[CR]Clamping tubes, was: very deep custon stem

(Example: Component Manufacturers:Cinelli)

Date: Tue, 09 Oct 2001 11:58:01 -0400
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
From: "Jeff Slotkin" <jeffslotkin@home.com>
Cc: rocklube@adnc.com
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Subject: [CR]Clamping tubes, was: very deep custon stem

At 07:08 AM 10/9/2001 -0700, Brian Baylis wrote:


>I like to clamp only on a seat post. Keep a cheap seat post handy just
>for using when you clamp your bike in the stand. I really don't like any
>clamping on any tubes.

My brother-in-law once removed a bike from my workstand in order to clamp his large, steel, Specialized Allez in there. Well, the bike he removed was a tiny little RB1 with a 1" top tube, and he didn't readjust the clamp, just Vise-Gripped it in there, so he wound up with a squished top tube. I squished it back, but it's sorta box shaped now.

I had to decide whether to tell him what he'd done, so he wouldn't think I had done it, or not mention it since I figured he'd never notice, and thus it wouldn't bother him. I told him, and it bothers him. Sigh.

Moral: If you gotta clamp a tube, watch out for intruders Disclaimer: Neither of these bikes has Baylis-quality paint