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Title: seat clamp ID???
Post by: dwain dibbly on December 10, 2013, 09:09 PM

any ideas? theres not markings?
hutch? ???


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Title: Re: seat clamp ID???
Post by: Jaymz on December 10, 2013, 09:35 PM

Hutch or hutch copy

Title: Re: seat clamp ID???
Post by: glenboy on December 10, 2013, 09:38 PM

as jaymz says but hutch stuff is imperial rather than metric allen key size I think iuts 1/4 inch I think so try a imperial allen key the metric should be a baggy fit and imperial will be snug if its hutch only thing it looks a bit chewed

Title: Re: seat clamp ID???
Post by: oldschoolace on December 10, 2013, 09:44 PM

meteor-lite?  :-\

Title: Re: seat clamp ID???
Post by: dwain dibbly on December 10, 2013, 09:46 PM

Quote from: glenboy on December 10, 2013, 09:38 PM

as jaymz says but hutch stuff is imperial rather than metric allen key size I think iuts 1/4 inch I think so try a imperial allen key the metric should be a baggy fit and imperial will be snug if its hutch only thing it looks a bit chewed

cheers mate i never thought about allen bolt. when i took it off with a metric it was baggy, so could be a result!!
it does look a bit rough but i literally just took it of a bike thats been sat in a garage for the past 20yrs! it should polish up ok.
so did hutch do donut clamps with no marking??

Title: Re: seat clamp ID???
Post by: dwain dibbly on December 10, 2013, 10:06 PM

looks like i could be in look  "wantit" "want it"

thoughts???

http://bmxmuseum.com/forsale/77218

Title: Re: seat clamp ID???
Post by: HUTCHMAN on December 10, 2013, 10:36 PM

usa made(that's if it's imperial) , but not full radius... has I got(looking at the pics) a very slight flat on the sides?

Title: Re: seat clamp ID???
Post by: dwain dibbly on December 10, 2013, 10:42 PM

yeah mate theres a flat bit round the middle :)

Title: Re: seat clamp ID???
Post by: dwain dibbly on December 11, 2013, 08:31 PM

so after doing some digging it appears to be a aluminium US made early HUTCH clamp.

apparently they weigh 65 grams so put it on the scale and POW!!!!!!! 65g dead on :slayer:

so I've started to clean it up  :smitten:

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Title: Re: seat clamp ID???
Post by: HUTCHMAN on December 11, 2013, 08:37 PM

nice one.. looking much better !  I'm not 100% , but I think the bolt may be a 5/16 unc