I agree with Spencer that the hanger is the first thing I'd work on, whether replacing or modifying it.
On Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at 8:36:11 AM UTC-7, spencer robinson wrote: > > One really nice feature that I admire on Rivendell frames is that the > "pinch" bolt for the Seat post is just a normal bolt and nut. I think I > would ensure that the cable hanger is not limiting how tightly the pinch > bolt is influencing the seat post. > If the hanger is in conflict, I would take my dremil to the hanger and fix > that. Then a bit of grease on the post and grease on the pinch bolt threads > and tighten that bolt, really tight, worse case is you strip the bolt, you > can get a new one out of the parts bin or the hardware store. > > On Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at 7:28:17 PM UTC-5, John Phillips wrote: > >> Okay, I admit, I can be the world's worst procrastinator, but after >> seven years, I'm getting tired of raising my seatpost after every ride. The >> slot cut into seat tube on my 2013 Hunqapillar doesn't have the space >> needed to accomodate the long-style Nitto brake cable hanger my Hunq came >> with, so I am done with procrastinating and am looking for the best >> possible solution. >> >> Should I grind away a bit of the seat tube so the the brake cable hanger >> no longer interferes with the seat post binder bolt? >> >> Switch to a different cable hanger like a Paul Component Funky Monkey? >> >> If anyone has a solution they would like to recommend, I would be very >> grateful. I certainly don't want to make matters worse. >> >> Thanks! >> >> John >> > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/cf1e0e79-e782-4c3f-b9c9-ae66b21e815d%40googlegroups.com.
