Bontrager Seat Clamp

[bonesjones]

Hi, I have a Bontrager Race Lite, believe from 1996 which takes a 26.8MM seat post and I have measured the diameter of the tube(outside) of the seat post at 29.4.....Is this the right measurement???I cannot find a seat clamp this size, am I measuring it wrong???...Please help as this is pretty much the last thing I need!!

Cheers
Ben

 

[02gf74]

seat post clamps are mesaured by diameter of the seat tube, not the seat post.

 

[bonesjones]

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Apologies that was a typo,

I meant seat tube, still, it measures 29.4 which I can't find...?

Cheers
ben

 

[russ77]

Bikepedia says it needs a 28.6mm clamp. The extra width may be the thickness of the paint:
http://www.bikepedia.com/QuickBike/...996&Brand=Bontrager&Model=Race+Lite&Type=bike

I wouldn't trust this though as I bought a seat clamp for my 96 Privateer S according to the information on Bikepdia and it was too small. I think I ended up getting a 30.0mm one which fitted fine. I can check when I get home. I didn't need a front mech. Take readings for the diameter exactly where the clamps will go on as it is not necessarily constant down the length of the tube.

 

[Anthony]

It will most likely be a 28.6 tube, with external butting up to 29.6 or so at the top of the tube. There are plenty of 30mm clamps around, that were made for just this type of tube.

 

[bonesjones]

Seatclamp

Appreciate the advice, given that I live in hong kong
and I had it respeayed in china, 30 will probably fit...

Cheers guys
ben