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"Ivar Hesselager" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I have for long been wanting a seatpost with a major setback; just half an
> inch more than what I have, would be fine (for the steepest climbs.)
>
> And luckily today I found an inch long crack in my carbon seatpost. So
> now I must buy a new one - for safety reasons. ;-(
> Searching my favourite webstores I have found a FSA K-Force Carbon post
> which is claimed to have a 3.5 cm setback: But I'm no sure if that is
> enough.
>
> So now I need to know, how to measure setback on my present seatpost.
>
> One way would be to measure the distance from the center of the tube
> (post) to the center of the clutch (is that the correct English term for
> the device that clutches the rails of the saddle?)
> Another - and more relevant - measure would be the distance from the FRONT
> end of the ae... clutch to the center of the tube.
>
> Q1: Is there an acknowledged standard description for seatpost setbacks?
>
> Q2: Can anyone recommend a good seatpost with a big setback?
>
You want a post with setback, then check out the CLB:
http://www.wallbike.com/seatposts/clb.html
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ps1m51mxextdc4g@ivarsnotebook...> I have for long been wanting a seatpost with a major setback; just half an
> inch more than what I have, would be fine (for the steepest climbs.)
>
> And luckily today I found an inch long crack in my carbon seatpost. So
> now I must buy a new one - for safety reasons. ;-(
> Searching my favourite webstores I have found a FSA K-Force Carbon post
> which is claimed to have a 3.5 cm setback: But I'm no sure if that is
> enough.
>
> So now I need to know, how to measure setback on my present seatpost.
>
> One way would be to measure the distance from the center of the tube
> (post) to the center of the clutch (is that the correct English term for
> the device that clutches the rails of the saddle?)
> Another - and more relevant - measure would be the distance from the FRONT
> end of the ae... clutch to the center of the tube.
>
> Q1: Is there an acknowledged standard description for seatpost setbacks?
>
> Q2: Can anyone recommend a good seatpost with a big setback?
>
You want a post with setback, then check out the CLB:
http://www.wallbike.com/seatposts/clb.html