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Date: 13 Mar 2007 06:46:07
From: me
Subject: Sizing seat post diameter
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Hi All,
Recently purchased used an "old school" Diamondback Topanga,
it has a 25.4mm seatpost but has a shim inserted down the
seat tube and there is no gap at the pinch point, obviously,
the correct size is NOT 25.4.
Is there a simple way to find what it should be? I am thinking
of prying the gap open to say, an eighth of an inch and putting
a micrometer in there? or would there be something stamped on
the frame somewhere? the only date I can find on it indicates
April 95 but that might not be the date of manufacture.
Any ideas?
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Date: 13 Mar 2007 17:49:57
From: Michael Warner
Subject: Re: Sizing seat post diameter
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On Tue, 13 2007 06:46:07 GMT, me wrote:
> Is there a simple way to find what it should be? I am thinking
> of prying the gap open to say, an eighth of an inch and putting
> a micrometer in there? or would there be something stamped on
> the frame somewhere? the only date I can find on it indicates
> April 95 but that might not be the date of manufacture.
> Any ideas?
You could measure the tube's diameter lower down and subtract
twice the wall thickness.
--
Home page: http://members.westnet.com.au/mvw
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Date: 13 Mar 2007 06:54:23
From: nash
Subject: Re: Sizing seat post diameter
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"me" <me@nowhere.com > wrote in message
news:PMrJh.15168$zU1.11334@pd7urf1no...
> Hi All,
>
> Recently purchased used an "old school" Diamondback Topanga,
> it has a 25.4mm seatpost but has a shim inserted down the
> seat tube and there is no gap at the pinch point, obviously,
> the correct size is NOT 25.4.
>
> Is there a simple way to find what it should be? I am thinking
> of prying the gap open to say, an eighth of an inch and putting
> a micrometer in there? or would there be something stamped on
> the frame somewhere? the only date I can find on it indicates
> April 95 but that might not be the date of manufacture.
> Any ideas?
Why not just take it to a bike shop and ask them to try a few seatposts. It
is going to be cheap to buy it there I would think too.
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Date: 14 Mar 2007 09:26:11
From: Bill Sornson
Subject: Re: Head Protection
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Bill Baka wrote:
> Bill Sornson wrote:
>> nash wrote:
>>> "Bill Baka" <bbaka@comcast.net> wrote in message
>>> news:5KFJh.4734$JZ3.2051@newssvr13.news.prodigy.net...
>>>> Tom Keats wrote:
>>>>> In article <lxFJh.250$rj1.107@newssvr23.news.prodigy.net>,
>>>>> Bill Baka <bbaka@comcast.net> writes:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I come in at a tad over 59 cm, at least as measured by a steel
>>>>>> carpenter's tape in inches and converted. Not as tight a fit as
>>>>>> you have but still hard to find a good helmet fit. Now I wonder
>>>>>> what average is?
>>>>> <http://www.thehatsite.com/measuring.html>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> cheers,
>>>>> Tom
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Wow,
>>>> Faster than Googling it.
>>>> Bill Baka
>>> If you look at time sent you got it before he sent it. Double wow
>>
>> Computer Genius Iron Bill Baka ain't figured out how to set his
>> clock, apparently. (He's also pleaded ignorance at how to plonk
>> people, too.) Bill "do boneheads measure the same as....?" S.
>>
>>
> Bonehead (B.S.),
> The reason for that is that I am using Linux today and not the usual
> Winders. I am evaluating different Linux distributions for customers
> who may not want to be forced into 'Sidegrading' to Vista.
> Simple enough for you?
> Bill Baka
You whined about not being able to plonk people (blush) well over a year
ago.
Bill "always got a story, doncha?" S.
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Date: 14 Mar 2007 17:27:04
From: Bill Baka
Subject: Re: Head Protection
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Bill Sornson wrote:
> Bill Baka wrote:
>> Bill Sornson wrote:
>>> nash wrote:
>>>> "Bill Baka" <bbaka@comcast.net> wrote in message
>>>> news:5KFJh.4734$JZ3.2051@newssvr13.news.prodigy.net...
>>>>> Tom Keats wrote:
>>>>>> In article <lxFJh.250$rj1.107@newssvr23.news.prodigy.net>,
>>>>>> Bill Baka <bbaka@comcast.net> writes:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I come in at a tad over 59 cm, at least as measured by a steel
>>>>>>> carpenter's tape in inches and converted. Not as tight a fit as
>>>>>>> you have but still hard to find a good helmet fit. Now I wonder
>>>>>>> what average is?
>>>>>> <http://www.thehatsite.com/measuring.html>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> cheers,
>>>>>> Tom
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> Wow,
>>>>> Faster than Googling it.
>>>>> Bill Baka
>>>> If you look at time sent you got it before he sent it. Double wow
>>> Computer Genius Iron Bill Baka ain't figured out how to set his
>>> clock, apparently. (He's also pleaded ignorance at how to plonk
>>> people, too.) Bill "do boneheads measure the same as....?" S.
>>>
>>>
>> Bonehead (B.S.),
>> The reason for that is that I am using Linux today and not the usual
>> Winders. I am evaluating different Linux distributions for customers
>> who may not want to be forced into 'Sidegrading' to Vista.
>> Simple enough for you?
>> Bill Baka
>
> You whined about not being able to plonk people (blush) well over a year
> ago.
>
> Bill "always got a story, doncha?" S.
>
>
I plonked you then un-plonked you. Reading some of your stupid comments
tends to be amusing.
Bill Baka
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Date: 14 Mar 2007 10:58:08
From: Bill Sornson
Subject: Re: Head Protection
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Bill Baka wrote:
> Bill Sornson wrote:
>> Bill Baka wrote:
>>> Bill Sornson wrote:
>>>> nash wrote:
>>>>> "Bill Baka" <bbaka@comcast.net> wrote in message
>>>>> news:5KFJh.4734$JZ3.2051@newssvr13.news.prodigy.net...
>>>>>> Tom Keats wrote:
>>>>>>> In article <lxFJh.250$rj1.107@newssvr23.news.prodigy.net>,
>>>>>>> Bill Baka <bbaka@comcast.net> writes:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I come in at a tad over 59 cm, at least as measured by a steel
>>>>>>>> carpenter's tape in inches and converted. Not as tight a fit as
>>>>>>>> you have but still hard to find a good helmet fit. Now I wonder
>>>>>>>> what average is?
>>>>>>> <http://www.thehatsite.com/measuring.html>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> cheers,
>>>>>>> Tom
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Wow,
>>>>>> Faster than Googling it.
>>>>>> Bill Baka
>>>>> If you look at time sent you got it before he sent it. Double wow
>>>> Computer Genius Iron Bill Baka ain't figured out how to set his
>>>> clock, apparently. (He's also pleaded ignorance at how to plonk
>>>> people, too.) Bill "do boneheads measure the same as....?" S.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Bonehead (B.S.),
>>> The reason for that is that I am using Linux today and not the usual
>>> Winders. I am evaluating different Linux distributions for customers
>>> who may not want to be forced into 'Sidegrading' to Vista.
>>> Simple enough for you?
>>> Bill Baka
>>
>> You whined about not being able to plonk people (blush) well over a
>> year ago.
>>
>> Bill "always got a story, doncha?" S.
>>
>>
> I plonked you then un-plonked you. Reading some of your stupid
> comments tends to be amusing.
> Bill Baka
Bill, you specifically said you COULD NOT PLONK PEOPLE with {insert lame
software excuse here}. IIRC, it was when that one guy was stalking you with
some pretty hilarious quotes from your illustrious posting past.
Now you claim something else -- shades of the Tricycle Story! LOL (First
it was 65 mph complete with a ticket, then 20 mph with a ride home in a
squad car, etc etc etc etc......................)
I'm too lazy to Google it, but I specifically recall you saying you couldn't
block individual senders. Whatever.
Bill "but at least you finally fixed your clock (only 3 days later)" S.
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Date: 15 Mar 2007 16:09:50
From: Bill Baka
Subject: Re: Head Protection
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Bill Sornson wrote:
> Bill Baka wrote:
>> I plonked you then un-plonked you. Reading some of your stupid
>> comments tends to be amusing.
>> Bill Baka
>
> Bill, you specifically said you COULD NOT PLONK PEOPLE with {insert lame
> software excuse here}. IIRC, it was when that one guy was stalking you with
> some pretty hilarious quotes from your illustrious posting past.
I can plonk you by "From" field or subject.
>
> Now you claim something else -- shades of the Tricycle Story! LOL (First
> it was 65 mph complete with a ticket, then 20 mph with a ride home in a
> squad car, etc etc etc etc......................)
20 MPH with a ride home in a 1952 Ford police car. They didn't think a
5 year old kid on a tricycle should be taking the lane on a highway.
>
> I'm too lazy to Google it, but I specifically recall you saying you couldn't
> block individual senders. Whatever.
I can block the senders but not anyone who replies to your crap.
Thunderbird won't read the body of the message in a newsgroup but I can
do all kinds of filtering on the email half.
>
> Bill "but at least you finally fixed your clock (only 3 days later)" S.
>
>
It changes according to what I have booted, Linux A, B, C, Windoze, etc.
Bill (argue with dunce mode off) Baka
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