Oh, I have to confess that bling in this instance is very greatly cared about indeed. This is for the Roadeo, after all, and the seatpost may have to match the egregious extravagance of the CF bottle cages. Still, the VO is nice looking and moderately priced; we’ll see whether financial prudence and stylistic modesty win over financial extravagance and undeniable blingyness.
On Thu, Feb 26, 2026 at 1:50 PM Garth <[email protected]> wrote: > If you don't care about how much bling a post has, and I doubt you do, > Ritchey posts are always good, even the low end one like the RL-1 for > $36-40. Setback is 25mm. These are sold lots of places, but at TF includes > the shipping on this one. > https://www.treefortbikes.com/Ritchey-RL-1-2-Bolt-Seatpost-272mm-400mm > > I have the Classic 2 bolt post that uses the exact same type of head. > Study the pics closely though as it's not a 2 bolt post like you may > assume. It's not unlike many single bolt posts that have the arched base > for an infinite adjust, but these have double arches and bolts for extra > clamping force. It takes just a little conscious effort to orient the > washers in correctly and tighten each side in unison. I've never had mine > slip. > On Thursday, February 26, 2026 at 3:13:04 PM UTC-5 [email protected] > wrote: > >> Thanks for the suggestions and the offers. The SR has more setback than I >> need, no more than 20 mm or so. I'm pondering two of the suggestions now. >> >> On Wed, Feb 25, 2026 at 3:23 PM Patrick Moore <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Top quality, at least vg condition, 27.2, black, with at least 25 mm of >>> setback. I'd like to get my Flite at least 1 cm further rearward on my >>> Roadeo; with the Thompson that came with the bike, it is 3" behind center >>> of bb and that with a rubber mallet on the nose. I'd like 3.5". >>> >>> As the Cajun chef said when asked what wine pairs best with gumbo, >>> "Watcha got?" >>> >>> Thanks, Patrick >>> >>> -- >>> >>> Patrick Moore >>> Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Executive resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, letters, and other writing >>> services >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> *When thou didst not, savage, k**now thine own meaning,* >>> >>> *But wouldst gabble like a** thing most brutish,* >>> >>> *I endowed thy purposes w**ith words that made them known.* >>> >> >> >> -- >> >> Patrick Moore >> Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Executive resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, letters, and other writing >> services >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> *When thou didst not, savage, k**now thine own meaning,* >> >> *But wouldst gabble like a** thing most brutish,* >> >> *I endowed thy purposes w**ith words that made them known.* >> > -- > 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 visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/1c72aa40-f64b-4e45-ba33-093b2c4cf2c5n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/1c72aa40-f64b-4e45-ba33-093b2c4cf2c5n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Executive resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, letters, and other writing services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *When thou didst not, savage, k**now thine own meaning,* *But wouldst gabble like a** thing most brutish,* *I endowed thy purposes w**ith words that made them known.* -- 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 visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfgvQW%2BhDAteXFPOvN3vd8VRCYLxod-mwH9Xm_k%2BBDm-AaQ%40mail.gmail.com.
