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Is anyone using a 27.4mm seat post in their G2 P/R? I just got a 27.2mm post
and slid it into
my new frame, and it's kinda loose...

At this rate, if I ever manage to get this bike built, it'll be a miracle.

-Jim G






Thu Mar 6, 2008 3:46 am

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Is anyone using a 27.4mm seat post in their G2 P/R? I just got a 27.2mm post and slid it into my new frame, and it's kinda loose... At this rate, if I ever...
Jim Gourgoutis
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Mar 6, 2008
3:46 am

... 27.2mm post and slid it into ... OK, just a follow-up on this... last night I made a beer-can shim for my seat post, and with the shim, the 27.2mm post...
Jim Gourgoutis
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Mar 7, 2008
6:59 pm

... Beer can shims are as much a part of setting up a bike as riveting the chain on or inflating the tires. Right? Matthew...
Kogswell Cycles
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Mar 7, 2008
8:43 pm

... Hell no. Getting the right size seatpost for the frame is part of the set-up. I'm surprised this happened with the P/Rs -- my Mark I came with a...
Steve Palincsar
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Mar 7, 2008
8:48 pm

My 2nd gen. PR came with 27.2 post and it fits fine. However, I have seen many posts that aren't quite the marked diameter....
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Mar 7, 2008
8:58 pm

... I've tried 2 different "27.2mm" posts on my 700C P/R frame. Both fit loosely -- and by loosely I mean that they drop all the way into the seat tube under...
Jim Gourgoutis
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Mar 7, 2008
10:46 pm

... have ... Just so you don't feel alone, I've had this problem on a couple of frames. My Surly Cross Check (27.2) had an O2 seatpost in it that I had to...
raymourew
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Mar 8, 2008
12:54 am

... The seatpost clamp is in place when you put the post in, right? Matthew...
Kogswell Cycles
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Mar 8, 2008
1:01 am

... Yep, the external clamp is sitting on the end of the seat tube, but its bolt isn't tight. Please note: I'm not complaining -- shims aren't ideal, but if I...
Jim Gourgoutis
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Mar 8, 2008
1:10 am

Jim, The largest post that fits in without force is the best size. There are at least a few 27.4mm posts available, American Classic for sure. I have an 80s...
Doug Van Cleve
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Mar 8, 2008
5:10 pm

... My George Longstaff takes a 27.4. The original owner sold it to me with a Salsa Shaft seatpost installed. -- Steve Palincsar palincss@... Alexandria,...
Steve Palincsar
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Mar 8, 2008
6:07 pm

... The seat tubes that we use on all P/Rs are designed to be used with 27.2 seat posts. Steel seat tubes are as close as you can come to a constant. I just...
Kogswell Cycles
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Mar 7, 2008
9:02 pm

... You are suggesting seat posts might not be accurately dimensioned? I'm shocked - simply shocked. I think I felt the earth move. Under my feet....
Steve Palincsar
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Mar 7, 2008
9:07 pm

... Seat posts can be incorrect and frames can be incorrect. Are the Kogswell frames reamed after welding to correct any heat distortion? I know that I have...
alex wetmore
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Mar 7, 2008
9:10 pm

... Even if they are accurate, the manufacturing tolerances shoot towards being undersized. They are generally about +0.0mm / -0.10 mm. Marc Pfister...
Marc Pfister
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Mar 7, 2008
10:17 pm

... None came with mine. ... [Laugh] That's a joke, right?...
Jim Gourgoutis
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Mar 7, 2008
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On Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 12:43 PM, Kogswell Cycles <kogswellcycles@...> ... Not in my book. Frames should be correctly made as should posts. Amazing how ...
Chris Lowe
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Mar 7, 2008
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On Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 12:43 PM, Kogswell Cycles <kogswellcycles@...> ... Beer comes in cans? Philip...
Philip Williamson
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Mar 7, 2008
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... Nice. :)...
Andrew Riblet
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Mar 8, 2008
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... Yes, you can get good beer in cans now. Pretty much anything from Oskar Blues Brewery (Lyons, Colorado) is going to be one of the best canned beers you've...
Zachariah Mully
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Mar 8, 2008
12:33 am

... Ooooooooooooooo! CONTEST!! Who can carry the most cans or bottles of beer on the front rack of their P/R. Photos absolutely required. Winner gets...
Forbes Bagatelle-Black
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Mar 8, 2008
12:36 am

Weeellll . . . 18 bottles without trying hard: http://www.flickr.com/photos/30405788@N00/457128080/in/set-72157594306633070/ I'll have to give cans a try. Big...
Greg Achtem
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Mar 8, 2008
12:56 am

... The only thing I win for that, though, is getting to clean up cat puke and needing an endless supply of lint rollers... -- http://flickr.com/photos/aalpern...
Adam Alpern
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Mar 8, 2008
1:22 am

no documentation, but ive carried 3 cases of red stripe. someone buy me three cases of red stripe, and ill do it again :) wait, do they have to be full? cause...
joel metz
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Mar 8, 2008
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... Nope. They don't have to be full. Free pair of "Super Chubbies" (http://cyclesvalhalla.com/650btires.html) to the person who posts the photo with the most...
Forbes Bagatelle-Black
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Mar 8, 2008
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next question - do i have to be riding, or is parked bike ok? cause no one else is home right now to take the pic if im riding :) -joel ... -- joel metz :...
joel metz
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Mar 8, 2008
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I run a brewery, anyone want to see a keg on the front of a P/R? Lance In a message dated 3/7/2008 6:37:03 P.M. Central Standard Time, ... Ooooooooooooooo!...
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Mar 8, 2008
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Yes. But you won't win. That's only one can....
Greg Achtem
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Mar 8, 2008
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... I was thinking about posting a photo of my P/R carrying 3 homebrew kegs (2 3-gallon, 1 5 gallon), but you would trump that. I have ridden it with two 3...
alex wetmore
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Mar 8, 2008
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