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  • honourablegeorge
    Full Member

    I’ve lways put my seat clamp bolt on the same side of the slot, mainly to keep the bolt out of the way pf spray from the back wheel. But I see a lot of bikes with clamp bolt opposite side to the seatpost slot

    Which way is yours?

    chiefgrooveguru
    Full Member

    Opposite because it squeezes the seat tube more evenly and is less prone to ovalising it. Solved my slipping 27.2mm Gravity Dropper problem years ago and I’ve seen no reason to revert to the normal way round on subsequent bikes!

    gonzy
    Free Member

    my current one is rear facing…in line with the slot
    i keep meaning to turn the clamp around but always forget

    rocketman
    Free Member

    One of those things I always have the bolt facing away from the wheel

    househusband
    Full Member

    Bolt facing forward!

    Northwind
    Full Member

    At 37.2 degrees, widdershins.

    timmys
    Full Member

    Bolt same side as slot – though slot is at front on one of my bikes.

    lunge
    Full Member

    I was told by a couple of different LBS’s that you shouldn’t align the slot with the gap in the clamp as it produces an uneven pressure.

    soobalias
    Free Member

    pretty sure the NP Mega has the bolt on the opposite side to the slot, the PA on the same side

    both to the front, away from the wheel and the aestheticly better with a qr.

    Legoman
    Free Member

    The seatpost, and hence collar, on my Giant Defy road bike are aero shaped, which means it can only go together in one direction – bolts to the rear, aligned with the gap.

    Think my Cube MTB is the other way around though (and must have been like that when new).

    So in summary, Giant and Cube obviously have different views on the subject!

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