Thanks for the tip Patrick. I'll give the loctite a try, since I have some, and it's way cheaper than a new seatpost.
I found that historic house you were talking about back in the summer: https://goo.gl/maps/NfmsToEgUfL2 It's less than a mile from where I used to live, but I didn't get a chance to ride down there. It's still close by. I'll snap a photo when I do make it. I'm looking forward to getting this bubbe set up more appropriately for the trail and giving a good report on how it does. Paul On Saturday, May 5, 2018 at 10:28:18 AM UTC-4, Patrick Moore wrote: > > FWIW, I've found in the past that blue Loctite on the cradle stops the > slipping; I used it successfully twice, once on the cradle of a Ritchey > seatpost with considerable setback, and once on the slightly undersized > shaft of a Syncros titanium post that slipped down the seat tube at the > rate of about 1/2" per mile on one of my Rivs. > > I'll be interested to hear from other owners of Rivendell "cruisers" how > they do on more technical trails, appropriately built. I don't mean the > really steep, rocky/rooty stuff for which a real mountain bike is needed, > but nice winding and hilly paths like those in Paul's photos. It seems that > some of these bikes would be ideal for such riding, minus the very wide, > sweepback bars. > > On Fri, May 4, 2018 at 5:20 PM, Paul Clifton <paulgc...@gmail.com > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> Thanks for the tip. Torque-ing didn't work. I have a couple 2 bolt posts, >> but they aren't the right diameter. I'll see what I can come up with. I >> kinda like the look of the Thomson angled posts. I might even try one in >> black if I can find it for the right price. The S65 doesn't even have any >> knurling to keep it from tipping back. Seems like it should. >> >> It's fun rediscovering mountain biking around here. Finally having a bike >> that can handle it with just a tire swap will make that easier to do. >> >> On Thursday, May 3, 2018 at 4:53:00 PM UTC-4, Tim Gavin wrote: >>> >>> Congrats on the bike! Glad you're giving it a chance to show its >>> "burly" side. >>> >>> You can try torque-ing down the saddle clamp bolt to prevent it from >>> shifting. >>> >>> But, any two-bolt seatpost will clamp more securely than the Nitto S65 >>> Crystal Fellow (or clone) you're using. >>> The Nitto S83 or lugged S84 are the Riv-supplied solutions. I also see >>> two-bolt posts in silver from Ritchey, Deda, and others. >>> I like the clamp head on Thomson posts, but they only come in straight >>> (not enough setback with a Brooks) or angled (proper setback, weird >>> looks). Soma's Zero post has the same problem (lack of setback). >>> >>> >>> >>> On Thu, May 3, 2018 at 3:37 PM, Paul Clifton <paulgc...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> Any suggestions for a seat post that will keep my saddle from tilting >>>>> back when I bounce around on it? >>>>> >>>>> Paul in ATL >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com >> <javascript:>. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > > > -- > Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. > By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. > Other professional writing services. > http://www.resumespecialties.com/ > www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, New Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique > ************************************************************************** > ************** > *Auditis an me ludit amabilis insania?* > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
