Elgin seat tube trouble....

[Miguello]

I have the original bent solid seat post. The clamp is touching and will not clamp well enough to keep it from moving. I don't want to destroy the original
clamp, which is built into the frame. What's the usual fix that keeps the original appearance? Will a shim hold enough pressure?

 

[MartyW]

Miguello,
It sounds like a thin shim will work fine. I've never ran into that problem before on any of my Elgins, did the post get worn or did the clamp stretch?

 

[Gordon]

seat post

I've run into several Elgins with a seat post shim. I've always assumed they were that way from the factory because they all looked the same and were made with a shoulder so they wouldn't disappear down inside the seat tube.

 

[kunzog]

Use a shim cut from a soda can until you can find a proper shim

 

[JOEL]

The soda can shim works well. You can use a can with a lip on the edge so your shim doesn't slip into the seat tube.

 

[Miguello]

That works for me! Thanks guys. I have done them from plain sheet steel, but it's hard to get the diameter that small. The aluminum would probably do the trick.

 

[sam]

Frame savers still make these shims.