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Title: Common os seatpost size?
Post by: lk_97 on November 18, 2011, 07:32 PM

Thinking of making some seaposts(laybacks, straight ones) as a bit a thing to do on the side and was wondering on the standard seatpost size for an os bike?

Thanks :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Common os seatpost size?
Post by: Gish on November 18, 2011, 07:34 PM

22.2mm diameter  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Common os seatpost size?
Post by: lk_97 on November 18, 2011, 07:36 PM

Thanks! Do you think it would be worth doing financially?

 :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Common os seatpost size?
Post by: Gish on November 18, 2011, 07:38 PM

probs not worth doing to be honest

Title: Re: Common os seatpost size?
Post by: lk_97 on November 18, 2011, 07:39 PM

Didn't think so to be honest :-\ not exactly hard to find... Oh well was just a thought

Title: Re: Common os seatpost size?
Post by: rooski on November 18, 2011, 07:54 PM

Quote from: lk_97 on November 18, 2011, 07:36 PM

Thanks! Do you think it would be worth doing financially?

 :daumenhoch:

I made a load of them,still got loads left :D

Was charging £12 for them,fook all profit :(,should have stuck some Hutch stickers on them could have got a lot more :D

Title: Re: Common os seatpost size?
Post by: Retrodan72 on November 19, 2011, 02:40 AM

I bought 2 off the bay for £15, £3 post so the computer says nooooooooooooooo. :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Common os seatpost size?
Post by: deeman on November 21, 2011, 10:14 PM

As above Lucas,it wouldnt be worth it!too cheap and readily available! :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Common os seatpost size?
Post by: lk_97 on November 22, 2011, 07:02 AM

That's what I'm thinking mate, would like to make something for a bmx though, but probably not worth it

Lucas. :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Common os seatpost size?
Post by: deeman on November 22, 2011, 10:15 AM

its the volume involved,a big manufacture would probably make a few thousand of any given item to be sold worldwide,this brings production costs right down.you would never be able to compete!!better to spend the time riding and improving yer skills!if i was going to produce anything bmx related,it'd probably be t-shirts!!if you can come up with designs that appeal to people,you will always sell them.Its something you can do on a smaller scale,and still make a profit once you have covered the initial outlay of the printing machine and some t-shirts!! :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Common os seatpost size?
Post by: lk_97 on November 22, 2011, 05:16 PM

Quote from: deeman on November 22, 2011, 10:15 AM

its the volume involved,a big manufacture would probably make a few thousand of any given item to be sold worldwide,this brings production costs right down.you would never be able to compete!!better to spend the time riding and improving yer skills!if i was going to produce anything bmx related,it'd probably be t-shirts!!if you can come up with designs that appeal to people,you will always sell them.Its something you can do on a smaller scale,and still make a profit once you have covered the initial outlay of the printing machine and some t-shirts!! :daumenhoch:

Yeah i know mate, especially now with the amount of companies making dirt cheap frames! I'm thinking of getting some tops printed because I found 2 i wanted to buy, but one is £60 inc. postage! Yes you read right, 60. And the other is sold out!

Lucas. :daumenhoch: