If my saddle had a cut out I could easily tighten it from the top. Underneath there isn’t enough room to get my hex wrenches in there.
Before I go out and try to find a hex head bolt to swap, does any one have any suggestions on how to tighten it?
ptchapin on
Short Allen wrench
schnut on
Maybe it’s not meant to be tightened, get the adjustment right on the front bolt and then tighten the back one the plate should put equal pressure on the front bolt
Acrobatic_Event1702 on
If it was me i’d drill a hole through the seat for hex. I don’t think it would compromise seat.
tlivingd on
New seat post or replace screw with bolt.
Popsickl3 on
Loosen the back bolt, finger tighten the front then tighten the back to torque. That’s why the front bolt head is so high out of the plate.
soaero on
What do you know, the same seat post I have. Good post, terrible clamp.
You basically have to remove the rear bolt, take off the saddle, tighten it to the point where you think it’s right, tighten the rear to spec and check. If it’s tilting forward, take the rear bolt off, remove the saddle, loosen the front bolt a bit, add the saddle back, re-tighten and check again. If it’s tilting back, same thing but tighten the front bolt instead of loosening it.
obaananana on
Many seatposts have holes right there for an extender allenkey for an 3/8.
Critical-Border-6845 on
Get an Allen head bit and turn it with 1/4″ wrench
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If my saddle had a cut out I could easily tighten it from the top. Underneath there isn’t enough room to get my hex wrenches in there.
Before I go out and try to find a hex head bolt to swap, does any one have any suggestions on how to tighten it?
Short Allen wrench
Maybe it’s not meant to be tightened, get the adjustment right on the front bolt and then tighten the back one the plate should put equal pressure on the front bolt
If it was me i’d drill a hole through the seat for hex. I don’t think it would compromise seat.
New seat post or replace screw with bolt.
Loosen the back bolt, finger tighten the front then tighten the back to torque. That’s why the front bolt head is so high out of the plate.
What do you know, the same seat post I have. Good post, terrible clamp.
You basically have to remove the rear bolt, take off the saddle, tighten it to the point where you think it’s right, tighten the rear to spec and check. If it’s tilting forward, take the rear bolt off, remove the saddle, loosen the front bolt a bit, add the saddle back, re-tighten and check again. If it’s tilting back, same thing but tighten the front bolt instead of loosening it.
Many seatposts have holes right there for an extender allenkey for an 3/8.
Get an Allen head bit and turn it with 1/4″ wrench