ISO Way Setback 26.6mm Seatpost for Betty Foy

[Caroline Golum]

Hey all, 

Recently made some modifications to the cockpit of my Betty Foy which took care of a LOT of shoulder problems (some of you may recall my seized stem drama from last year). 

With the shorter/higher stem, I'm looking for a way to bring my saddle further back and give myself a little more room while pedaling/turning. In the past I've just set my saddle as far back as it'll go on the rails, but I'm now dealing with a busted saddle rail on my Brooks B17 as a result. 

The techs at Brooks recommended I look into a saddle with more of a setback, and I've been trawling eBay looking for my Goldilocks seatpost in a 26.6mm size. Something like this: 



If anyone has any leads or a recommendation for where to look or purchase pop off in the replies!

[Bernard Duhon]

 

 

 

I am unsure if your seatpost size is available but the Rivendell site has a “Way Back” by IRD as well as Paul has “Tall  and Handsome “ Seatpost which is of course quite a bit more money. I have the Paul in a 27.2 and it works like a charm

 

I also had the Way Back from Rivendell, but initially had a defect in material.  They replace the defective Seatpost and corrected the defect in subsequent Seatpost

the adjustments are not near as precise as Paul.

 

 

 

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Bernard F. Duhon

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[Caroline Golum]

Thanks Bernard! I emailed Riv to see if they had the IRD or Paul in 26.6mm, but no dice, so looking into some vintage options.

[Kim H.]

@Caroline,

There are several of these Sake Ringyo MTE-100 2.26mm seat posts on eBay right now.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/266862104720?itmmeta=01J4SXT7R1HDB7ZGBWASCZSQQE&hash=item3e22389090:g:RHQAAOSwxddmbeRN&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA0PDx1FZhzgGOQyozM%2FxRxVqsHns%2FlEOAD3aDrn%2BwVIYwg6EQd3oIKD%2BkH55D1w%2F2MIMdr0nHX5Dc7FyTOdyXVL4lvtsG83fnQoDmWy1GNn9hdHCrhcpDlSGyVymdXrybRaVAZR%2BSmB2oEiG1abQneoK3fNZeTRR3nmyuoTZ4n2IPYGFQmxx8MtpodBAwOZlktrrji6I%2FHUIDtn891Na5V32y4wXIqvRepbF%2BcN5OZkFrwsY%2FusWcV%2F2CsSHL0SJ%2FUteRYwMM8ORyACUX%2B2NXyQc%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR4z86L2mZA

https://www.ebay.com/itm/196504007608?itmmeta=01J4SXT7R11R09B289JG8ZEJ9N&hash=item2dc08d33b8:g:IcYAAOSwaGtmlZOP&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA4B9wSTPM7dCvGLaxENcw2t0aBV0d%2FtD5NteAn%2FCdYPTEcPlq0ZToP9N2XnO5DxzxdrznolwG%2BrR2fU5C070zIznjttsZOSEiZ4Ky7oraQ9AB3gz3cHOBqtMPv4pyBnDarEKpPPkGbXKuVGlyNeaIVoQTOhnaWpGA%2B1XYJCZRuKw%2Bvw4l2pflh7Q26%2FZJKa1eBa6BFck6nnxDU9XcQSMZO%2FxaI%2Fk%2BwC0i64EhnIzlVLwHdz74d0YGh1QLiXjujH4EamS%2BJEozQGmLtInEnGf9ca%2FlgSw8ScXntvn%2FNcOVZp21%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR4786L2mZA

Kim Hetzel.

I have one on my Clem, a 26.8mm. It is very nice to have 56mm of setback to play and adjust with.

[Kim H.]

@Caroline,

The screw on the back side of the IRD Way Back seat post may interfere with your need to have the post lower with your saddle on your bike. Whereas the Sakae Ringyo MTE-100 post would not have that problem.

Kim Hetzel.

[Bernard Duhon]

Not sure why Riv is stuck on 26.6.

 

You could reem out your seattube to 27.2.

 

I’ve seen it done!  

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[Patrick Moore]

+1 for the advice to move your saddle back sufficiently in order to take weight off your shoulders, arms, and hands. It might seem counter-intuitive -- one might think that shoving up close to the bar might help your arms, etc., but (as always) Peter J White's bike setup instructions explain why sufficient saddle setback is essential.

Basically, a sufficient bend at your hips lets your core muscles hold up your torso. Too shallow an angle and your torso flops forward. You'll notice that road braked roadsters and oma/opa fietses have very, very shallow stas: this gives you that bend while the very short tts and reach-back bars with little or no extension let you sit upright. No good for putting out power but good for very low cadence torque.

Long ago Grant suggested a 72.5* sta on a custom; for some strong but insufficiently examined reason I clung to 73* parallel and thereafter used a rubber mallet to get my first edition Flites as far back on the 7410 DA posts (large setback) as possible. I've since moved them forward by ~1 cm, but I also prefer the ~72* sta on my first Matthews. (Aside: 73* parallel: in the event, Grant did reduce the hat by 1/2 a degree to compensate for the quicker handling of the 2" shorter and much lighter 559 road wheels. This was very successful; so would have been the 72.5* sta. Listen to Grant; except about tt length and pedaling shoes. Over and out.)

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The below Nitto Seatpost comes in 26.6 but it sold out.

You might be able to find it somewhere else on the Internet will

 

Seat Post - Nitto & Rivendell - Lugged (S84) – Rivendell Bicycle Works (rivbike.com)

 

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Bernard F. Duhon

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[Caroline Golum]

Thanks all! 

I ended up buying the Sake Ringyo MTE-100 at Kim's suggestion! 

Currently using my backup B67 right now, as the B17 is out for repairs, but will report back once the seatpost and my regular saddle are back in the rotation.