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wanted - carbon seatpost / skinny seat(!)

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  1. Smudge
    Member

    As the title says, I'm after a 27.2 carbon seatpost for a roadbike I'm building up, also a slim road type saddle if anyone has stuff lying about and would like to exchange it/them for a some beer tokens :-)
    Possible RV at PY on Friday...

    Posted 10 years ago #
  2. fimm
    Member

    Oh. Might have a saddle. Will try and remember to bring it to PY. Would appreciate beer tokens for it.

    Posted 10 years ago #
  3. steveo
    Member

    I have a saddle I inherited from Kaputnik which you could have but I'm pretty unlikely to get to PY anytime soon.

    Posted 10 years ago #
  4. wingpig
    Member

    I have a saddle taken off Stepdoh's old commuter. It's white. It can be claimed for nothing at PY.

    Posted 10 years ago #
  5. kaputnik
    Moderator

    Let me have a rummage, I might have something decent by way of a road saddle taken off a bike when new and never used. Can swapsy on Friday.

    Also got a 27.2 seatpost from same saddle, it's an Aluminium stock Cannondale one, not massively long though.

    Posted 10 years ago #
  6. Smudge
    Member

    Wow, thanks chaps! With such a range of offers, black would be preferable please (though thanks to those who have offered other colours )
    @Kappers, thank you again, I'm after buying something carbon though, I've found an alloy one here but I'd like to do a bit of bling(!)

    Posted 10 years ago #
  7. Smudge
    Member

    To explain a little more, I bought a sale frame from planet-x (for just under £50!) and am building it up as cheaply, and lightly as I can, currently still under £200 all in and just on 8kg by the bathroom scales, not too bad for an alloy frame and triple chainset :-) Hopefully a picture below to show what stage it's at just now...
    https://www.flickr.com/photos/48806000@N02/14728375262/

    The saddle currently on it is a heavy old thing rescued from a racer many moons ago, so I think the build would look waaaaay better with something more skinny and modern (and black!). Seatpost is an unknown alloy one rescued from the big box of spare bits, it is fine, but some carbon bling would be pretty and might even save a few grams, and perhaps even add a little comfort (hah!)
    :-)

    Posted 10 years ago #
  8. twq
    Member

    I'm looking for the opposite of this. I've bought a silly Merckx single speed, and a Carradice saddle bag to go with it. The bars under the saddle are too close together (30mm instead of 45mm needed I think). Unfortunately it's not just a case of a new saddle, but possibly a new seat post. I tried fitting a spare seat post clamp, but it doesn't sit properly on top of the seat post.
    Any tips or advice? I think the seat post needs to be 27.15mm

    Posted 10 years ago #
  9. chdot
    Admin

    "I think the seat post needs to be 27.15mm"

    WOW such precision!

    I think it's therefore likely to 27.2 - fortunately a relatively common size.

    Most UK 531 bikes and also Ridgeback Scoot balance bikes!

    Posted 10 years ago #
  10. twq
    Member

    @chdot cheers. I might be able to find a clamp that fits it, I've only tried one from an old MTB I have lying around. I might take a trip to the bike station, see if they have any lying around.

    Posted 10 years ago #

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