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Yaay or nay?
It's for a seat post (dropper) on a hardtail....
just buy a 4" shim
Did it in the 80’s
but there so readily available nowadays
my vote nay
Nah, buy a USE one, coke can ok for a cheap fix, but I wouldn’t use it on a dropper post.
just because of the price of it.
Coke can **** off.
Stella can. 31.6mm seat tube, 30.9mm post. Works.
LOL......Brilliant!
Somebody needs to read:
"Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance."
There's a whole chapter dedicated to shims.
FWIW..... I have some shims for sale. They come in a very fetching little box and have a cute little logo printed on them. They are only £115.50 each.
I can supply any size you want, up to a maximum of 4.83"x2.13" ('bout the size of a Coke can actually!)
Drop me a line if you want one.
Ale can shim certainly works, ran one for years - depends on the bike, would look a bit silly to have a Stella can sticking out of a moots custom, but on a more rough and ready frame it could add to the charm.
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/ultimate-use-309-internal-shim/
Well at £6.99 for something the right size and no hassle why not....
In my humble opinion you'd be really daft not to use a Coke/ Stella/ Special Brew shim. Really cheap and easy to obtain, with a free gift of a drink. Easy to produce, no specialist tools required, scissors will do the job. It's just a shim.
Some may disagree.
Some may disagree.
Not me.
If the cap (shim) fits, wear it.