Re: [CR] Looking for: Seat Clamp Bolt for 1975 Raleigh Team Pro

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From: "Brian Samson" <brsamson@telus.net>
To: Classic Rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
In-Reply-To: <a73074c10912281203m15400f87ubef6d0c5ffa87c09@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2009 14:28:58 -0800
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Subject: Re: [CR] Looking for: Seat Clamp Bolt for 1975 Raleigh Team Pro


One would think it would be an imperial thread, but my 1978 Team Pro takes an 8 x 1.25 mm allen bolt, 25 mm long. Although my frame is 753 tubing, I used to have a 531c 76 Team Pro and I think it used the same bolt. This bolt looks a little different from a typical allen bolt in that the head is thinner, 5 mm vs the 8 mm of a typical bolt. The diameter of the head is the same as typical, and it takes the usual 6 mm allen wrench, so you could duplicate the original bolt by just filing or turning down the head of a standard metric bolt. In fact, this is possibly what Raleigh did. My bolt is chrome and has no knurling on the head.

Brian Samson Vancouver, BC, Canada

On 28-Dec-09, at 12:03 PM, Dean Nixon wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> In looking for a seat clamp bolt for a Raleigh 1975 Team Pro. It
> screws
> directly into one 'ear' of the integrated clamp (the 'ear' is
> threaded) - no
> nut required. I'm guessing it's imperial rather than metric. Any
> help in
> locating one would be appreciated.
>
> Thank you
> Dean Nixon