Re: [RBW] Re: PSA: Thomson 26.8 Masterpiece Clearance

[Jay Lonner]

I can tell you that the Hunqapillar and Cheviot (both lugged models) use 26.8, at least in the batches represented in my household.  Jay Lonner Bellingham, WA Sent from my Atari 400 On Aug 23, 2023, at 2:19 PM, Johnny Alien <johnny.alien...@gmail.com> wrote: I think the lugged bikes (like the Sam) use 27.2 and the tigged stuff has is 26.8 On Wednesday, August 23, 2023 at 4:33:47 PM UTC-4 greenteadrinkers wrote: So, 26.8 is what you want for a Sam?  Thanks, Scott On Wednesday, August 23, 2023 at 2:56:09 PM UTC-4 J Imler wrote: After years of ownership and the dreaded slip of the Riv issued post, I put a thin coat of grease on top of the post, then sprinkled a fine sand over it. When I clamped the saddle on, I heard a most satisfying crunch, crunch, crunch from all the little contact points. This was after I used a smallish file to mimic what Garth mentioned as bead blasted at all applicable areas, which was moderately helpful at best. I agree that the slick surface was not going to hold so I took matters into my own hands. Fingers crossed but feeling confident. Attached are pics for comparison. -- 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/ee76aa7d-bab6-4533-bb7f-d3222aa88999n%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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/BC82CA03-0360-46A5-B2E2-FEB4950C164F%40gmail.com.