Re: [CR]26.8mm seatposts

(Example: Framebuilders:Alex Singer)

Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2006 14:07:58 -0400
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
From: "John Betmanis" <johnb@oxford.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]26.8mm seatposts
In-Reply-To: <20060817.082456.26645.708199@webmail39.lax.untd.com>


At 03:23 PM 8/17/06 GMT, brianbaylis@juno.com wrote:
>The reason some Italian bikes of old used 26.8 seat posts is because
>many of the seat tubes are sleeved.

Brian,

My Sutherland's 3rd Edition shows Italian frames with butted tubing as having seatpost diameters of 26.8, 27.0 and 27.2 mm. I wonder where that comes from. Would there have been other brands of butted tubes used with that i.d., or the sleeve you're talking about, or is it just wrong?

John Betmanis <johnb@oxford.net>
Woodstock, ON Canada