Weight Weenies

Hey guys.

Looking for a new seatpost clamp, instead of the stock one, on my caad10.

Does anyone know a good and light one? For a 220lbs rider. And what size should i get? My bike is at the lbs. It runs a 27.2 enve seatpost.

Best Regards Soeren.

31.8 clamp. I use Smud clamp (splitted model), strong and light (5,8558g on analitical scale), but i weigh 48kg, so...
Also i have a Carbonice Eva clamp (4,6682g) but i never tested so far.
Smud feels more solid/stiff/strong anyway.


Sorry my english

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Carbonice makes a nice clamp (Eva). The smallest I believe is 31.8mm. Starbike has them.

Isn't the diameter 30mm for the CAAD? If so, the options mentioned above might not fit properly. I bought an alu Yuniper 30mm for my Supersix Hi-mod I'm now building (they do other sizes too). Weight on the scale 6.2g (claimed 5.7g). Doesn't get much lighter, and only £26 inc delivery. Saved over 10g over the original

light + strong = expensive

just go for strong one!

How about Tune Wurger Skyline?
It sits at 5g or so and is pretty good.
I'm using it and so far it's holding up really nice for my 74kg - no slipping, set-and-forget kind of part for me.

4ibanez wrote:Isn't the diameter 30mm for the CAAD?

For CAAD12?
No. It is not 30mm.

It is 28.6mm size clamp.
Seatpost is 25.4mm.

Extralite clamps are light enough and really well made. I am not sure there is one in 28.6 though.

Woodman

kgt wrote:Extralite clamps are light enough and really well made. I am not sure there is one in 28.6 though.

+1

Extralite clamps.

Trickstuff and Soul Kozak

Extralite mention:

Weight, Material, Grade, Finish and how graphics is laser etched . . . .

Fine but incomplete.

Why does such a manufacturer and the dozens other think we are not interested in the height of a clamp???
Whats going on in their minds? Shops are also not interested to give you this basic spec.

The bike industry Always tries to tell you how advanced they are, with a lot blabla.
The reality is that it is a very mediocre organised industry.

How difficult is that? How serious are they? Why do they think we don't want to know?

The height of a clamp is an important factor and you want a real match with your seatpost, isnt it?

BRM wrote:Extralite mention:

Weight, Material, Grade, Finish and how graphics is laser etched . . . .

Fine but incomplete.

Why does such a manufacturer and the dozens other think we are not interested in the height of a clamp???
Whats going on in their minds? Shops are also not interested to give you this basic spec.

The bike industry Always tries to tell you how advanced they are, with a lot blabla.
The reality is that it is a very mediocre organised industry.

How difficult is that? How serious are they? Why do they think we don't want to know?

The height of a clamp is an important factor and you want a real match with your seatpost, isnt it?

The whole industry should ask you first.

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PSM wrote:

BRM wrote:Extralite mention:

The whole industry should ask you first.

Smarty . . .
You are the type of consumer what we call a "sleeper".


Proper specs of items to buy should be basic information.
Counts for the manufacturer, counts for the shops.