... dang, actually the 5 pc craftsman offset set looks even better. i know i have one of those campy things thrown out in the backyard somewhere, along with some used clement red glue.
robert clair
alexandria, va 22308
<philcycles@sbcglobal.net> Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 5:55 PM 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, 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/
>
> 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 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.