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minimum seat post insertion depth
I'm about to trim my seat post down. I just want to make sure there's
enough left after i'm done. How much post do i need to have in the tube ? I've seen various numbers... But i want to be sure. Or maybe it just doesn't matter... buaha. Thank you, - Captain McNerdius |
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My default rule is to only cut off what you need to for the post to fit. That is, unless you're pretty sure you may want it lower in the future. This is true for when you'll have shorter people riding it, and also if you plan to ride on rough terrain, for instance, where you'll want a lower seat. But in general, it's always easier to cut some more off, than to add some on. If the goal is to shave weight, I'd say about 2", though the real answer probably depends on your frame design, post material, clamp size, etc. You want plenty of tube going down past the bottom of the clamp. If you really beat on your unicycle, keep more post in there. Lastly, remember if you want to raise it in the future, leave room! -- johnfoss John Foss Email: "jfoss" at "unicycling.com" -- www.unicycling.com ----------------------------------------------- "False facts are frequently formed from figures fabricated from fear fired fiction." -- Harper ------------------------------------------------------------------------ johnfoss's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/832 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/73251 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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My understanding is that you want enough seatpost to go at least the diameter of the post lower than the bottom of the slot on the seat tube. This might not be true if the seat tube has butting or reinforcement below that point. If it is reinforced you might need to have it go the diameter of hte seat tube past the reinforcement, otherwise it will set up a weak spot. Personally I wouldn't cut it any shorter than I need for the reasons stated in the prior reply. jerry -- jtrops ------------------------------------------------------------------------ jtrops's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/17262 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/73251 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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johnfoss;1106419 wrote: If you really beat on your unicycle, keep more post in there ...but if this is you, don't lower it all the way so that the bottom end of the post hits the crown inside the neck of the frame, leave a little space like 1/2". If you did have the post hitting the crown you would increase the likely-hood of breaking the neck off where it meets the crown. -- skilewis74 Ride everywhere and never just ride anywhere. If you can ride where you are going within a hour, do it, and if you can do a trick 50-75% of the time do it along the way.- Bob Burnquist What next? 'IUF skill levels' (http://www.unicycling.org/iuf/levels/)*' Street' (http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/The_Unicyclopedia/Street)*'unicycletips.com' (http://unicycletips.com/)*'Trials class system' (http://tinyurl.com/yqpvxk)*'Trials Building' (http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?t=64235) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ skilewis74's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/12404 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/73251 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Looking at the KH assembly guide this morning it suggests a minimum of 50mm of seat post in the frame. I leave as much length as I can on the seat post i.e. cut it to the right height for the longest crank I use, then raise the seat post from there for shorter cranks. For me that means the seatpost only raises ~25-35mm, leaving ~70mm-80mm in the frame, depending on the uni. If it worked out to be any less than that in the frame, I'd probably keep a spare seat post cut to an alternative length and swap it when swapping cranks. -- lunicycle ------------------------------------------------------------------------ lunicycle's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/16926 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/73251 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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I would go with about double the diameter of the seat post or more. I don't have experience that would back this up, but my reasoning comes from commonly used conventions with screws and fasteners and engagement lengths that I've touched on through my schooling (engineering). Otherwise I'd also go with leaving as much on as possible. If you need for it to be shorter so you have this much possible variation then cut it just enough to provide you with what you need, no more. -- disgruntleddave ------------------------------------------------------------------------ disgruntleddave's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/17938 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/73251 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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disgruntleddave;1106759 wrote: I would go with about double the diameter of the seat post or more. I don't have experience that would back this up, but my reasoning comes from commonly used conventions with screws and fasteners and engagement lengths that I've touched on through my schooling (engineering). Yep I was just thinking the same, and for the same reason. Always cut your post down bit by bit so you don't lop too much off and scrap acidentally scrap it. Leave as much as you can. -- kington99 Dave - what a thoroughly post-modern subversion of the cycling genre - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ kington99's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/9417 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/73251 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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