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Pretty sure both the Suntour Superbe Pro with polished finish and its near twin, the unpolished XC came in 27.0.
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Also Superbe is double clamp and it's a rebranded Sugino Mighty according to Velobase.
Superbe Pro: https://www.velobase.com/ViewCompone...m=105&AbsPos=3
Superbe: https://www.velobase.com/ViewCompone...89b04&Enum=105
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Avocet also offered a two-bolt post, with both bolts accessible from below. But the bolts are only 5mm diameter, and breakage issues have been reported. FWIW, mine hasn't broken (yet).
https://velobase.com/ViewComponent.a...m=105&AbsPos=0
https://velobase.com/ViewComponent.a...m=105&AbsPos=0
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Seems to me it might be possible to fit a hex bolt (access from below) to the standard Campy type mechanism (access from above).
Of course I'm just guessing since I don't have one yet.
And if I had one I really wouldn't want to break it by trying.
But if I had two ...
Of course I'm just guessing since I don't have one yet.
And if I had one I really wouldn't want to break it by trying.
But if I had two ...
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I can see how in Japan they got to Super, but Hupel is a stretch. Trying to think of any linguistic reason for this.
As far as saddle choice with two bolt seatposts, I am quite happy that I use "carved" saddles that let me access the bolts from the top.
I consider these types of seatposts an extra security measure from would-be thieves.
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Most saddles, however, including almost all plastic-based saddles, have very little side clearance, making getting any wrench, ratcheting or not, in from the side unpleasantly difficult. Yeah, you can bend up one of the skirts, but it is a PITA. That means going in from the rear. Using a ratcheting wrench for that means a lot of very small ratcheting back-and-forth movements. Using a regular wrench means making one very small wrenching movement, taking the wrench off, resetting the wrench, making another very small wrenching movement, and repeating about 100 times. It gets old very, very quickly. Doable, but extremely tiresome. This tiresomeness factor also applies to going in through the side, BTW.
I say: just get the ratcheting wrench.
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Avocet also offered a two-bolt post, with both bolts accessible from below. But the bolts are only 5mm diameter, and breakage issues have been reported. FWIW, mine hasn't broken (yet).
https://velobase.com/ViewComponent.a...m=105&AbsPos=0
https://velobase.com/ViewComponent.a...m=105&AbsPos=0
Ace hardware in Newport had replacements so it worked out ok.
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Hmmm, Avocet bolts are advertise on Ebay
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/364490608...IAAOSwUMFjs5b2
Anybody think those might fit a Campy style mechanism ?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/364490608...IAAOSwUMFjs5b2
Anybody think those might fit a Campy style mechanism ?
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Nitto NJS NJ-SP72 posts come in larger variety of diameters than the stuff for mere mortals ..... teeheeheee ...
I have the Nitto S84 twin bolt which used the same head design. Use any superlative you want for it. I call it the Frog head design because from the side it's rather obvious !
This is about the best price with shipping I've seen for the NJS Jaguar SP72 (W44) That's standard 44mm rails. (They also make a 30mm for version).
https://www.amazon.com/Nitto-NJ-SP72.../dp/B004KLEWIG
I have the Nitto S84 twin bolt which used the same head design. Use any superlative you want for it. I call it the Frog head design because from the side it's rather obvious !
This is about the best price with shipping I've seen for the NJS Jaguar SP72 (W44) That's standard 44mm rails. (They also make a 30mm for version).
https://www.amazon.com/Nitto-NJ-SP72.../dp/B004KLEWIG
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Looks to me like the Superbe Pro has hex bolts with access from below - look at 2nd photo in Velobase entry.
Also Superbe is double clamp and it's a rebranded Sugino Mighty according to Velobase.
Superbe Pro: https://www.velobase.com/ViewCompone...m=105&AbsPos=3
Superbe: https://www.velobase.com/ViewCompone...89b04&Enum=105
Also Superbe is double clamp and it's a rebranded Sugino Mighty according to Velobase.
Superbe Pro: https://www.velobase.com/ViewCompone...m=105&AbsPos=3
Superbe: https://www.velobase.com/ViewCompone...89b04&Enum=105
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I'd caution against using hardware store bolts unless they carry high-strength heat-treated bolts. Metric bolts go by strength "class", rather than "grade" as with SAE bolts. I'd try for class 10.9 or higher (there's also a class 12.9, super strong), since the ones on the Avocet have been shown to be marginal as-delivered, and they might have used high-strength bolts. So you don't want to substitue a lower-strength one to do the same job.
I think class 10.9 are roughly twice as strong as generic hardware store bolts, maybe more than twice.
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Your criteria were 27mm, more adjustable than a SR LaPrade and better looking which describes both the Superbe and XC. Both nuts on top side of clamp (see photo I posted, not mine borrowed) fit down into recesses so you don’t need a wrench to hold them. The level of finish certainly seems well above Sugino’s offerings too.
https://www.velobase.com/ViewCompone...89b04&Enum=105
Superbe Pro is definitely another level of better, but they go for a lot more money
Whereas I think I can get a Sugino Mighty for £45 and the flex wrench for £10ish.
The SR LaPrade I'm currently using was £15.
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If the "5 mm hex" refers to the wrench, then that should be 4 mm. The bolt is M5, but the wrench is a 4. On the ones I owned anyway.
Maybe add Weyless ('70s) to the list, though they're rare nowadays. Very lightweight. I think they came in 27.0 but I can't swear to it...
Maybe add Weyless ('70s) to the list, though they're rare nowadays. Very lightweight. I think they came in 27.0 but I can't swear to it...
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192g apparently.
Fairly sure it's not worth it
Does adjust from the bottom though.
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There's one on Ebay from the US for $270: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/265657567141
192g apparently.
Fairly sure it's not worth it
Does adjust from the bottom though.
192g apparently.
Fairly sure it's not worth it
Does adjust from the bottom though.
When I made my first custom frame for myself in '77, I made it with a "seat mast" (though we didn't call it that back then) — seat tube of the frame went all the way up to the saddle-clamping hardware, no seatpost. I used the clamping hardware from a Weyless that someone had ruined the shaft on, taken from the trash bin. Worked great. Though nowadays I think seat mast frames are dumb, and I'm embarassed I ever made one! Hey, I was a teenager, my prefrontal cortex wasn't fully developed yet.
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I also had two Avocet bolts break, luckily not both at once, two incidents. Probably the front bolt broke both times (but too many years ago to remember), since that's the one loaded in tension by your weight. It's possible to put more load on the rear bolt if you sit all the way on the nose of the saddle, but most people don't.
I'd caution against using hardware store bolts unless they carry high-strength heat-treated bolts. Metric bolts go by strength "class", rather than "grade" as with SAE bolts. I'd try for class 10.9 or higher (there's also a class 12.9, super strong), since the ones on the Avocet have been shown to be marginal as-delivered, and they might have used high-strength bolts. So you don't want to substitue a lower-strength one to do the same job.
I think class 10.9 are roughly twice as strong as generic hardware store bolts, maybe more than twice.
I'd caution against using hardware store bolts unless they carry high-strength heat-treated bolts. Metric bolts go by strength "class", rather than "grade" as with SAE bolts. I'd try for class 10.9 or higher (there's also a class 12.9, super strong), since the ones on the Avocet have been shown to be marginal as-delivered, and they might have used high-strength bolts. So you don't want to substitue a lower-strength one to do the same job.
I think class 10.9 are roughly twice as strong as generic hardware store bolts, maybe more than twice.
So they were way better than the broken ones and I'm pretty sure they were bound up and too tight as well. They are too small IMO but the Ace ones were not generic, they were black oxide like the originals and that bike sees minimal use so is probably ok.
I've used plenty of hardware store stuff in a pinch and at the drag strip, also on the road and everywhere in between, never had a failure from them and am pretty good assessing they're viability absent actual ratings.
Most of the time the stuff at the better hardware stores can get you by if you know something about it.
And don't get me started on torque to yield cylinder head bolts.
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Hmmm, Avocet bolts are advertise on Ebay
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/364490608...IAAOSwUMFjs5b2
Anybody think those might fit a Campy style mechanism ?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/364490608...IAAOSwUMFjs5b2
Anybody think those might fit a Campy style mechanism ?
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And £35 later: SR Royal 27.0, would have prefered fluted but this one was available.
It's about 10g lighter than my SR LaPrade.
It's marked "27.0" and it measures 27.0 too.
Just needs a bit of polishing.
It's about 10g lighter than my SR LaPrade.
It's marked "27.0" and it measures 27.0 too.
Just needs a bit of polishing.
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SR Royal, nice that is the post that I had on my high school rider. I still have it, my first instal was 1983 on my brother’s hand me down Rodriguez. I’m using it on my trek 710. I used to have my cable wrapped around. That gave it a funny wear pattern, I ended up sanding the anodized off. Good post, it has never slipped.