Quick Release Seat Clamp on MUni?

The Salsa quick release is supposed to be excellent, and you can get it
here:
http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=245
Darren also has one.

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I just carry an allen wrench in my pack... I've got the Odyssey seat
clamp: one bolt, plenty grippy, never had a problem! I do agree it is
crucial to raise the seat for the longer climbs, but I couldn't imagine
putting a quick release underneath me... who knows what it could snag?
I don't want to find out :eek:

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I have always used a Salsa Fliplock quick release. I have no problem at
all with the seat moving, and I can't imagine not having the convenience
of being able to adjust the seat quickly, even if just for that person
you meet on the trail that wants to give the uni a try.
How well a quick release holds has a large amount to do with the quality
of the QR, but also can be affected by the frame and seatpost
compbination. I have an aluminum frame and Thomson seatpost, which I
think is an easy combo to keep snug. A steel frame and chrome seatpost
is probably the worst combination.
I think you will have good luck with the Salsa. If you get one, keep a
dab of grease or antisieze on the cam surfaces, and keep mud cleaned out
of it. Operating it with grit in it can wear out the cams, and decrease
it's holding power.

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I've always used a QR. I've got a cheap one and it works fine, never
gone wrong.

Double bolt clamps are obviously very reliable and tight, but it's just
so much hassle to let people have a go on the uni. Also I sometimes swap
posts between unis and having a QR is really handy.

Joe

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I've never used anything but quick-releases from Bedford on my commuter
and street/trials unis, and i can't complain about them. Sometimes when
you bail and the handle of the saddle hits the ground, the saddle gets
twisted to the side, but straightening it takes 2 seconds.

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I have a double hex thing on my trials unicycle, i'm not sure if I would
trust a flip release one when jumping for tall heights. I used to have
one when I was learning (on a skinny freestyle uni) and that got
twisted and stuff now and again.. so I'm afraid to try the fliplock
thing (plus it's about £14 / $24 + delivery).

Miek

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i currently have a quick release and although its easy to use, i
absolutely hate it. but that is pretty much because of the kind of
quick release it is.
http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=249, its simmilar to
that one, except it will fit on any unicycle. dont buy anything with
that kind of arm thing, because its extremely dangerous. i was riding
one footed for a while then that arm caught in my shoe and i fell. when
it came down the arm hit me right in the back of the heal stabbing me
nearly in the achilles tendon.

so beware quick release arms.

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Hey this was what I was looking for also! Thanks guys for the info. I
will go buy a quick release since I am tired of bringing a wrench with
me all the time. :P

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i saw many people at muni weekend withe the salsa clamps, the only bad
part about them i think is that they stick out a bit and can get caught
on u.

i agree with maestro8, just carry an allen wrench

-trey

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The 'Salsa' (http://www.salsacycles.com/comps_skewers.html) Flip-Lock
(the quick release seatpost collar) is the only quick release I've used
that clamps tight enough for muni use. I use it with a Thomson
seatpost and it hardly ever twists or slips. The arm does stick out
but I've never had a problem with it hitting me during a UPD. It works
well and is solid. It's a bit spendy but worth it.

There are single bolt seatpost collars that clamp tight. The Salsa
Lip-Lock works well. Clamps as tightly as the Flip-Lock. If the arm
sticking out of the Flip-Lock scares you then you can get a quality
single bolt collar.

'Surly' (http://www.surlybikes.com/parts.html) makes one called the
Constrictor.

There are some other beefy single bolt collars as well.

Take your uni to a bike shop and have them measure the OD of the seat
tube so you know what size of collar to get. Or if you have a caliper
or micrometer you can measure it yourself.

The trick with the single bolt collars is to grease or anti-seize the
threads of the bolt. That will allow you to get it tighter without
damaging the threads. Tighter means less slipping. Same with the
Flip-Lock. It needs grease or anti-seize too on the threads and on the
cam surface. A little grease between the frame and the collar is also
a good thing.

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