Forum | Guvnor saddle and saddle post

Sir… bad luck with your saddle and post.… !.… try these chaps, they carry a lot of unusual stock.… http://www.sjscycles.co.uk/

MGcC

Post edited 8:58 pm — Jun 13, 2011 by Duchy Wheeler

Smoggy 1,

It must be gut wrenching to find your Guv’nor defiled by some low life.

Sadly I don’t have the information to hand on the make and diameter of the original equipment seat post, but agree with Adam that the quality isn’t up to much, being quite a soft alloy. It will readily gouge from any rough edges on the seat post clamp lug, and it’s only the work of moments to clean off the edges with a rat tail file!

Probably best to go for a better quality seatpost, hope you get things sorted soon.

Safe rides ‘One & All ’.

DW.  

PS.…don’t forget to use some ‘Copper Ease’ anti-seize grease on the new seatpost.

p.s. see http://www.sheldonbrown.com for advice re. greasing the inside of the tube, not the post.

dt

Just measured mine (3 speed — although that wont make any difference).….. 27 mm not 27.2mm just plain old 27 mm (vernier) which in real money makes it 1 inch and 1/16 of an inch.

HTH

Yeah, it’s a shame that Pashley opted for the 27.0mm post, as most of the really nice posts are 27.2mm.  I believe I’d seek out a framebuilder who could ream the seat tube for a 27.2mm post.

Sir — I think you might find that the seat post is actually a 272mm (27.2) as this was the standard size for many years for the standard Reynolds 531 tubing — think you may find a 270mm a touch loose — suggest you measure it with some Vernier calipers to be on the safe side.

As for the saddle — obviously the Brooks B17 Titanium is fitted a standard — however a Brooks Swallow would look very nice  — it really depends what kind of mileage you are going to do — any of the Brooks road type saddles (B17, Professional etc) would be fine — and the Swallow OK if you are not planning to do large mileage as it is very likely to castrate you on rides anything over 10 miles!!

Do let me know if you intend to sing a soprano in the local church choir!!

Pip Pip

Wertie

I did use a vernier to measure it but if you get the chance — measure one yourself if you can just in case I’m a ham fisted sort of Johnny! That said I’m pretty sure its 27.