In a message dated 11/15/2003 3:11:38 PM Eastern Standard Time,
classicrendezvous-request@bikelist.org writes:
> Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2003 10:32:36 EST
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> classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Subject: Re: Was [CR]Campy 26.2 Seat Posts...Now Eisentraut custom ...
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> In a message dated 11/15/03 7:24:53 AM Pacific Standard Time,
> rena.cutrufelli@comcast.net writes:
>
> >Mark Comments:
> >This Eisentraut custom method would seem to limit your options once you
> >needed a new seat. That replacement would have to have the same height
> >as the old. What if your favorite saddle went out of production and the
> >closest available made your position 1" higher?
> >
>
> Yes, indeed, that was an issue, then again you could make a height
> adjustment
> by changing the seat to one of a different height. All I can say is, you
> would have to be awfully sure of your seat height to have a frame built
> along
> those lines. I guess I should add, that those frames were generally built
> for very
> fit racers, who knew exactly what they wanted!
> Stevan Thomas
> Alameda, CA
>
>
Arent there many genuine racing framesets, that are touted to have a limited "peak efficiency" life anyway, when used as they were intended ... raced hard? So then, the bike would be retired, perhaps equally as soon as its specified saddle.
Best regards,
Mark Agree
Southfield MI