Hope seat clamps ?

mattyboy199

Is there a replacement aftermarket bolt capable available of actually clamping your seat post, the aluminium standard item is pants !?

Splottboy

Green bits eh?
Got a green MACHINE TECH non-disc front hub...in Green! Did I menetion it wqas green?

Thanks for the info, re. Hope, as I was planning on getting a red seat clamp next week.

ride_whenever

They do need to be lightly greased and done up very very tight in order to get decent clamping.

supersonic

Do you need QR? If not, the bolted collar is good.

ride_whenever

Mine isn't great! But that might well be the seatpost shim i'm using...

mattyboy199

sorry guys talking about the bolted seap clamp, it has an aluminium bolt which doesnt clamp the post properly & loosens. A titanium item would be alot better.

supersonic

Or steel. The bolts are easier enough to replace, just take the old one to a hardware store.

Or have a look at M Parts seat collars.

.blitz

The Hope clamps are very nice (I've got three) but they don't apply a great deal of force to the seat tube. Basically if your seat post falls down inside the seat tube when the clamp is loose, the Hope clamp is not for you.

nicklouse

mattyboy199 wrote:

sorry guys talking about the bolted seap clamp, it has an aluminium bolt which doesnt clamp the post properly & loosens. A titanium item would be alot better.

no a Ti would be worse. just replace the bolt with a steel one.