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[Closed] Anybody shimmed a saddle?

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A bit princess and the pea, but I cannot get my Arione saddle level with the notched seatpost on my Giant. It either points slighthly up or slightly down. So I thought I could add some coke can (TM) around the rails at the front or rear of the clamp. Anybody else had to do this? Any joy? Or was a new seatpost required?


 
Posted : 03/04/2013 10:23 pm
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I would go for Jenny Tail reassignment.


 
Posted : 03/04/2013 10:36 pm
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Cheap new seatpost, or plastic surgery on your balls?? Tough choice!!


 
Posted : 03/04/2013 10:41 pm
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To be honest, it's not a comfort issue, just the fact that it's not perfectly level. It's a notched Giant C5 carbon affair. Funny, the Flite Ti didn't suffer from this, and the Arione was flat on another bike. A Ritchey carbon WCS beckons...


 
Posted : 04/04/2013 7:09 am
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If its not a comfort issue why are you trying to change it? 😕


 
Posted : 04/04/2013 7:40 am
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Increase or decrease your tyre pressure accordingly...


 
Posted : 04/04/2013 8:18 am
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If its not a comfort issue why are you trying to change it?

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FWIW I hate notched seatpost clamps for this very reason - just can never get it quite right. twin bolt, 1 fore & 1 aft of the clamp on all my seatposts now!


 
Posted : 04/04/2013 8:19 am

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