saddle with hole in it

Will this not mean whenever it rains and there
is no one sitting on it, water will get down
the saddle tube and into the crank house?

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On 6/5/2017 6:25 PM, Emanuel Berg wrote:
Will this not mean whenever it rains and there
is no one sitting on it, water will get down
the saddle tube and into the crank house?

One classic solution is to put a cork into the top of an open tubular
seatpost.

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- Frank Krygowski

On 2017-06-05 15:47, Frank Krygowski wrote:
On 6/5/2017 6:25 PM, Emanuel Berg wrote:
Will this not mean whenever it rains and there
is no one sitting on it, water will get down
the saddle tube and into the crank house?

One classic solution is to put a cork into the top of an open tubular
seatpost.


Not a good idea in all climates as that can foster condensation and
cause moisture to linger inside the tube. However, a good bicycle will
have a hole below the BB where water can run back out.

If you want to be extra good you could, in brewer's speak, squeeze in a
bung, insert a tube where otherwise the airlock goes and make sure that
tube is bent downwards :-)

Unfortunately this will not take care of all situations. Such as the
accidental landing of un- or underinsured extra-terrestrial spacecraft
on top of said saddle.

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Regards, Joerg

http://www.analogconsultants.com/

On Monday, June 5, 2017 at 3:25:16 PM UTC-7, Emanuel Berg wrote:
Will this not mean whenever it rains and there
is no one sitting on it, water will get down
the saddle tube and into the crank house?

I have no idea what sort of seat posts you guys are using but mine has the top blocked completely off. And the seat post fits tightly inside of the seat tube. And when it rains I have my bike inside.

On 2017-06-05 16:19, wrote:
On Monday, June 5, 2017 at 3:25:16 PM UTC-7, Emanuel Berg wrote:
Will this not mean whenever it rains and there is no one sitting on
it, water will get down the saddle tube and into the crank house?

I have no idea what sort of seat posts you guys are using but mine
has the top blocked completely off. And the seat post fits tightly
inside of the seat tube. And when it rains I have my bike inside.


It's the lower end department store bikes that have some simple pipe
with a seat clamped to it.

As for rain, I ride anyhow. So far the topper was a 4h MTB ride in the
rain, sliding around in mud and having lots of fun. I returned to
civilization and waited at a red traffic light, totally drenched
T-shirt, shorts, sandals, a brown puddle developing around the bike. A
driver rolled down the passenger window "Dude, it's raining out there!"

--
Regards, Joerg

http://www.analogconsultants.com/

On Monday, June 5, 2017 at 4:28:07 PM UTC-7, Joerg wrote:
On 2017-06-05 16:19, wrote:
On Monday, June 5, 2017 at 3:25:16 PM UTC-7, Emanuel Berg wrote:
Will this not mean whenever it rains and there is no one sitting on
it, water will get down the saddle tube and into the crank house?

I have no idea what sort of seat posts you guys are using but mine
has the top blocked completely off. And the seat post fits tightly
inside of the seat tube. And when it rains I have my bike inside.


It's the lower end department store bikes that have some simple pipe
with a seat clamped to it.

As for rain, I ride anyhow. So far the topper was a 4h MTB ride in the
rain, sliding around in mud and having lots of fun. I returned to
civilization and waited at a red traffic light, totally drenched
T-shirt, shorts, sandals, a brown puddle developing around the bike. A
driver rolled down the passenger window "Dude, it's raining out there!"

You should have looked around you and said, "I hadn't noticed".

I have no idea what sort of seat posts you
guys are using but mine has the top blocked
completely off.

OK, probably those are the ones one should use
for such saddles!

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underground experts united
http://user.it.uu.se/~embe8573

On 6/5/2017 5:25 PM, Emanuel Berg wrote:
Will this not mean whenever it rains and there
is no one sitting on it, water will get down
the saddle tube and into the crank house?


A simple plastic plug will stop it.

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Andrew Muzi
www.yellowjersey.org/
Open every day since 1 April, 1971

On 6/5/2017 6:54 PM, Joerg wrote:
On 2017-06-05 15:47, Frank Krygowski wrote:
On 6/5/2017 6:25 PM, Emanuel Berg wrote:
Will this not mean whenever it rains and there
is no one sitting on it, water will get down
the saddle tube and into the crank house?

One classic solution is to put a cork into the top of an open tubular
seatpost.


Not a good idea in all climates as that can foster condensation and
cause moisture to linger inside the tube. However, a good bicycle will
have a hole below the BB where water can run back out.

?? You think it will be drier in there without the cork?


--
- Frank Krygowski

On 6/5/2017 7:22 PM, Frank Krygowski wrote:
On 6/5/2017 6:54 PM, Joerg wrote:
On 2017-06-05 15:47, Frank Krygowski wrote:
On 6/5/2017 6:25 PM, Emanuel Berg wrote:
Will this not mean whenever it rains and there
is no one sitting on it, water will get down
the saddle tube and into the crank house?

One classic solution is to put a cork into the top of an
open tubular
seatpost.


Not a good idea in all climates as that can foster
condensation and cause moisture to linger inside the tube.
However, a good bicycle will have a hole below the BB
where water can run back out.

?? You think it will be drier in there without the cork?



Speaking as a man who's seen more frames inside out than
most, yes.
Water always gets in. Unvented tubes corrode dramatically
when moisture cannot naturally dissipate. Cap your seatpost
if you wish but don't plug those drainholes!

--
Andrew Muzi
www.yellowjersey.org/
Open every day since 1 April, 1971