RE: [CR]Ideal wrench for Record 2-bolt seatpost

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From: "Sarah Gibson" <sadiejane9@hotmail.com>
To: <raydobbins2003@yahoo.com>, <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>, Phil Brown <philcycles@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: RE: [CR]Ideal wrench for Record 2-bolt seatpost
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 14:30:33 +0000
In-Reply-To: <837819.76804.qm@web63407.mail.re1.yahoo.com>
References: <1125d338ff795c7eeb9bca6aeaac6b45@sbcglobal.net>


4" adjustable wrench and a hint of patience peace

sarah gibson kansas city

well behaved women rarely make history _ride yr friggin bicycle_


> Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2008 15:55:53 -0700
> From: raydobbins2003@yahoo.com
> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org; philcycles@sbcglobal.net
> Subject: [CR]Ideal wrench for Record 2-bolt seatpost
>
>
> Like Phil, I've been using a 12 point 10mm offset box wrench for years , and
> it works OK, (definitely better than the dedicated Campy wrench, whi ch is
> useless IMHO), but still not great.
>
> Several people have previously mentioned using a flex-head ratcheting box
   w
> rench, and it sure sounds like that would be the ideal tool for the Rec ord
> post. I've tracked one down from Sears, but before I order it, I was
   w
> ondering if there are better choices. This is the one from Sears:
>
> http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00947897000P
>
> Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
>
> Ray Dobbins
> Miami Florida USA
>
>
> --- On Mon, 10/13/08, Phil Brown <philcycles@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> From: Phil Brown <philcycles@sbcglobal.net>
> Subject: Re: [CR]Putting the Record seatpost on a diet
> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Date: Monday, October 13, 2008, 11:39 PM
>
> On Oct 13, 2008, at 6:20 PM, Jerome & Elizabeth Moos wrote:
>
> > Personally, I never particularly liked the Record two-bolt post or it s
>
> > clon
> > es. They are a real pain to install a saddle on, what with reaching
  
>
> > unde
> > r the saddle with the wrench and all. I much prefer the Simplex
> post
> > or
> > a Brooks seat clamp or a one bolt later Campy post, where the bolts
> > are act
> > ually accessible. The one thing you can say for a Campy Record post
>
> > is t
> > hat once you have the saddle properly installed, you can make tiny
> > adjustme
> > nts, thus its moniker as "microadjusting". I guess one theory
> about
>
> > the
> > popularity of the Record post In The Day is the same as for a
> lot of
> > other Campy gear, i.e. it was what Eddy Merckx used. Eddy, of
> course,
> > pr
> > obably because of his back problems, was constantly messing with
> his
> > sad
> > dle position, so the micro adjusting Campy post was perfect for him ,
>
> > his po
> > or mechanics, of course, having had the task of setting the damn th ing
>
> > up i
> > n the first place.
> >
>
> I've been using a Snap On 12 point 10mm offset box wrench for years and
>
> never have a problem.
> Phil Brown
> Nice tonight in Berkeley, Calif.