[email hidden] (dan baker) wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...
Quoted message said:I just was gifted a used RhodeGear TrailTail trail-along, and got it
all cleaned up, BUT the hitchmount is quite a bit bigger than the
seatpost on the bike I was going to use for it. There is a plastic
shim in place that brings the ID down to about 1.25", and the seatpost
I was going to use is a 26.6mm seatpost.
Anybody know where I can get a selection of shims?
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....thought I'd post my solution in case anybody comes looking later...
I never did find any response to RhodeGear shims, or any dealer
carrying them, so made a shim myself. Thought I'd let people know that
its pretty easy if you:
- get some "schedule 40 1" PVC pipe". This is the thick white plastic
plumbing stuff.
- cut a piece about 3" or 4" long
- cut a slit lengthwise, with a "wide" saw like a miter saw or table
saw to leave some room for the shim to squash down. file all edges to
remove burrs.
- wrap around a couple layers of duct tape on the outside of shim to
get it to fit close to the inside of the bracket. slip into bracket,
and leave a little sticking out the bottom.
- drill/tap, or use self tapping screw, a small hole thru the bracket
and shim, and install a short screw with a little locktite on it to
hold the shim vertically inside the bracket. Be CAREFUL the screw does
not protrude inside or it will wreck your seatpost.
- grease lightly and install to seatpost, do not overtighten bracket
as it needs to rotate on seatpost. be sure bracket bolts are locknuts
so they wont back off.
- note that the bracket shim assembly will invariably work its way
down your seatpost until it rests on the frame, so you want to leave
the shim sticking out the bottom a little to provide a nice wear
surface.
d
