marg26 Posted October 5, 2019 Report Share Posted October 5, 2019 A while back it occurred to me that most of the seat post used on my Console was redundant and I could saw most of it off but while window shopping on Tarty bikes I noticed they say a seatpost length less than 100mm invalidated the warranty on Inspired frames. Will my frame collapse if I saw the seatpost down? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted October 5, 2019 Report Share Posted October 5, 2019 They had an issue with a frame where someone had cut their post down super short, and there was a concern that that may have led to it breaking where it did. As long as you don't go nuts with it you'll probably be fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted October 5, 2019 Report Share Posted October 5, 2019 Wild idea: perhaps you could cut it down, but keep it over 100mm in length. Or would that be too obvious? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marg26 Posted October 5, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2019 Think 100mm is roughly the length it is now maybe slightly more. Just thought it seemed a bit unnecessary for a seatpost and saddle I only sit on when not riding. It's not a big deal. I watched the new Ben Travis bike build video and it reminded me about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted October 5, 2019 Report Share Posted October 5, 2019 If the weight of an extra few mm of post is a concern over reliability, the Console is not for you. Honestly, it's negligible so you may as well just leave it if it's around that length at the mo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben_travis Posted October 5, 2019 Report Share Posted October 5, 2019 So, I should probably say that the seatpost in my new bike build video was the same one i've been running in my 2019 Arcade for about a year, and with everything i've thrown at it (including many many crashes and awkward landings), i've had no issues with the frame or that junction of the frame. The reason i cut it so short was for last years arcade I wanted to get it as light as possible when i first built it up (Carbon spacers, ti-bolts etc). I'd leave it at the 100mm if i were you, i doubt you'd save much more weight trimming it down to where i have done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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