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Will this not mean whenever it rains and there
is no one sitting on it, water will get down the saddle tube and into the crank house? -- underground experts united http://user.it.uu.se/~embe8573 |
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On 6/5/2017 6:25 PM, Emanuel Berg wrote:
Will this not mean whenever it rains and there is no one sitting on it, water will get down the saddle tube and into the crank house? One classic solution is to put a cork into the top of an open tubular seatpost. -- - Frank Krygowski |
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On 2017-06-05 15:47, Frank Krygowski wrote:
On 6/5/2017 6:25 PM, Emanuel Berg wrote: Will this not mean whenever it rains and there is no one sitting on it, water will get down the saddle tube and into the crank house? One classic solution is to put a cork into the top of an open tubular seatpost. Not a good idea in all climates as that can foster condensation and cause moisture to linger inside the tube. However, a good bicycle will have a hole below the BB where water can run back out. If you want to be extra good you could, in brewer's speak, squeeze in a bung, insert a tube where otherwise the airlock goes and make sure that tube is bent downwards :-) Unfortunately this will not take care of all situations. Such as the accidental landing of un- or underinsured extra-terrestrial spacecraft on top of said saddle. -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ |
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On Monday, June 5, 2017 at 3:25:16 PM UTC-7, Emanuel Berg wrote:
Will this not mean whenever it rains and there is no one sitting on it, water will get down the saddle tube and into the crank house? I have no idea what sort of seat posts you guys are using but mine has the top blocked completely off. And the seat post fits tightly inside of the seat tube. And when it rains I have my bike inside. |
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On Monday, June 5, 2017 at 4:28:07 PM UTC-7, Joerg wrote:
On 2017-06-05 16:19, wrote: On Monday, June 5, 2017 at 3:25:16 PM UTC-7, Emanuel Berg wrote: Will this not mean whenever it rains and there is no one sitting on it, water will get down the saddle tube and into the crank house? I have no idea what sort of seat posts you guys are using but mine has the top blocked completely off. And the seat post fits tightly inside of the seat tube. And when it rains I have my bike inside. It's the lower end department store bikes that have some simple pipe with a seat clamped to it. As for rain, I ride anyhow. So far the topper was a 4h MTB ride in the rain, sliding around in mud and having lots of fun. I returned to civilization and waited at a red traffic light, totally drenched T-shirt, shorts, sandals, a brown puddle developing around the bike. A driver rolled down the passenger window "Dude, it's raining out there!" You should have looked around you and said, "I hadn't noticed". |
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I have no idea what sort of seat posts you
guys are using but mine has the top blocked completely off. OK, probably those are the ones one should use for such saddles! -- underground experts united http://user.it.uu.se/~embe8573 |
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On 6/5/2017 5:25 PM, Emanuel Berg wrote:
Will this not mean whenever it rains and there is no one sitting on it, water will get down the saddle tube and into the crank house? A simple plastic plug will stop it. -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org/ Open every day since 1 April, 1971 |
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On 6/5/2017 6:54 PM, Joerg wrote:
On 2017-06-05 15:47, Frank Krygowski wrote: On 6/5/2017 6:25 PM, Emanuel Berg wrote: Will this not mean whenever it rains and there is no one sitting on it, water will get down the saddle tube and into the crank house? One classic solution is to put a cork into the top of an open tubular seatpost. Not a good idea in all climates as that can foster condensation and cause moisture to linger inside the tube. However, a good bicycle will have a hole below the BB where water can run back out. ?? You think it will be drier in there without the cork? -- - Frank Krygowski |
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On 6/5/2017 7:22 PM, Frank Krygowski wrote:
On 6/5/2017 6:54 PM, Joerg wrote: On 2017-06-05 15:47, Frank Krygowski wrote: On 6/5/2017 6:25 PM, Emanuel Berg wrote: Will this not mean whenever it rains and there is no one sitting on it, water will get down the saddle tube and into the crank house? One classic solution is to put a cork into the top of an open tubular seatpost. Not a good idea in all climates as that can foster condensation and cause moisture to linger inside the tube. However, a good bicycle will have a hole below the BB where water can run back out. ?? You think it will be drier in there without the cork? Speaking as a man who's seen more frames inside out than most, yes. Water always gets in. Unvented tubes corrode dramatically when moisture cannot naturally dissipate. Cap your seatpost if you wish but don't plug those drainholes! -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org/ Open every day since 1 April, 1971 |
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