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[Closed] QR seatpost clamps - what works and lasts?

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Using a cheap QR seatpost clamp (~£7) ATM, but if I do it up tight enough the plastic shim thingy gets knackered quickly.

Which QR clamps last a long time when fastened tightly? I don't want to have to buy another for a few years if that's achievable...


 
Posted : 08/03/2010 12:29 pm
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Salsa


 
Posted : 08/03/2010 12:40 pm
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+1 for Salsa


 
Posted : 08/03/2010 12:43 pm
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+2 for Salsa


 
Posted : 08/03/2010 1:26 pm
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It's been said, so I won't say it again. Though I don't think the new ones are as good as the original version, they look forged instead of machined.


 
Posted : 08/03/2010 1:35 pm
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i've a 30mm silver salsa for sale... £10 😉

tamarvin@googlemail.com if interested!


 
Posted : 08/03/2010 2:02 pm
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Hope all the way


 
Posted : 08/03/2010 2:04 pm
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Salsa here too.

I've been trying to source a size 35.0 QR in red for a while and they're apparently rarer than gold dust. So if anyone has one they don't need... 😉


 
Posted : 08/03/2010 2:10 pm
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Personally -

Hope - Rubbish, it snapped
Salsa - OK, but didn't clamp tight enough
Woodman - Runnish, plastic shim deforms
Planet X - Rubbish, as above
On-One CNC - Good, works fine and clamps well, but the brass washer is too small and deforms

OE Specialized, Trek, Yeti, Saracen, whatever - The best by far. They just work. Specialized ones in particular close with light pressure, never, ever slip, nothing to go wrong, very simple.


 
Posted : 08/03/2010 2:14 pm
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Chromag, if you can stomach £30 for a clamp 😯


 
Posted : 08/03/2010 2:22 pm
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I've had 2 old-style Hopes for years... But they never quiet get tight enough... then I bought an Orange Crush frame and the clamp that came with that is spot-on. Maybe it's just me... 😀


 
Posted : 08/03/2010 2:22 pm
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Ok... so Salsa or OE Spesh it is! I have to say that £20 for a seatpost clamp seems a bit steep, but if I have to pay £20 for one that works like it's supposed to then so be it... 😐


 
Posted : 08/03/2010 2:27 pm