Recent content by scott_tracy

Thanks xxnick. That's not a bad idea if there's sufficient wall thickness in the seat tube.

Thanks O_c_p. It's always required a fairly tight seat bolt to stop the post slipping from as far as I can remember. I'm also fairly sure those lugs were angled rather than parallel from the beginning, they've just become more so. I did exactly as you described with a big screw driver and only...

Thanks all. A 27.2 mm post can be 'persuaded' into the lug but not beyond - it binds in the seat tube. I measured the outside diameter of the seat tube as 29.2mm, including paint. So with that I think the 27mm seat post is likely correctly sized if seat tube is 1mm thickness.

The plastic reflector bracket on the seat post is to stop it slipping down. It's been remarkably effective at that.

I'll take and post a picture tomorrow

Yeah I did think about bending the lugs back. Would probably require something like a large and long allen key inserted into each individual bolt hole for sufficient leverage. However I think the problem would just recur as the metal would bend back. Might give that a go and see if it avoids...

It's the one that came with the bike and I've had it from new back in 1990. It's a 27mm diam post. Not that common nowerdays.

My MTrax Ti 3000s has welded on lugs for the seat post binder bolt. Over the years the steel around the 'ears' has stretched such that they meet well before the seatpost is adequately gripped. The second inherent flaw in this design is that as the gap closes it bends the binder bolt and...

Thanks John. How do I get the fee to you and send you my delivery details without making it all public on this forum?

I need to replace the elastomers in my Pace RC35 Atmosphere Balanced forks. Back in 2009 @justbackdated sold me a kit so they've lasted pretty well! I see @johndeverill has supplied the same for others recently. Would anyone care to quote me for a set? Thanks.

Does anyone know where I can source the elastomers and top-out rubber for atmosphere balanced RC35s? This version has 2 large elastomers in each leg separated by a plastic washer. I know these forks are ancient, but so is the bike, (and rider)... and we're all still looking good!