Re: [CR]Internal expander seatposts ??

(Example: Framebuilders:Norman Taylor)

Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2004 12:11:17 -0400
From: "Peter Jon White" <lists@peterwhitecycles.com>
To: Donald Gillies <gillies@cs.ubc.ca>
Subject: Re: [CR]Internal expander seatposts ??
References: <200404201530.IAA13038@cascade.cs.ubc.ca>
In-Reply-To: <200404201530.IAA13038@cascade.cs.ubc.ca>
cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

Donald Gillies wrote:

> Alas, my bike was 3 tubes carbon and so an expander would probably > split open the carbon tubes and would therefore not solve my problem. >

It would probably split most good steel frames as well. A steerer tube is much thicker than a seat tube is at the top, unless it's straight gauge.

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