I have those and love them. Sadly, though - the diameter is wrong for my Lynskey and for Oakleaf's bike....Originally Posted by blackhillsbiker
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05-31-2011, 09:35 AM #1
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05-31-2011, 06:54 PM #2
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I had a Thomson with a fair bit of setback and all the features you mention, not sure how much setback though. It was aluminum and not super expensive, maybe $50?
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05-31-2011, 10:15 PM #3
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The "bent" Thomson seatposts have only 16mm of setback. Originally Posted by Grog
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05-31-2011, 10:23 PM #4
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How much setback are you looking for? SR Sakae used to make a seatpost with a fairly large setback. They come up on ebay quite often. They came in various sizes. This one in the link below is a 25.4. I would think you could easily find a shim for this.
http://cgi.ebay.com/SR-Sakae-Ringyo-...item19c5cfcb86
Actually come to think of it, you could shim the VO seatpost also.Last edited by Sylvia; 06-01-2011 at 12:58 AM.
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06-01-2011, 03:30 AM #5
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I haven't actually put a plumb line on the one I have, and Cannondale doesn't give a spec, but just sticking a ruler on it looks like about 25 mm setback. So in the range of 30 mm would be good.
I'll probably wind up with that FSA, but I need a few days to get my head around the price.
What's everyone's experience with shimming, especially with a carbon frame? Would that cause problems?Speed comes from what you put behind you. - Judi Ketteler
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06-01-2011, 03:40 AM #6
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No personal experience - but we came really close to try to avoid custom/the performance one that's not made now. Talked to a LOT of mechanics about it - the framebuilders were OK with it - the mechanics universally thought it was a terrible idea and we would have lots of issues with it. I'm not tiny, and so do stress seatposts more - but I got the idea that it hadn't worked well for anyone plus it looks funny to me..... Originally Posted by OakLeaf
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06-01-2011, 12:16 PM #7
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I've not had any experience shimming carbon. I only ride steel, so that's a good question.
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06-01-2011, 06:25 PM #8
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I SO wish that Cannondale would have gone with a traditional round seat post instead of the goofy teardrop-shaped one, because it really makes it difficult and limited to replace that thing!!! Grrrrrrrr.
I absolutely despise my stock seat post/clamping system on my Synapse and would love to replace with something that is easier to adjust...but not many reasonably-priced choices out there when you're limited to a teardrop-shaped opening in the frame.
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