That reminds me, how do those old '50s frames with the collar-type seat binder secure the collar to the frame so one doesn't lift the seat/post out if for example lifting the bike by the seat as I frequently do?
Kurt Sperry Bellingham WA USA
On 12/13/06, Bob Hanson <theonetrueBob@webtv.net> wrote:
>
> Yes, I know this sounds stupid, but I've never bought or applied one to
> a bike. It seems that there must be a flange at the top of all shims -
> to prevent them from slipping right down into the frame... correct?
>
> However, if this is true, would this not just stick up very obviously
> and unattractively above the highest peaks of a seat lug?
>
> I do have a shim factory fitted to a lower level 70s Peugeot, But on
> this bike the seat lug is simply cut straight across the top, and the
> flange seats perfectly and near invisibly at the top. But what about
> bikes with nicer, more ornately shaped, sealug clusters?
>
>
> Bob Hanson, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA