Jan. 28, 09
Hey folks,
question; might it be possible to fit a normal seatpost which has fore- and aft allen screws with much longer stainless allen screws, so that the high I-beam rails of an Ideale 90 would fit? Has anyone ever tried this?
If that should work, you could use something like the Velo Orange Grand Cru Seat Post to get 30.2mm setback. They're only made in 27.2, but it shouldn't be a problem to sand them down, if necessary. More at:
http://www.velo-orange.com/
Greets
Kai Hilbertz Munich, Germany
On 28.01.2009, at 20:06, Jon Spangler wrote:
>
> ...My only issues with the alloy-rail saddles are the lack of fore-
> and-aft adjustment range and the fatigue factor on the aluminum
> rails over time. If I could get a seat post with 3 CM of setback on
> it to fit the Ideale clamp (or, alternatively, could find someone
> who could build replacement round rails to substitute, in order to
> use a 3 CM setback "standard" seat post), I'd still be riding mine,
> but I ended up sitting on the rivets when "properly" positioned on
> my bike relative to the pedals and cranks. I'm hoping that my
> Allegro, with longer TT and more slack angles, will reunite me with
> my beloved Ideale and put me in the right position, too.
>
> Ride on your Ideale and you can quickly make up your own mind,
> Jerry. After all, it isn't Marc's, or Tony's, or my anatomy that
> needs to be happy, it's yours. (And I would bet that your ischial
> tuberosities will thank you.)
>
> Regards,
>
> Jon Spangler
> Alameda, California USA