Re: [CR]Circa '65 Frejus seatpost diameter?

(Example: Framebuilders:Norman Taylor)

From: <NortonMarg@aol.com>
Date: Sun, 18 May 2003 19:16:45 EDT
Subject: Re: [CR]Circa '65 Frejus seatpost diameter?
To: dbilenkey@sympatico.ca, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org, joebz@optonline.net


In a message dated 5/17/03 9:31:58 PM Pacific Daylight Time, dbilenkey@sympatico.ca writes:


> Well my Frejus is serial number 103857 and the gentleman that gave it to me
> said he bought in 1964. It is made of Columbus and still sports the
> original
> (beaten) decal. I wasn't sure what post was on the bike (it was an
> incomplete bike when I got it) but I think I found it and it's a 28.6 mm SR
> Laprade. When I measured the seat tube I was getting numbers that seemed to
> vary between 27+ and ~26.8, but now that I've found this 26.8 post and
> tried
> the fit I'm confident that 26.8 is right for this frame, no need for
> reaming
> or anything.
>

Serial number 95102 (TDF) has a red Columbus sticker and is 26.8. SR seatposts tend to run undersize by 1 or 2 tenths, so measure the post and see what it actually is. Campy posts run pretty close to size as they come from
the factory.
Stevan Thomas
Alameda, CA