[CR]Check that Weyless seatpost..IMPORTANT CLARIFICATION!

(Example: Framebuilders:Chris Pauley)

From: "Raoul Delmare" <Raoul.L.Delmare@worldnet.att.net>
To: "C.R. List" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>, "Bruce C." <BruceCumberland@comcast.net>
References: <133.2368d663.2c5e6beb@aol.com>
Date: Sun, 3 Aug 2003 09:22:40 -0500
Subject: [CR]Check that Weyless seatpost..IMPORTANT CLARIFICATION!

Although , of course , FIRST GENERATION original Weyless seatposts ( Made-In-U.S.A. ) can develop what I will call "loose heads" .

The head of the post is "glued" to the shaft . If the "glue" fails , the head can rotate from side to side . No big deal . The nose of the saddle just swings a bit , until you get home .

The fix is to drill a small hole , and insert a pin , or a set screw .

Which , if I am remembering correctly , is exactly what Weyless did on the second-generation original Weyless seatposts ( Made-In-U.S.A. ) .

( am I getting my first-generation Weyless information confused with my first-generation American Classic information ?? ?? )

I have a first-generation Weyless seatpost that was custom modified by its original owner , before I received it . The tiny , black , headless , allen-key-adjustable , set screw , is very elegant looking !

Gosh I love Weyless ( U.S.A. ) hubs , seatposts , and rollers !

:^)
Raoul Delmare
Marysville Kansas


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To: morganx9@yahoo.com


<classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2003 8:45 AM Subject: [CR]Check that Weyless seatpost..IMPORTANT CLARIFICATION!


> In a message dated 8/3/2003 3:24:19 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> morganx9@yahoo.com writes:
>
> <<.........This crash happened last Sunday and he was riding his new
> Scattante from
> SuperGo. It had a Weyless seatpost that either broke a bolt or the bolt fell
> out. He was at the back of the group and was not run over but he did fall
> backwards off the bike suddenly and broke his neck......... >>
>
> It is very important to clarify which "Weyless" seatpost involved here! Just
> as with Motobecane, Mercier, and other classic names of bygone days,
> opportunistic retailers and importers are buying up rights to names which illicit
> memories of quality and tradition but then place them on low cost product often
> designed in haste and made by the lowest bidder..
>
> The brand name "Weyless" has been purchased and placed on Chinese made
> product as a marketing ploy by a vendor known for low prices and marketing hype.
> These "modern" products have virtually no similarity to the "vintage" USA made
> Weyless products of the 1970s and 80s. I have never heard of a made-in-USA
> Weyless seatpost failing.
>
> The clue in this story was the bicycle being identified as "Scattante" which
> sounds Italian but is far from that. I hope the victim vigorously pursues
> these retailers and helps to get this crap off the market....................
>
> Dale Brown
> Greensboro, North Carolina