seat post help

[pickle]

Got a 90's assassin frame and it measures 22.2 across the seat tube hole, but when i put the 22.2 post in it's like a cock up an alley way and won't tighten


any help?  does it require a special size?  Jai.....any advice? 

[R Al]

Both mine took a 22.2, try the seatclamp the other way round as the split is at the front

[HUTCHMAN]

I had to use a larger size in my Assassin,possibily 22.6

[pickle]

Both mine took a 22.2, try the seatclamp the other way round as the split is at the front

tried it the other way but A. didn't like the look and B. it would pinch the frame tube to tighten it that much so was not the correct size post.

so you can get 22.6 then 

[HUTCHMAN]

i think it was something like 22.6(it was a Hutch Hi-caliber post that would'nt fit ANY Hutch frames i've got)and you could see the slight taper where the seat guts clamped on,so the majority of the post was obviously larger diameter.

[Badbaldie]

sure mines  a 22.2 also . its an odessey post if that helps u at all.

[pickle]

i tried 3 posts, GT, Renthal and Haro fusion but all miles to small 

[harris]

i will go try mine  one mo

[harris]

mine is identical to a regular old school post ,tight as a nuns ..22.2  it has to be twisted a touch but smooth at that size snug

[pickle]

fooking wierd Dan......i'll try and get a picture of the hole (oooooh er Mrs) 

[se-bmxer]

Rob i have a Shimano DX seatpost in my assassin not sure what size it is though

i can check the Assassins we have left at work and see what size they are 

[pickle]

here you go....


says 22.2 but it fooking aint!!  


yeah that'll be great Jai.....huge thanks for all your help guys! 

[mattfx81]

Make a shim out of a coke can.

Matt

[pickle]

that will be the last resort 

[kev-s]

lol was gonna suggest the same thing, this is what i done with my mtb frame

[pickle]

i have gone down the pepsi can shim road for the moment, but i also have a TNT twin bolt clamp on the way over from the states so should be better for clamping with the reversed slot style seat tube