seat and 13/16th seat post

[Waxintaxin]

do normal seats fit /

or before i hack up a troxel post combo , should i hold fire LOL

Rich

[Bananaman]

Talkin of posts for a Ripper i have an 87 with an Elina UL and a load of shims, anyone sellin a post to fit??

[lazychubs]

rich they dont fit mate i had two shims on mine and it still moved

[Bananaman]

So if I get the right post for my Ripper the seat i have already got for it won't fit anyway!!!!!!!!!!#






































Bolox

[lazychubs]

no lol as my areo kashi kept moving with two shims lol

[Bananaman]

Oh for Fooks sake, thsi has not been my week for this shat!!!!

First my snowflake for me flights has too smaller hole, then me seatpost won't go in me TA, then the new post for me ripper is too big now even when the right post does fit am gonna have a swivle seat

Anyone wanna buy a shat load of BMX crap

[Waxintaxin]

so hows it done , cos loads in the museum have normal seats

Rich

[duncan]

Have you tried attaching a seat to the seat-tube end of the post just to test it out ?
Or is there a fixed seattube shim in the way?
Is a Troxel actually smaller diameter than a normal Ripper post? Does it need a shim to fit in a Ripper?

[stuntmaster]

if you want to run a normal seat then you are going to need shim but if your going to use bike then good luck as it will move when it feel like . i know i did it to my ripper and every now and then  with load s of shims it still moves when it feel like . if you go the troxel post and seat then keep both together if want less grief if using bike and not just a show queen

[MartyC]

Oh for Fooks sake, thsi has not been my week for this shat!!!!

First my snowflake for me flights has too smaller hole, then me seatpost won't go in me TA, then the new post for me ripper is too big now even when the right post does fit am gonna have a swivle seat

Anyone wanna buy a shat load of BMX crap

Lee, you need to get a seat clamp for a smaller post, the type you get on kids bikes (no, NOT a BMX!), I might have one in the shed from my boy's old Trek 16" bike and will have a look at the weekend for you 

[Bananaman]

Oh for Fooks sake, thsi has not been my week for this shat!!!!

First my snowflake for me flights has too smaller hole, then me seatpost won't go in me TA, then the new post for me ripper is too big now even when the right post does fit am gonna have a swivle seat

Anyone wanna buy a shat load of BMX crap

Lee, you need to get a seat clamp for a smaller post, the type you get on kids bikes (no, NOT a BMX!), I might have one in the shed from my boy's old Trek 16" bike and will have a look at the weekend for you 

Top man, but...................................




The ripper has an integral clamp

Oh fook it, the elina UL will have to stay with the shims and shat!!!


Good point Rich how do all the other bikes go on, Generalee has most late 80's rippers whats his secret!!!???

[MartyC]

Oh for Fooks sake, thsi has not been my week for this shat!!!!

First my snowflake for me flights has too smaller hole, then me seatpost won't go in me TA, then the new post for me ripper is too big now even when the right post does fit am gonna have a swivle seat

Anyone wanna buy a shat load of BMX crap

Lee, you need to get a seat clamp for a smaller post, the type you get on kids bikes (no, NOT a BMX!), I might have one in the shed from my boy's old Trek 16" bike and will have a look at the weekend for you 

Top man, but...................................




The ripper has an integral clamp

Oh fook it, the elina UL will have to stay with the shims and shat!!!


Good point Rich how do all the other bikes go on, Generalee has most late 80's rippers whats his secret!!!???

Ah, I see the probem now, not at the seat end but the seatpost clamp end Doh!  There must be a way of tightening it up though as bitd I don't remember getting too many people coming back to the shop with that problem, lots with cracks around the seatpost but no problems with the seatpost moving in the frame 

[Dingobmxer]

both my Floval and Ripper xl have the smaller posts and the seats seam to fit fine
  DINGO

[se]

I've got a 13/16ths Pro neck on my Ripper and to be honest didn't even think about the seat not fitting when I got it. Fitted an Elina Lightning Bolt to it and just tightened the thing until it was snug. It took a bit of work but the seat grips the post fine.

Another top tip I fell across today when trying to make something that could substitute for a Uni seat shim. You know those plastic tubes that bathroom sealant and caulk come in? Get a used on, slice a 1 inch strip off the bottom with a kitchen knie, then cut a tab out. Worked better for me than cutting up a beer can and trying to get it to spiral right.