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4.5
Fits snugThis material is a pain to work with during installation, as it tries to deform when you go to install the retainers in the clamps, but apparently this is the perfect material compromise between softness, grip, and gentleness to painted tubes.I try to clamp the seatpost when possible, but you can't always, so you want a jaw that is gentle on the paint, but holds the bike firmly. This stuff is downright magic, worth every penny, and so far seems quite durable. Let's face it, I'm a Park Tool fan anyway, but this replacement jaw pad is really superior to anything I have used or seen used.If you have a bike repair stand that can use this jaw pad, buy it! Even if you have to make it fit in a non-Park stand. And, if you DO have the real thing, but your jaw pads are worn out and ragged, spend the money on these. It's cheap satisfaction.This replacement was exactly what I needed for my worn out clamp pads. The little clips to hold the tabs are a bit tougher to use than what I had on the original clamps. My main issue was that I couldn't get the new pads to slide into place. There are little tabs that must be put through little 1/4 inch wide holes. I tried pushing them in and clamping the clamp around something to get it in and several other things. The tabs had a tendancy to bend over and tear/deform instead of dropping into place. Finally in frustration I trimmed the little tabs and pushed them in most of the way. After doing that I clamped my bike up and by the next day the pads had seated all the way. If I replace them again I will probably try lining it up and clamping it around my bike to see if it works immediately. So, this is the exact replacement part, just tough to get on the clamp.I bought one of the Park arms in the 90's. The plastic clamps wore out a few years ago and so I tapped some foam inside them. I finally got around to replacing them and now the clamp is as good as new again.These were perfect fit and extremely easy to install with included clips on a pre 1996 Park PCS-1 stand. Much better quality than the original 486G clamp covers that came the the Park 100-2C clamp.For not being prime, the shipping was super fast at 3 days. I greatly appreciated that and the product was what I was looking for. Thank you!Perfect fit and easy installationIn a word...Gripping! Great fit and easy to install100%I like this replacement a lot, needs time to become sticky in order to grip the bikes while attached to the standFit biengood product , good service
