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Hi, I'm a short guy with short legs. I have a ritchey wcs mtb seatpost but it is too long on my
specialized FSR as it will hit the shock if I would put it at my height. I'm wondering if I
cut(probably get a bike shop to do it) it by 30-50 mm, will it seriouslly damage the bike?
thanks, tom
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Quoted message said:Hi, I'm a short guy with short legs. I have a ritchey wcs mtb seatpost but it is too long on my
specialized FSR as it will hit the shock if I would put it at my height. I'm wondering if I
cut(probably get a bike shop to do it) it by 30-50 mm, will it seriouslly damage the bike?thanks, tom
Go ahead. Start with the 30mm since you can't put it back on! It is fairly normal with interrupted
seat tubes to have to cut the seatpost to length. The worst that could happen is you have to go out
and buy a new seatpost. Use a miter box or a hose clamp for a cutting guide.
Mike
Tom said:I'm a short guy with short legs. I have a ritchey wcs mtb seatpost but it is too long on my
specialized FSR as it will hit the shock if I would put it at my height. I'm wondering if I
cut(probably get a bike shop to do it) it by 30-50 mm, will it seriouslly damage the bike?
Careful there....
You'll probably get away with it, but the Ritchey WCS seastpost is very unusual in that its wall
thicknesses change all the way up the post. If you clamp it further up, you'll be clamping in an
area not designed for it.
Doing this will also concentrate the cantilevering forces (at the top of the clamp) at a point
that's not designed for it.
The post starts out very thin and non-ovalized (at the bottom) since there's very little stress on
that. The wall thicknesses bulge as you go up (I'm guessing 60-100mm) and also take on an oval
internal profile (less material at the sides, more at the front and back) to withstand the clamping
/ bending forces. The walls taper from there up to about 80-100mm from the clamp where they get
thick to handle the forces from the connection to the seatpost head.
The WCS is an excellent post (I ride one myownself), and chances are you'll get away with clamping
it anywhere you want... but you may want to check out the specs on the post to see if you can
determine exactly WHERE you'll be cutting it.
Mark Hickey Habanero Cycles habcycles.comhabcycles.comOpen ↗ Home of the $695 ti frame
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Michael Dart said:"Tom" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...
Quoted message said:Hi, I'm a short guy with short legs. I have a ritchey wcs mtb seatpost but it is too long on my
specialized FSR as it will hit the shock if I would put it at my height. I'm wondering if I
cut(probably get a bike shop to do it) it by 30-50 mm, will it seriouslly damage the bike?thanks, tom
Go ahead. Start with the 30mm since you can't put it back on! It is fairly normal with interrupted
seat tubes to have to cut the seatpost to length. The worst that could happen is you have to go out
and buy a new seatpost. Use a miter box or a hose clamp for a cutting guide.Mike
Use a pipe cutter to get a better cut. Use a file afterwards, in any case.
Miles
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</pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">Hi, I'm a short guy with short legs. I have a ritchey
wcs mtb seatpost but it is too long on my specialized FSR as it will hit the shock if I would put it
at my height. I'm wondering if I cut(probably get a bike shop to do it) it by 30-50 mm, will it
seriouslly damage the bike?
thanks, tom
</pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""><!----> Go ahead. Start with the 30mm since you can't put it
back on! It is fairly normal with interrupted seat tubes to have to cut the seatpost to length.
The worst that could happen is you have to go out and buy a new seatpost. Use a miter box or a
hose clamp for a cutting guide.
Mike
</pre> </blockquote> Use a pipe cutter to get a better cut. Use a file afterwards, in any
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miles todd said:Michael Dart said:"Tom" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...
Quoted message said:Hi, I'm a short guy with short legs. I have a ritchey wcs mtb seatpost but it is too long on my
specialized FSR as it will hit the shock if I would put it at my height. I'm wondering if I
cut(probably get a bike shop to do it) it by 30-50 mm, will it seriouslly damage the bike?thanks, tom
Go ahead. Start with the 30mm since you can't put it back on! It is fairly normal with
interrupted seat tubes to have to cut the seatpost to length. The worst that could happen is you
have to go out and buy a new seatpost. Use a miter box or a hose clamp for a cutting guide.Mike
Use a pipe cutter to get a better cut. Use a file afterwards, in any case.Miles
A miter, or a hose clamp, or a pipe cutter for a seatpost?!?!?!? My God, you and Mike are anal.
Actually, my cut matches the exact angle of the lower end of my interrupted seat tube, which is at a
31.8945 degree angle. This way I just match up the bottom of the seatpost with the bottom of the
seat tube, that way I know my seat is at the right height and is pointing perfectly straight ahead.
Greg
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"Destroy your safe and happy lives before it is too late, the battles we fought were long and hard,
just not to be consumed by rock n' roll..." - The Mekons
G.T. said:Quoted message said:<snip quoted stuff>
A miter, or a hose clamp, or a pipe cutter for a seatpost?!?!?!? My God, you and Mike are anal.
Actually, my cut matches the exact angle of the lower end of my interrupted seat tube, which is
at a 31.8945 degree angle. This way I just match up the bottom of the seatpost with the bottom
of the seat tube, that way I know my seat is at the right height and is pointing perfectly
straight ahead.Greg
Now that's funny. By the way, what the heck are you doing posting? You should be riding the
SJT today!
Miles
miles todd said:G.T. said:Quoted message said:<snip quoted stuff>
A miter, or a hose clamp, or a pipe cutter for a seatpost?!?!?!? My God, you and Mike are anal.
Actually, my cut matches the exact angle of the lower end of my interrupted seat tube, which is
at a 31.8945 degree angle. This way I just match up the bottom of the seatpost with the bottom
of the seat tube, that way I know my seat is at the right height and is pointing perfectly
straight ahead.Greg
Now that's funny. By the way, what the heck are you doing posting? You should be riding the
SJT today!
A little sickly, a lot sickly yesterday, fever kept me from sleeping last night. We postponed to
next Tuesday.
Actually, I just clamp my seatpost in a vise at about the right length and using my superhuman
strength I bend it back and forth until it breaks.
Greg
--
"Destroy your safe and happy lives before it is too late, the battles we fought were long and hard,
just not to be consumed by rock n' roll..." - The Mekons
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Quoted message said:miles todd said:G.T. said:> <snip quoted stuff>
A miter, or a hose clamp, or a pipe cutter for a seatpost?!?!?!? My God, you and Mike are anal.
Actually, my cut matches the exact angle of the lower end of my interrupted seat tube, which is
at a 31.8945 degree angle. This way I just match up the bottom of the seatpost with the bottom
of the seat tube, that way I know my seat is at the right height and is pointing perfectly
straight ahead.Greg
Now that's funny. By the way, what the heck are you doing posting? You should be riding the SJT
today!A little sickly, a lot sickly yesterday, fever kept me from sleeping last night. We postponed to
next Tuesday.Actually, I just clamp my seatpost in a vise at about the right length and using my superhuman
strength I bend it back and forth until it breaks.
Superdupersuperman. Un-sick your bad self.
JD
"G.T." <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:You guys are cracking me up.
Greg
Well excuuuuuuuusssssssse me!
Mike
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"]news:[email hidden]...Quoted message said:Pipe cutter works great and clean it up with a file.
MTB 2002
I would be concerned about the variable wall thickness of a Thomson post using a pipe cutter.
So do what I do and use tin snips.
Fuss-pot you are. Why not just chew the fecker off with yer teeth like wot I do?
Quoted message said:You guys are cracking me up.
Nah - that'll be the hopeless self delusionment you got goin' on Greg.
Shaun aRe - I said it - you know it's true.
Shaun Rimmer said:G.T. <[email hidden]> wrote in message
"]news:[email hidden]...Quoted message said:Michael Dart said:<[email hidden]> wrote in message
"]news:[email hidden]...> Pipe cutter works great and clean it up with a file.
>
>MTB 2002
>I would be concerned about the variable wall thickness of a Thomson post using a pipe cutter.
So do what I do and use tin snips.
Fuss-pot you are. Why not just chew the fecker off with yer teeth like wot I do?
Quoted message said:You guys are cracking me up.
Nah - that'll be the hopeless self delusionment you got goin' on Greg.
Shaun aRe - I said it - you know it's true.
You are cracking me up. And not in a laughing-with-you-kind-of-way.
Gerg T.
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"Walking under ladders for a living You know we should be running round in pubs and bars We know
we'll never grow short And we'll never grow tall" - the Mekons
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