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ps1m51mxextdc4g@ivarsnotebook,
Ivar Hesselager <[email protected]> a réfléchi, et puis a
déclaré :
> 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?
>
> Kindly
>
> Ivar of Denmark
>
> (pardon my English)
To get a variety of potential setback positions, the LOOK seatpost offers
three, from which you would move the rails to perfect positioning.
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utilisés ou rapprochés d'une situation réelle existant ou ayant
existée
ps1m51mxextdc4g@ivarsnotebook,Ivar Hesselager <[email protected]> a réfléchi, et puis a
déclaré :
> 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?
>
> Kindly
>
> Ivar of Denmark
>
> (pardon my English)
To get a variety of potential setback positions, the LOOK seatpost offers
three, from which you would move the rails to perfect positioning.
--
Les faits relatés ici ne sont que pure fiction, et ne sauraient être
utilisés ou rapprochés d'une situation réelle existant ou ayant
existée