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

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From: "Eugene Powell" <radfin@SpiritOne.com>
To: joeb-z@comcast.net
In-Reply-To: <101520081603.5578.48F614620009FF13000015CA221655488696D30D0A0106@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Ideal wrench for Record 2-bolt seatpost
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 09:38:32 -0700
References: <101520081603.5578.48F614620009FF13000015CA221655488696D30D0A0106@comcast.net>
cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

Having had the "thrill" of a Harbor Freight weed torch blowing up in my hand while in use, I recommend extreme caution when using any of their products. And as a rule I'd avoid any of their products with moving parts or threaded fittings.

Good luck,

Gene Powell Rad Finishes Portland, Oregon USA

On Oct 15, 2008, at 9:03 AM, joeb-z@comcast.net wrote:
> You will like the wrench you have selected but I would recommend
> this set from Harbor Freight:
>
> http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=96423
>
> For $35 you get four larger sizes also.
>
> Joe Bender-Zanoni
> Whitneyville, CT
>
> -------------- Original message --------------
> From: Raymond Dobbins <raydobbins2003@yahoo.com>
>
>>
>> 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,
>> which 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
>> Record
>> 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 wrote:
>>
>> From: Phil Brown
>> 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
>>> its
>>
>>> 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
>>> thing
>>
>>> 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.