Seat Post Reamer Recommendations

[WD Pro]

The only time a reamer is needed is when the frame was made.......noit sure why it should need reaming out again unless some sort of repair has been done?

Shaun

No one told Raleigh that when they built my burner ...



I didn't want zig zags up its new alloy post

WD

 

[syncrosfan]

Yikes! Was there weld penetration at the seat-post cluster? In that case somebody dropped the ball at the Raleigh factory that day!

 

[WD Pro]

That was a good day for Raleigh !

To be fair, they were a mass produced budget bike for the general public - the fabrication and welds aren't exatly craftsman like ...

WD

 

[Rampage]

I have a handle for that reamer now, it's around 3 foot long!

 

[Midlife]

Was the Burner a 70's Raleigh?

Shaun

 

[syncrosfan]

I guess it's more a: "You got burned!" Raleigh...

 

[WD Pro]

I think the first burners were about 81 (I think before that they were a ramper ?).

Mine from BITD was an 83 (night burner), the one I am rebuilding is also a 83 (ultra burner)

WD