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05-13-10, 04:51 AM
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Must be the same designer at Campy that designed the Delta brakes with the stupid 3.5mm cable binder bolts...what were they trying to do, outdo the French??
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05-13-10, 07:53 AM
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10mm offset box end wrench and a bit of grease on the bolts. Enough said.
Don't like it? I'll trade you whatever Record posts you don't want for Kalloys. Can't get a fairer deal then that.
-Kurt
Don't like it? I'll trade you whatever Record posts you don't want for Kalloys. Can't get a fairer deal then that.
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05-13-10, 07:55 AM
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When I installed my saddle, the rails were a little too wide for the upper clamp & I couldn't tighten it enough by hand to pull the rail in. Using a wrench allowed me to tighten it enough to pull in the rails.
05-13-10, 09:36 AM
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Just out of curiosity, has anyone used one with an Imperial saddle?
05-13-10, 09:49 AM
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Back in the day, this was my seatpost of choice for my "ultralight" 21.25 lb Colnago.
Lighter than Campy, very easily adjusted but unfortunately didn't look nearly as nice as a Campy
Lighter than Campy, very easily adjusted but unfortunately didn't look nearly as nice as a Campy
05-13-10, 10:30 AM
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Problem solved:
https://cgi.ebay.com/Campagnolo-Brook...item414f6b4bce
https://cgi.ebay.com/Campagnolo-Brook...item414f6b4bce
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Problem solved:
https://cgi.ebay.com/Campagnolo-Brook...item414f6b4bce
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Problem solved:
https://cgi.ebay.com/Campagnolo-Brook...item414f6b4bce
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Go to Sears and buy an offset box end wrench in 10 mm. They have a 12 sided box end. The offset allows you to keep the box end square to the bolt head while dropping the handle below the level of the back rail for ease of turning.
Place the saddle on the post. Hold the saddle at the angle you want. Hand tighten the front bolt until it begins to mocve the saddle, then stop. Hand tighten the rear bolt from the rear.
Place the saddle on the post. Hold the saddle at the angle you want. Hand tighten the front bolt until it begins to mocve the saddle, then stop. Hand tighten the rear bolt from the rear.
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05-14-10, 01:22 AM
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Considering the pain of working on a car ( generally ) I found mine not very difficult at all in comparison. Just a bit of patience required. Weren't you just a a bit hard on the poor guy? At least Campagnolo acknowledged the problem by going to the one bolt system as you mentioned - perhaps the same person designed it, better late than never.
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Cars? I had a GM automobile once. In order to tighten one of the belts (a maintenance item), you HAD TO HAVE a pneumatic ratchet. There was zero room to turn a ratchet handle. You had to put the socket on the bolt and push the button or you could not do the job - period! That thing made this seat post look golden.
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Even better?
https://www.skhandtool.com/Default.as...e=10&pid=89458
75 Degree Offset Double Box Universal Spline Metric G-Pro Wrenches
Works on various types of fasteners, spline, 6 point, 12 point, 50% rounded, torx and square
Patented 90 teeth design
16 degree effective swing arc
89458 8mm x 10mm $35.28
You can get it for $14.
SK also makes a short, offset, non-ratcheting wrench:
https://www.skhandtool.com/Default.as...e=10&pid=89458
75 Degree Offset Double Box Universal Spline Metric G-Pro Wrenches
Works on various types of fasteners, spline, 6 point, 12 point, 50% rounded, torx and square
Patented 90 teeth design
16 degree effective swing arc
89458 8mm x 10mm $35.28
You can get it for $14.
SK also makes a short, offset, non-ratcheting wrench:
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