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[Closed] Salsa flip lock doesn't fit. ??? (it should)

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Seat tube is 31.8, Orange Clockwork (and Spesh Dolce Elite)

Just bought a 32mm Salsa Fliplock, and it really doesn't fit. On either bike. Tried splaying it with a screwdriver, and even splaying the gap by an additional 2mm doesn't help.

Internal diameter of the clamp, loose, is more like 31.5mm than 32.0 The not-so-great clamp that came with the Orange (and fits the Spesh) is more like 32.6mm

Anyone else had a similar problem?


 
Posted : 08/01/2013 7:45 pm
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Might seem like a stupid question, but I assume you've undone the bolt as much as possible?


 
Posted : 08/01/2013 8:06 pm
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Errr 31.8mm is the [u]internal [/u]diameter of the seat tube. You probably need a clamp about 35mm internal diameter to fit the [u]outside [/u]diameter of the seat tube. Unless the outside diameter of the seat tube is 31.8mm, in which case ignore me.


 
Posted : 08/01/2013 8:23 pm
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27.2mm seatpost on both bigyinn


 
Posted : 08/01/2013 8:26 pm
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Sambob - Yup! 31.5ish when all loose and floppy, and then forced out further, still won't fit.


 
Posted : 08/01/2013 8:46 pm
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Are you fitting it the right way up? My hope one has lip which means it can only go on one way up.


 
Posted : 08/01/2013 9:49 pm
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Yup, and that, doing that bit right too.


 
Posted : 08/01/2013 11:24 pm
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Sounds like to collar you've been sent is the wrong size then.


 
Posted : 09/01/2013 9:17 am
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It's etched 32.0, though. I'll see what cycle surgery say.

Ta.


 
Posted : 09/01/2013 9:25 am

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