Can you build a higher seat post?

njrobertson
njrobertson Posts: 11
edited January 2014 in Workshop
I was looking at a ritte bosberg on ebay and it has a built in seat post and a topper. I was wondering if it was possible to get it higher than the 725mm max atm?

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  • smidsy
    smidsy Posts: 5,273
    Higher than 725mm of seatpost!!! WTF.
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  • dnwhite88
    dnwhite88 Posts: 285
    Do you mean the seatpost and topper currently measure 725mm from the bb and you want to increase that? There is only so far you can go with the toppers and is a big drawback of integrated seatposts when buying 2nd hand
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  • smidsy
    smidsy Posts: 5,273
    Seatpost is the tube that your saddle bolts to and is clamped into the frame.

    The thing that goes from BB to where the seatpost inserts is called the Seat TUBE.

    Terminology people!!!
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  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 51,436
    smidsy wrote:
    Seatpost is the tube that your saddle bolts to and is clamped into the frame.

    The thing that goes from BB to where the seatpost inserts is called the Seat TUBE.

    Terminology people!!!

    You don't know that. He might have one of those 18cm compact frames.
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  • smidsy
    smidsy Posts: 5,273
    pinarello001 wrote:
    You don't know that. He might have one of those 18cm compact frames.

    It will still have a seat post fitted to a seat tube.
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  • manglier
    manglier Posts: 1,219
    I think the OP is describing an ISP there Smidsy.
  • smidsy
    smidsy Posts: 5,273
    Not according the their website photos
    http://rittecycles.com/bosberg-30/

    Although the geometry chart suggests so? Previous model I think, in which case 35cm of topper is quoted as possible.

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