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This is a quick upgrade I’ve wanted to do on this bike since I first got it. The bike is a mid-1980's Eaton Road King (Eaton's was a now defunct Canadian department store). I got the bike for free intending on using it as a cheap get-around, and only replacing basic parts with inexpensive solutions. The seat post and saddle were one of the things on that list I wanted to swap.
I ran into same problem as you. I needed a longer bike stem but the one I bought was too small of diameter and didn't want to spend more money on the bike. I never thought of using a pop can and use it for a shim! What a godsend!
Thanks! Glad you found it useful!
Thank you. I have to try this with my seat post. I have tried similar tricks with loose crown race, but it should work with seat posts as well. I am a bit tired of ordering online...lol. would hate to order more parts.
Hopefully it works out! I’ve found it works best if you don’t adjust your saddle height often
No matter how tight the fit, the seat just spins around inside the tin can wrapping. Had to use metal epoxy and a cut off section of the stock seatpost. 27mm in 34mm hole
I found the painted aluminum surfaces couldn’t get a grip either, but sanding it down to bare metal did the trick. Glad you found a way to make it work in your case!
Hi. Thx for the video. I did a saddle replacement on my bike recently but I got a problem. When I look from above I see the bolt that holds the saddle standing out a bit on both sides. And it seems I may hit it with my legs when pedaling. Any advice on how to fix that?
If it were my bike, I’d use a hack saw and carefully cut off the ends of the bolt that are sticking out. But make sure there’s still enough threads to fasted the nut to, also be careful not to damage the threads so they still work properly. Hope that helps
@@Walshibikes Thx for your advice. I'll try it.
I hear ya. why they never made a quick release for seat removal is beyond me. The worst is old corroded fancy aluminum ones with the tiny long allen key bolt heads. I'm on the salty east coast of Canada so aluminum gets the harsh weather and oxidizes
Totally, I try to keep all my bikes inside when I can, but it’s tough when most of them are decades old and still show their age regardless. I can’t imagine how bad it gets on the east coast for corrosion, I find it bad enough here in Ontario!
Which saddle os that? Looks quite cool
It’s made by Selle Royal, unsure the exact model but it came off a hardtail from around 2017
i tried this but still sliding down
If it’s still not working you can try scuffing the shim down to bare aluminum and roughing up the surface more. It’s a good way to fine-tune the amount of friction
Add a?tube inside the the seat tube post to your desired measure . (( why don`t you ? )
hi!