Re: [CR]Raleigh frame is breaking seatpost binder bolts

(Example: Framebuilding:Norris Lockley)

Date: 31 Mar 2003 21:30:34 -0000
From: "Steve Kurt" <kurtsj@mtco.com>
To: MSCTROSE@aol.com, kurtsj@mtco.com, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]Raleigh frame is breaking seatpost binder bolts
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On Mon, 31 Mar 2003 16:23:28 EST, MSCTROSE@aol.com wrote :
> In a message dated 3/31/03 12:11:46 PM, kurtsj@mtco.com writes:
> > So, for all of you who've had this occur, how did you fix it??
> >
> > thanks,
> > Steve Kurt
> > Peoria, IL
> >
>
> Steve
>
> Perhaps you have too small a seatpost in there. I remember stressing a
> seatpost bolt putting a 26.8 seatpost in a frame that needed a 27.0.
>
> Hope this helps
> Mark Rosenberg
> Carlsbad, CA
> howtostretch.com

That's certainly a good thing to keep in mind, but I've got a 27.2mm post in the frame, and it seems to be a good fit. Is it possible that the tubing is designed for a 27.4mm post?? FWIW, the frame is 60 or 61cm C-T.

Steve Kurt
Peoria, IL