24.0mm seatpost?

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I'd also like another 2cm. or so of seatpost height, but it's on the
limit line now.

2cm? Might just be enough to 'justify' a new (bigger framed) bike.. :-)

I've never had any problems raising the post slightly above the limit line.
It's a road bike tho so doens't get much abuse.

Mark Thompson said:

Quoted message said:

I'd also like another 2cm. or so of seatpost height, but it's on the
limit line now.

2cm? Might just be enough to 'justify' a new (bigger framed) bike..
:-)

I've never had any problems raising the post slightly above the limit
line. It's a road bike tho so doens't get much abuse.

On a conventional frame, it's important that the post extends past the
bottom of the top tube.

~PB

Pete Biggs said:

Mark Thompson wrote:

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2cm? Might just be enough to 'justify' a new (bigger framed) bike..
:-)

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On a conventional frame, it's important that the post extends past the
bottom of the top tube.

~PB

Hmmm... I like Mark's line of thinking - similar to my own.
I go out looking for a seatpost, come back with a new bike.
Curse you, shiny showroom full of shiny, shiny bikes. I'm not a bad
person, just weak - it's a disease I tell you. Now searching for
suitable excuses to justify purchase to SO... ;-)

I've promised myself that when I complete a century run, I'll treat
myself to somthing new.

I'm not keen to push beyond the limit mark - I'm heavy enough (14st+)
to think twice about it, and I'd like the better tilt adjustability of
a decent post anyway.

Just to answer my own question, following up a lead in
rec.bicycles.tech, I emailed yellow jersey, a bike shop in Wisconsin
USA, yesterday.
Reply waiting for me this morning, pointing to -
http://www.yellowjersey.org/frogstem.html
Just the job. Local enquiries have drawn a blank so far, so if I don't
come up with anything closer today, I'll place an order.

Thanks for your help,

Regards,

bookieb

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Just to answer my own question, following up a lead in
rec.bicycles.tech, I emailed yellow jersey, a bike shop in Wisconsin
USA, yesterday.
Reply waiting for me this morning, pointing to -
http://www.yellowjersey.org/frogstem.html
Just the job. Local enquiries have drawn a blank so far, so if I don't
come up with anything closer today, I'll place an order.

I'm in a similar situation to you and when I emailed them about the
24mm seatpost for my Peugeot, that I'm going to use as a winter bike, I
got this reply

"The vintage post shown was borrowed for the photo. When last I had
that Stronglight post they were $89.95 . We can supply
a short chromed steel post at $9.95. Both are why we had the others made
for us".

I don't really want a chromed steel post (how soon before starts
rusting?) and with shipping costs and duty $89-95 seems a bit steep!

--
David Bentley

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I'm in a similar situation to you and when I emailed them about the 24mm
seatpost for my Peugeot, that I'm going to use as a winter bike, I got
this reply

Try your nearest metal supermarket for a bit of alloy bar - even if it has
to be machined it shouldn't be more than a tenner.

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Hi All,

anyone know of a source for a 24.0mm seatpost?

I was given an old steel Peugeot road bike, and I'm fitting it out for
a bit of road training. This size seems to have been fitted only to
these cheaper Peugeots for a period in the 80's/early 90's.

I was given one about 20 yrs ago with a similar small post; got someone
with a lathe to turn a 27 or therabouts old alloy one down. Make sure
you use a lathe with a chuck that can accomodate the mocroadjust
thingy. Probably best to take the frame along and do it in stages then
try it.

David Bentley said:

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I don't really want a chromed steel post (how soon before starts
rusting?) and with shipping costs and duty $89-95 seems a bit steep!

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Quoted $44.95 on the page now. Not cheap, with shipping etc. on top,
but I haven't had any luck anywhere else, so it appears to be
simultaneously both the cheapest available, and the most expensive.
Not outrageous either - looks like a nice post, so I guess I'll give it
a go. I'll let you know how I get on.

Regards,

Barry

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David Bentley said:

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I don't really want a chromed steel post (how soon before starts
rusting?) and with shipping costs and duty $89-95 seems a bit steep!

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Quoted $44.95 on the page now. Not cheap, with shipping etc. on top,
but I haven't had any luck anywhere else, so it appears to be
simultaneously both the cheapest available, and the most expensive.
Not outrageous either - looks like a nice post, so I guess I'll give it
a go. I'll let you know how I get on.

Please do!
--
David Bentley

David Bentley said:

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David Bentley said:

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Quoted $44.95 on the page now. Not cheap, with shipping etc. on top,
but I haven't had any luck anywhere else, so it appears to be
simultaneously both the cheapest available, and the most expensive.
Not outrageous either - looks like a nice post, so I guess I'll give it
a go. I'll let you know how I get on.

Please do!
--
David Bentley

I ordered this odd sized seatpost from yellowjersey.org last Friday.
Arrived today (Thursday).
$44.95 is the price on the website, + $22 (packing + 3-5 day parcel
post delivery).

It's a nice item, well made, plenty of length.
Good quality clamp castings/bolt with fine "adjustment ridges" to alter
the angle (which was my problem with the existing seatpost - couldn't
get the angle I wanted), fairly light, nice matt polished finish on the
post.
Fits the bike perfectly - does exactly what is says on the tin!

Lots of places "used to have them", or "can't get them anymore", or say
"you'll never get one of those, but here's a new frame you might like
to buy". These guys have them, don't gouge on the price, responded to
emails promptly, and delivered the item as described and on time.

Regards,

bookieb.

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David Bentley said:

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I ordered this odd sized seatpost from yellowjersey.org last Friday.
Arrived today (Thursday).
$44.95 is the price on the website, + $22 (packing + 3-5 day parcel
post delivery).

Were you stung for duty? - I have been on several occasions when I've
ordered stuff from the US. If not, then I may do as you have done. I
still have the original Peugeot seta post but it isn't easy to adjusts
and the bolts stick out from the sides now I have a new saddle
--
David Bentley

David Bentley said:

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David Bentley said:

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Were you stung for duty? - I have been on several occasions when I've
ordered stuff from the US. If not, then I may do as you have done. I
still have the original Peugeot seta post but it isn't easy to adjusts
and the bolts stick out from the sides now I have a new saddle
--
David Bentley

Nope, seems to have come straight though - there was an invoice inside
the packing, but I don't know if the packing had been opened or not.
In any case, I don't think bother if the value is below a certain
value, €55 springs to mind (I'm located in Republic of Ireland).

I suppose there's a finite chance that a Invoice will follow from
Customs, but it's never happened to me before, and I think that they'd
hang on to the goods until I'd payed the duty anyway. I do know of
people ordering higher value stuff (video games, computer parts etc.)
from the US who've had them held that way until they'd payed the duty.

There is a school of thought that if you can get the supplier to play
ball, they can mark the invoice with the goods as "replacement under
warranty" or similar, and this would not then attract the Customs bods.
Don't know if this is true, certainly couldn't condone such
shennanigans myself.

All, some or none of this may be correct, and may or may not apply to
the UK.

Regards,

bookieb