Re: [CR]Nuovo Vs. GS Seatposts

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Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 09:29:54 -0400
From: "Steven Willis" <smwillis@verizon.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Nuovo Vs. GS Seatposts
To: "Jan Heine" <heine94@earthlink.net>, <haxixe@gmail.com>
References: <75d04b480610182226j484e308v365ca3018a05429@mail.gmail.com> <a062309bcc15d20523f8e@[192.168.1.33]>
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cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

Yes when you lay them right next to each other you can see the difference but one at a time is very hard to see it. Steven Willis The Bike Stand 1778 East Second Street Scotch Plains NJ 07076 908-322-3330 http://www.thebikestand.com


----- Original Message -----
From: Jan Heine
To: haxixe@gmail.com
Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 8:31 AM
Subject: Re: [CR]Nuovo Vs. GS Seatposts



> At 10:26 PM -0700 10/18/06, Kurt Sperry wrote:
>>What disginguised this sort of GS seatpost from a similar NR one? It
>>looks
>>identical to NR ones I've had.
>
> The GS seatpost I have seen had less polished posts - you could see the
> machining marks, similar to many modern seatposts. I am not sure whether
> this is just "within spec variation," or a reflection of eliminating some
> costly finish work.
> --
> Jan Heine
> Editor
> Bicycle Quarterly
> 140 Lakeside Ave #C
> Seattle WA 98122
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