Ajax Bay
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Right. You have at last given us the clue. The band-on clamp onto the seat tube is selected depending on the seat tube's diameter. Quite often, and in your case, the one used is sized for a larger diameter tube eg 34.9mm. If yours is only 31.8mm then a shim is provided for use. The shim has slipped out partially or completely and so with the bolt in as far as it'll go the band does not clamp securely.
Measure your seat tube diameter. Then remove the band-on clamp, open it up and the size (OD) may be shown. That will give you a clue to the required shim thickness. In the last image I can see a shim designed to reduce the band-on to 31.8mm. I would have thought that there'd be two.
I've had to use a shim before, only on one bike, without enduring success. I have heard that strips cut from a Coke can are good. When the shimmed one started to give grief I found one the right (band on) size.
Measure your seat tube diameter. Then remove the band-on clamp, open it up and the size (OD) may be shown. That will give you a clue to the required shim thickness. In the last image I can see a shim designed to reduce the band-on to 31.8mm. I would have thought that there'd be two.
I've had to use a shim before, only on one bike, without enduring success. I have heard that strips cut from a Coke can are good. When the shimmed one started to give grief I found one the right (band on) size.
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