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Title: Hutch Donut Seat clamps how do u tell ?
Post by: animal on March 03, 2009, 08:35 PM

 Just wondering what is genuine and not  ;)

Title: Re: Hutch Donut Seat clamps how do u tell ?
Post by: Waxintaxin on March 03, 2009, 10:03 PM

difficult

but the original have a certain shape ,bevelled edges and a flat spot on the curve ????

pics will prob help

however its not easy

Title: Re: Hutch Donut Seat clamps how do u tell ?
Post by: series.1.rs.turbo on March 03, 2009, 10:26 PM

Mines stamped Hutch ? ....think its 1985/86 ish ????

Title: Re: Hutch Donut Seat clamps how do u tell ?
Post by: pkradman on March 03, 2009, 10:56 PM

as rich has described , but beware they did do copies like that aswell  .. i belive there is also a full radius clamp which are rare as ..ie no flat spot in the middle ... its a case of traing the eye like most things ,, and get a pic up and put the trained eyes to the test ..lol

Title: Re: Hutch Donut Seat clamps how do u tell ?
Post by: MartyC on March 04, 2009, 04:48 AM

Whatever you do, don't rely on the real thing being better quality  ;D

Title: Re: Hutch Donut Seat clamps how do u tell ?
Post by: steve Beech TA on March 04, 2009, 06:06 AM

Hope this helps

Its from the well used site martin-bike.com

http://martinbike.jalbum.net/Parts/Seat%20Posts%20&%20Clamps/slides/hutch_clamps_comparison_notes_640.html

steve  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Hutch Donut Seat clamps how do u tell ?
Post by: animal on March 04, 2009, 07:22 PM

Fantastic help that link  ;) Understand what the radiused bevel is aswell  ::) thanks chaps has been a great help  :daumenhoch: