Seatposts

[Mr Panda]

:?:

Why oh why in the name of the Wee Man are there SO MANY different seatpost sizes ? around 24mm to 35mm in 0.2mm increments :evil:

that's around 50 variants .......................

.........aaaaaaarrrrrggggghhhhh

 

[mikee]

it's just to wind you up panda

 

[tintin40]

I agree. Nothing like a bit of standardization would make it so much better for all. Who started all this :?

 

[the great roberto]

And now its almost impossible to easily get a 27.0mm one. And get what size my zaskar takes?

 

[ekiborter]

The reason is because for a long time tubing for bikes was sourced from other industries as off cuts..... made it cheaper.

modern bikes are becoming fairly standard at 27.2 and 30.9mm but there are many many different sizes out there :evil:

 

[ptr138]

Shims does the trick. I'm too impatient/cheap to source out odd sizes..

 

[Steve Kish]

And now its almost impossible to easily get a 27.0mm one

26.8 with a shim made from a Coke tin - make sure it's Diet Coke to save weight!

Seriously, I've used a 27.0 ex-Marin one with such a shim for my 27.2 road bike with no problems at all.