Guys! Guys! Guys! https://www.rivbike.com/products/seat-post-ird-wayback?_pos=4&_psq=ird&_ss=e&_v=1.0&mc_cid=7e477e2831&mc_eid=cad714b71d
They fixed this rotten seat post and made it good! I just ordered one because it is the ONLY thing I would change about my Platypus. Leah On Tuesday, May 23, 2023 at 4:52:59 PM UTC-4 eric...@gmail.com wrote: > Just to point any new readers to the longer discussion of long setback > 26.8 posts and other workarounds we had recently: > https://groups.google.com/g/rbw-owners-bunch/c/7w-LvB64bdo/m/6_3-7tnZCQAJ > > Paul: Let us know how your friend likes that seatpost. I could never get > mine to bite. And I believe it's IRD, rather than IRC, for Interloc Racing > Design. > > I'm still tempted by reaming for a 27.2 though I'm getting more used to > the bike. > > Johnny: Every body is different and Grant/Rivendell developed the Nitto > S84 for people who like lots of setback. I run the MTE-100 on my Appaloosa. > It has more setback than I need but, as we discussed in the other thread, > finding a 26.8 post with lots of setback is quite difficult > > On Saturday, May 20, 2023 at 6:01:05 PM UTC-4 Johnny Alien wrote: > >> Wow! If someone needs that much setback I would think they have the wrong >> sized frame. >> >> On Saturday, May 20, 2023 at 4:29:30 PM UTC-4 Craig Montgomery wrote: >> >>> >>> https://www.ebay.com/itm/256074774748?hash=item3b9f3ef8dc:g:RhEAAOSws0hkX-AT&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA4DfCiOEnjCvHhEU4bvqRDReTJ0m362omPlZff140MwozY6egewAqxLbY%2FCM6cb3VeqAQUy1E3FHBSP66Cwkpj3b70sLwAY1HVQ3i6pKXBI27s7mFCpliMiV1OQUJraR1uxiGX6UxJlKwM3peUVy7UNEYMQVYZdITGOb6NM5jP2aBScDUF57hz0dfJwKshD70UPj2azpERnKdgTN%2BBLL%2FRdn9mYJSfK%2B8UiFINCeK4R5LchB6MLQUqE2pNuQdmCFoKuT%2BztFW3jVjct%2BHBt9Xv0uS9OQ10PPShHnPCl3UihQU%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR6LVwq2HYg >>> >>> Another option >>> Craig in Tucson >>> >>> On Thursday, May 18, 2023 at 1:42:33 PM UTC-7 Paul in Dallas wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> I was recently talking with a friend here in the area also looking for >>>> a 26.8 set post with more set back for his Roadini. >>>> >>>> He decided to have Rivbike order the IRC one for him some have had >>>> issues with because he heard a Rivendell employee recently had tried one >>>> and had no issues because IRC had resolved the issue with a thicker >>>> serrated washer. >>>> >>>> He said he would report back after trying it. >>>> >>>> Personally I would consult with an experienced frame builder about >>>> reaming out a seat tube especially with an expensive frame and have an >>>> expert builder donut if I went that route. >>>> >>>> I might've tempted to try it on a $50 Craiglist bike but not a nice >>>> bike I loved. >>>> >>>> Safe riding to all. >>>> >>>> Paul in Dallas >>>> >>> -- 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/37901a6b-dc6c-4c51-b229-15e34d440bfen%40googlegroups.com.
