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IS 626 (2009): Bicycle Seat Pillars [TED 16: Bicycles]

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Indian Standard
BICYCLE - SEAT PILLARS - SPECIFICATION
( Third Revision)

ICS 43.150

© BIS 2009

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Bicycles Sectional Committee, TED 16

FOREWORD
Thi s Indian Standa rd (Third Rev ision ) was adopted by Bureau o f Indi an Standards, a fter the draft finali zed by the
Bicycles Sectional Comm ittee had been approve d by the Tr an sp or t E ng ineeri ng Div is ion Council.
Th is standard was first publ ished in 1955 and subseque ntly revised in 1963 a nd 197 9. T he re vision of this
standard is being taken up to update the standard and to incor po ra te latest seat pill ar s be ing used in the bicycle
industry.
Th e com positio n of the Com mittee res ponsi ble for the for mula tio n of this standard is give n in A nnex A.
For the purp ose of decid ing whe ther a parti cul ar requirem ent o f thi s sta ndard is compl ied w ith, the final value,
obser ved or calculated, express ing the results of a test or analysis, shall be rounded off in acc ordance with
IS 2 : 1960 ' Rules for rounding off num er ical values (revise d)'. Th e number of sig nificant places reta ined in the
round ed off value sho uld be the sa me as that of the specified value in this standard.
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Indian Standard
BICYCLE - SEAT PILLARS - SPECIFICATION
( Third Revision)

1 SCOPE
This standard specifies the material and dimensional
requirements for seat pillars being fitted in popular
sizes of bicycles in use in the country.
NOTE - This standard docs not cover seat pillaR made
other than steel.
2 REFERENCES
The follow ing standards contain provisions, which
through reference in this text, constitute provisions of
this standard. At the time of publication the editions
indicated were valid. All standards are subject to revision
and parties to agreements based on this standard are
encouraged to investigate the possibiljty of applying
the most recent editions ofthe standards indicated below:
IS No. TItle
1068 : 1993 Electroplated coatings of nickel plus
chromium and copper plus nickel
plus chromium - Specification
(third revision)
1572 : 1986 Specification for electroplated
coatings of cadmium on iron and
steel (secondrevision)
1573 : 1986 Specification for electroplated
coatings of zinc on iron and steel
(second revision)
2039 (parts 1 to Steel tubes for bicycle and cycle
3) : 1991 rickshaws - Specification (second
revision)
10613 : 2004 Cycles - Safety requ irements of
bicycles (first revision)
15533 : 2004 Cycles - Safety requirements of
bicycles for young children
3 MATERIAL
The tubes for the seat pillars shall conform to IS 2039
(Partsl to 3).
4.2 The diameter of the portion where the seat clamp
is to be fitted shall be 22.22 ± 0.12 mm as to allow
a 22.22 mm clamp to be fitted without any play. shake
or abnormal tightness.
4.3 Neck of the seat pillar shall be knurled other than
non-necked seat pillars based on the agreement
between the supplier and the customer.
4.4 Dimensions mentioned in this standard are
reference illustration only. Final dimensions including
thickness shall be arrived between the supplier and
the customer.
5 FINISH
5.1 The seat pillars shall be finished smooth and
enamelled or nickel chromium plated or cadmium
plated or zinc plated or powder coated.
5.1.1 In the case of nickel chromium plating the
electroplated coatings shall conform to Service
Condition No. I (Classification No. FelNi lOb Crr) of
IS 1068 with the proviso that p- or d-nickel and me or
mp-chromium may be substituted for b-nickel and
r-chromium respectively.
5.1.2 In the case of cadmium plating the electroplated
coatings shall conform to Service Grade No . 2
(Classification No. Fe/Cd 8) of IS 1572.
5.1.3 In case of zinc plating the electroplated coatings
shall conform to Service Grade No.2 (Classification
No. FeIZn 7.5) of IS 1573 .
5.1.4 In case of powder coating - bright/mat finish
with thickness of 50 1.1. Min shall be applied.
6 TESTING
Seat pillar shall comply with the testing requirements
of IS 10613 or IS 15533 depending upon the type of
bicycle application .

4 DIMENSIONS 7 MARKING

4.1 The seat pillars shall conform to the dimensions 7.1 Each seat pillar shall be marked with thefollowing :
given in Fig. I, 2, 3 and 4. The dimensions and a) Manufacturer's name, initials or trade-mark;
tolerances of tubes for seat pillars shall conform to
b) Country of manufacture;
IS 2039 (Parts I to 3). .
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c) Yearand month of manufacture; and
d) Minimuminsertion mark.
7.2 BIS Certification Marking
Theseatpillar may alsobe marked with theStandard Mark.
7.2.1The use of the StandardMark is governedby the
provisionsof the Bureau ofIndian StandardsAct, 1986
and the Rules and Regulations made thereunder. The
details of conditions under which the license for the
use of Standard Mark may be granted to the
manufacturers or producers may be obtained from the
Bureau of Indian Standards.

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All dimensions in millimetres .

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All dimensions in millimetres.

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All dimensions in millimetres .

FIG. 3 LAY BACK SEATPn.LAR

4A Seat Pillar with Back Rest 4B Seat Pillar with Back Rest
with Necked-Seat Pillar with Straight Seat Pillar

All dimensions in millimetres.

FIG . 4 SEAT Pn.lAR WITH BACK Rssr

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ANNEXA
( Foreword)
COMMlTfEE COMPOSmON
Bicycles Sectional Committee. TED 16
Organization Representativets)
Bicycle & Sewing Machines (R&D Centre), Ludhiana SHRl PARAWEET SINOH (C/uJirmQ,,)
SHRl R. S. BAINS (Alternate)
All India Bicycle Manufactural Association. New Delhi Ms REENA DAVAL
AtIaa Cycles (HaIyana) Limited. Sonepat SHRl VIKRAIof KAPUR
SHRI GIWH KAI'UIl (Alternate)
Avon Cycles Ltd, Ludhiana SHRI ONKAR SINOH PAHWA
SHRl B. S. OHllofAN (Alternate)
Avon Ispat & Power Limited (Rim Division), Ludhiana SHRI HARCHARAN SINOH
SHRl AsHWANI KUMAR BHAKHAN (Alternate)
BbopI SonI (Regd), Ludhiana SHRI NAGINDEIl SINGH BHOOAL
SHRI RAl1NDEIl SINGH BHOOAI. (Alternate)
Controllerate of Quality Assurance (Vehicles), Ahrnednagar SHRI A. J. PAt/AR
SHRI V. K. SINHA (Alternate)
Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, New Delhi SHRI M. M. Au KHAN
SHRI B. C. NAVAl' (Allernate)
Director of Industries, Ludhiana Gf.NERAI. MANAGER
SENIOR Tr:cttNICAl OmlT:R (Alternate)
Directorate General of Supplies and Disposals, New Delhi SHRI S. M. MUNlAl
SHRI P. M. WANIARl (Alternate)
Directorate of Industries, Government of Haryana. Chandigarh SHRl R. N. GoVAL
SHRl SUNIL CHOI'IIA (Alternate)
Govind Rubber Ltd, Dist Ludhiana SHRl VINOO POODAR
SHRl s. P. SUKHRANI (Alternate)
fWnilton Industries Pvt Ltd, Ambamath SHRI M. SRlNIVASAN
SHRI P. R. RAVIKlIIoIAIC (Alternate)
Hartex Rubber Ltd, Hyderabad SHRI K. SUBJl.UlANIAN
SHRl N. MOHAN SUNDARAM (Allernate)
Hero Cycles LId, Ludhiana SHRI S. K. RAI
SHRl Y. N. Ovl"rA (Allernate)
1. K. Cycles, Ludhiafta. SHaJ lOO1NDEa KUMAR
Kolar Cycle Industries, Ludhiana SHRI Am SINOH
SHRl DARSHAN SINON (Alternate)
Metro Tyn:s Limited, Ludhiana
SHRl L. K. MA11lUR
SHRI SANJEEV Sooo (Allemate)
Nova Bicycle Industries, Ludhiana
SHRI HAtt.lINllf;R SINOH PAHWA
SHRI ROHIT PAHWA (Altemate)
Oftice of die Developmem Commissioner (S51), New Delhi SHRI R. L. GAllO
SHRl M. B. JAVA KUMAR (Allemate)
RaIson (India) Limited, Ludhiana
SHaJ SANJEl:V PAHWA
SHRl T. R. KulW!JA (Altemate)
T. L Cycles of India, Olennai
SHRl S. SAD~H KUMAR
SHRl V. DuIWRAJ (Alternate)
United Cycle & Parts Manufactun:rs Association, Ludhiana PllF.S\f)ENT
Sr£lllrrARY (Allernate)
BIS Directorate General
SHRI RAKF~H KUMAR, Scientist 'F' and Head (TED)
[Representing DilUtor General (Ex-ojficio»)
Member Secretary
SHRl P. S. MUIRAI.
Scientist 'E' (TED), BIS

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