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[Anubis]

Quick Question.

What size seat post coller do I need to fit a frame that has a 31.6mm Seat post measurement???

Im guessing 35mm. am I correct?

 

[Fausto]

Hmmm....might want to contact the manufacturer or check their website to see what they spec. I honestly couldn't tell you what size collar you'd need off the top of my head.

 

[Anubis]

the problim is the manufacturer's website doesent say. and neither does the place im ordering it from. and i wanna order thsi stuff soon so it goes through today so I can have it ASAP

 

[Fausto]

What kind of frame is it? I assume the original collar got lost or something?

 

[Anubis]

an Azonic Saber Extension. I havent ordered the frame yet. but im about to and i wanna get teh right size

 

[Pliablemoose]

Give the manuf a quick call...

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: TheEvil1
an Azonic Saber Extension. I havent ordered the frame yet. but im about to and i wanna get teh right size

My best guess would be that the 35mm will fit. I dug around a bit and it seems that 32mm and 35mm are pretty much the only two choices. I doubt 32 would be big enough given the thickness of the aluminum tubing on the Azonic. Were there other size options for the collar? If it's either 32 or 35 just order both and return the one that doesn't fit. You're out a little shipping, but you'll get the part you need ASAP.

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

Hey Fausto1,
WTH are you doing on the computer. Get out and ride that bike!

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: Hayabusarider
Hey Fausto1,
WTH are you doing on the computer. Get out and ride that bike!

A- It's in the shop having the headset bearings pressed into the frame.

B- It's supposed to rain like hell today. No way am I getting the new baby wet.

 

[Pliablemoose]

Originally posted by: Fausto1

Originally posted by: Hayabusarider
Hey Fausto1,
WTH are you doing on the computer. Get out and ride that bike!

A- It's in the shop having the headset bearings pressed into the frame.

B- It's supposed to rain like hell today. No way am I getting the new baby wet.

You're just a big chicken, I used a 2X4 & a hammer, it was a little nerve wracking though

 

[Anubis]

you can install headsets with a large bolt and a couble washers. ive done it this way its easy. works just like that tool they use. cept it doesent cost 50$


and yes the choices are 28mm, 30mm, 32mm, 35mm for the seat post collars. im just gonna get the 35mm one cause i can always clamp the fuk outta it

 

[Anubis]

what kinda bike do you have Fausto?

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: Pliablemoose

Originally posted by: Fausto1

Originally posted by: Hayabusarider
Hey Fausto1,
WTH are you doing on the computer. Get out and ride that bike!

A- It's in the shop having the headset bearings pressed into the frame.

B- It's supposed to rain like hell today. No way am I getting the new baby wet.

You're just a big chicken, I used a 2X4 & a hammer, it was a little nerve wracking though

Right. YOU go drop $1400 on a new frame and then swing a hammer at it.

I don't mind spending the $20 to get the shop to do it since I'll have recourse if it gets screwed up. Besides, the fork steerer is carbon so I can't press the lower race onto it without the proper tools anyway.....last thing I'd want to do is ding the steerer tube and have it snap on me a month down the road. That, as they say, would suck.

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: TheEvil1
what kinda bike do you have Fausto?

It's a Steelman SR525. Just got it and haven't built it up yet.

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

Fausto1, PM me your address, and I will send you the biggest pair of Channel Locks I have. That and a ball peen hammer ought to fix any problems you might have.

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: Hayabusarider
Fausto1, PM me your address, and I will send you the biggest pair of Channel Locks I have. That and a ball peen hammer ought to fix any problems you might have.

I thought you had a rule about not smoking crack before noon?

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

Originally posted by: Fausto1

Originally posted by: Hayabusarider
Fausto1, PM me your address, and I will send you the biggest pair of Channel Locks I have. That and a ball peen hammer ought to fix any problems you might have.

I thought you had a rule about not smoking crack before noon?

The scarey thing is that this didn't just pop out of nowhere. I have seen both used on wonderful bikes, or I should say bikes that used to be wonderful. Dont know what these people are called today (at least politely), but back then we called them "hammer mechanics"

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: Hayabusarider

Originally posted by: Fausto1

Originally posted by: Hayabusarider
Fausto1, PM me your address, and I will send you the biggest pair of Channel Locks I have. That and a ball peen hammer ought to fix any problems you might have.

I thought you had a rule about not smoking crack before noon?

The scarey thing is that this didn't just pop out of nowhere. I have seen both used on wonderful bikes, or I should say bikes that used to be wonderful. Dont know what these people are called today (at least politely), but back then we called them "hammer mechanics"

I've actually done the hammer method on previous bikes, but the carbon steerer and thin-walled frame make me a little nervous so I'm lettting the shop handle it.

 

[Pliablemoose]

The headset wrenches are many times manufacturer specific & expensive too, are you having them put in the bottom bracket too?

What brand kickstand are you mounting?

& have you weighed your handlebar tape yet?

Used to kill me seeing someone 20 lbs overweight agonizing over ounces & grams on their bikes/accessories

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: Pliablemoose
The headset wrenches are many times manufacturer specific & expensive too, are you having them put in the bottom bracket too?

I have all the other tools to put it together (including the BB tool). This is a threadless headset (Chris King) so no special tools required.

I'm actually a pretty competent bike mechanic (I build my own race wheels and such), I just didn't want to run the risk of f*cking up a new frame.

What brand kickstand are you mounting?

Depends on whether I can talk Merlin into welding me up a kickstand in titanium or not.

Used to kill me seeing someone 20 lbs overweight agonizing over ounces & grams on their bikes/accessories

I'm not a "weight-weenie". I sure as hell wouldn't have bought a steel frame if that were the case.