanks
    LOMG!


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    BeardyGit
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    The tolerance is so tight that it won't fit. This is writing from personal experience.

    Gil


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    Enduro
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    You definitely don't want to try that with CF.


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    LikeOhMyGawd!
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    Thanks guys. In a slight twist to the tale it emerges that the guy who built the bike up for me used a 31.4mm shim whereas he should have been a using 31.6mm as this is the correct size for the seat tube. Am now sorted with a nice new Ambrosio CF seat post:)


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