Re: 26.8 seatpost, wasRe: [Classicrendezvous] Windsor/Mexico

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Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2000 17:22:56 -0500
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
From: "John Taglia" <jtagli1@uic.edu>
Subject: Re: 26.8 seatpost, wasRe: [Classicrendezvous] Windsor/Mexico
Cc: Cyncrest@cs.com


yup--meant 26.2

At 03:05 PM 9/30/2000 -0400, gregparker1 wrote:
>Do you mean 26.2 for the old Cinellis?
>
>Greg Parker
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>RE: Re: 26.8 seatpost, wasRe: [Classicrendezvous] Windsor/Mexico
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>The classic test for determining whether you really have a Cinelli or a
>rebadged Windsor is the seatpost test; i.e., the Cinelli is 26.6, iirc,
>while the Windsor is a 26.8.
>
>I believe that many of the Classic Italian bikes were 26.8.
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>Regards,
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>jjt
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>At 02:07 PM 9/30/2000 -0400, gregparker1 wrote:
>>I've never seen a butted Columbus seat tube that wasn't 27.2 I.D. Could it
>have been
>> a "metric" version a la 531? Anyone know the details? Brian? eRichie? Dale?
>>
>>Greg Parker
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>>RE: 26.8 seatpost, wasRe: [Classicrendezvous] Windsor/Mexico
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>>At 12:08 PM 9/30/2000 -0400, gregparker1 wrote:
>>>Paul:
>>>
>>>I have a Windsor Pro (repainted) that uses a 26.8 mm post. I believe that
>>> they were all 531, but I'm not sure. Look inside the steerer tube at the
>>> fork crown end for rifling. If it's got it, it's "better grade" Columbus.
>>My wife's old Atala, long since sold, definitely had a Columbus down tube
>>(dove logo). It was marked all Columbus, I believe. It used a 26.8
>seatpost.
>>
>>harvey sachs
>>about to ride from McLean VA
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