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2002-08-14, 11:52 PM
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you - pee - dee
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: London, Ontario
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Cheapest MUni frame w/real seat post?
Well, I just bent my 3rd 22mm seat post. What's the cheapest MUni frame I can get that holds a real mountain bike seatpost?
At least they're only $15can...time to give Bedford a call! |
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2002-08-15, 01:09 AM
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Guinness Mojo
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Portland, Oregon USA
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What about using a 7/8" BMX seatpost? A post like the Primo Rod would work. Granted the 7/8" BMX posts are chromoly and heavy, but they won't bend. It would be nice to have a strong high quality alloy 7/8" seatpost, but I haven't found any. All the 7/8" posts are steel and heavy.
I'm using a Primo Rod on my Coker. The Primo post uses steel seat guts (the pieces that clamp on the seat rails). You can upgrade the seat guts to alloy guts to save a little weight. You can also cut the seatpost shorter to save a little weight. In order to use a bike seatpost you'll also need to get a rail bracket for your seat. Dans Comp <http://www.danscomp.com/> carries both the Primo seatpost and the XS alloy seat guts. Another option is to get a custom seatpost made. Max Dingeman's dad has made some reinforced Miyata style seatposts with beefed up steel. If his posts can survive Max's use then they must be strong. I'd also give unicycle.com a ring to see if they have any stronger Miyata style seatposts in the works. Stronger and longer Miyata posts are needed and they need to be easy to order rather than custom jobs. john_childs
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2002-08-15, 01:20 AM
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2002-08-15, 02:06 AM
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2002-08-15, 02:22 AM
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you - pee - dee
Join Date: Mar 2002
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I break posts not hubs. A $50 frame is no good to me without a $1000 hub (I figure you need the profile hub...therefore cranks to operate this?) I'm suprised Profile doesn't make a splined pedal that only fits on profile cranks. They could let them go for $500 a piece. Spare pins would only be $100 each!
prices are mildly exagerated. Thanks, but no thanks |
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2002-08-15, 02:37 AM
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Our posts also are made from thick wall chromoly. That helps a bit.
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2002-08-15, 03:46 AM
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2002-08-15, 11:09 AM
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Adam Coast Choppers
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Did Sofa get teased as a kid by everyone with Profiles? There seems to be great anger towards Profile.
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2002-08-15, 11:16 AM
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you - pee - dee
Join Date: Mar 2002
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Time to step in and defend myself.
I was figuring that they took the profile hubs. As this is a pretty close community, I figured people would remember my last post on the profile hub. (too much $) This was an extension of that. Don't get me wrong, I'm sure when I have the money and there's nothing left to buy, I'll get one. Until then, they're too overpriced. I'm not really an angry person, just grumbly |
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2002-08-15, 11:19 AM
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you - pee - dee
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2002-08-15, 11:43 AM
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Adam Coast Choppers
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Open your own bike shop, then you can get them for $225.
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2002-08-15, 11:56 AM
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 How do you break a seatpost? I wouldn't have thought there would be much force on them other than at the top where it joins the seat. Do you have Thighs Of Steel (TM) or something? I'm intrigued... Phil, just me
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2002-08-15, 02:00 PM
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you - pee - dee
Join Date: Mar 2002
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I bend seatposts, I didn't mean break them.
Note...this is a cheap frame post (but thanks for the alternate seatposts, i had no idea), not a Profile is a ripoff post, please respond accordingly 
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2002-08-16, 12:33 AM
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Snoball II
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2002-08-16, 02:42 AM
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Adam Coast Choppers
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