Not to veer too far off topic...but model what is the stock build seat post that comes with a Riv frame? I don’t think it’s even Nitto at all (or is it?)...and wondering what upgrading to s83 or even just the s65.
Ben Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 25, 2020, at 7:07 AM, lconley <[email protected]> wrote: > > My Bombadil was 27.0 - I used a brake cylinder hone to take it out to 27.15 > or so, so that a 27.2 Nitto S-84 lugged seatpost would fit. On a side note, > my Guv'nor is also a 27.0. > My Rivendell Custom was 30.0 - I had never even heard of that size (31.8 tube > OD, 0.9 thick) - The only quality seatpost that I could find was an NOS > Campagnolo Icarus - which is nice, but only single bolt design. I am not big > on using seatpost shims. > Nitto makes long S-83s and S-84s, but Rivendell does not sell them. I have > 300mm versions of both, I think that I saw a 350mm S-83 for sale once. > > Laing > >> On Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at 6:55:20 PM UTC-5 David Person wrote: >> I sure wish Riv hadn't changed the seat post diameter from 27.2mm to 26.8mm >> on their frames. Doing so really limits the available seat post options. >> One particular suspension seat post I use is only available in 27.2mm. >> Baffles me why Riv chose to do that. Glad I got my Hillborne before the >> change, but rules out an Appaloosa as my next bike. > > -- > 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 [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/038bd855-f742-4f76-b05a-fa529f347299n%40googlegroups.com. -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/D2A7CBA4-62B3-478C-B219-9CD9E0682A73%40gmail.com.
