Machining a seatpost to fit
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fettler
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I`ve taken a post from 27.2 to 26.8 before. Only a cheapy post with plenty of wall thickness mind you. Lightweight posts are a different territory as they`ll probably break if you take off more than a whisker. If you have access to a lathe its an easy task, about 15-20mins work although a machine shop would probably charge you the price of a decent post to do it.
Is it a type of post you want to stay with or is the frame a weird size?
I`ve taken a post from 27.2 to 26.8 before. Only a cheapy post with plenty of wall thickness mind you. Lightweight posts are a different territory as they`ll probably break if you take off more than a whisker. If you have access to a lathe its an easy task, about 15-20mins work although a machine shop would probably charge you the price of a decent post to do it.
Is it a type of post you want to stay with or is the frame a weird size?
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Or shim a smaller post up which would be a safer and easier option.
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jmgk":wssb7xnz said:
yeah but a sissy without half a seatpost up my jacksie
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I waited for ages for a syncros in 27.0 then saw 3 in the space of a few weeks. I don`t know if syncros had custom drawn tubing for each diameter or every few diameters. Maybe there`s enough wall thickness in a 26.8 to machine away which is a more common size. I`d be willing to compare the wall thickness from my syncros 27.0 if anyone can quote the wall thickness of a 27.2 or 26.8 ???
I waited for ages for a syncros in 27.0 then saw 3 in the space of a few weeks. I don`t know if syncros had custom drawn tubing for each diameter or every few diameters. Maybe there`s enough wall thickness in a 26.8 to machine away which is a more common size. I`d be willing to compare the wall thickness from my syncros 27.0 if anyone can quote the wall thickness of a 27.2 or 26.8 ???
