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Saddle post slightly to narrow. Will a shim help?

Dopey · 2006-10-13 12:53:50

Hi folks, My saddle along with saddle post. I brought the bike back to the shop where I bought it. They sold me a 30mm post and saddle. I realised pretty quicly that it was the wrong size but I kept it anyway as they had no alternative.... and I had waited four days to get that one. I brought it into another bike shop…

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13-10-2006 1:53pm

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Dopey

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Hi folks,

My saddle along with saddle post. I brought the bike back to the shop where I bought it. They sold me a 30mm post and saddle. I realised pretty quicly that it was the wrong size but I kept it anyway as they had no alternative.... and I had waited four days to get that one.

I brought it into another bike shop today and a 30.2mm fits nicely into it.

The problem is that it costs 30 Euro for a replacement and it's shorter than the one I have. It might be fine but I do have the saddle up high.

Is it possible to get a .2mm shim? If so, where would I get one.

Thanks,

Dopey

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#2 13-10-2006 3:40pm
rubadub

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If it was me I would paint it or put some tape on it. 0.2 is miniscule.

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#3 13-10-2006 5:10pm
Morgan

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Try cutting a strip off an aluminium can and use that as a shim.

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