Nope. These were the regular production machines. If they were special order for some real pro team, and not our amateur bunch even tho they were good riders, we didn't know about it, and got them by default. The three bikes in question all weighed about the same, and we could not discern any difference in ride or performance other than the rider's legs. All had the same decals, but we all know what that means. Ted Ernst Palos Verdes Estates CA USA ----- Original Message ----- From: Sadiq Gill To: ternst Cc: loudeeter@aol.com ; hvulpus@aol.com ; classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Sent: Monday, July 24, 2006 1:30 PM Subject: Re: [CR]27.2 post won't fit in Pogliaghi
Also.........I have a mid 70's Colnago that was built for some team as a Sprinter's bike. The Seat Tube (and I assume the top and down tubes) are made from Columbus SP tubing which uses a 27.0 seat post as opposed to the 27.2 of most SL bikes. As Pogliaghi was building for racer types, someone may have wanted a stiffer ride and it could be SP as opposed to SL.
On 7/24/06, ternst <ternst1@cox.net> wrote: Just to incite the Italophiles as to the perfection of all these classic on time line correct bikes, I submit the following. Back in the early '70's we were selling Pogies and got in three nice track framesets for three of our team riders. The three frames ALL had different seat post tube diameters on the same model frame which were in the same shipment!!?? One each: 26.8, 27, and 27.2 mm.!!?? So: My thought to the dilemma solution: Measure and buy the post you need and enjoy the machine. They ride / rode well and were made in the classic era of road racing geometry finalization for good handling and balance. This is also the time when all the colors on framesets, decals , cable housing, tape, toe straps, etc. all matched the jerseys for the Style Man's super look Ted Ernst Palos Verdes Estates CA USA ----- Original Message ----- From: <loudeeter@aol.com> To: <hvulpus@aol.com>; <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org > Sent: Monday, July 24, 2006 12:07 PM Subject: [CR]27.2 post won't fit in Pogliaghi
> Howard, I have to assume that the frame doesn't take a 27.0 or
smaller
> seatpost, otherwise, seeing how you are a Yale grad, you would
have
> figured that out. So, since it must be a 27.2, then either 1) the
opening
> is ovalized; 2) you have one of those rare 27.2 seatposts that is
slightly
> oversized, or 3) there is corrosion or something else preventing
the post
> from going in the seattube. If it is 1), then I suggest you
insert a 27.0
> post to see whether the gaps around it are symetrical. If it is
2), I
> suggest you use some elbow grease and steel wool to remove just a
hair of
> metal from the lower part of the seatpost, then use a thin coat of
oil to
> help the insertion process. If it is 3)a good polishing with fine
> sandpaper around your finger should clean out the opening to the
seattube.
> There are hone tools that also do that, but most of us don't have
them.
> If none of this works, then a trip to the bike shop may be in
order. Lou
> Deeter, Orlando FL
>
>
> You know you are an EXTREME Redneck when......
>
> You need one more hole punched in your card to get a freebie at
the House
> of Tattoos.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: hvulpus@aol.com
> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Sent: Mon, 24 Jul 2006 2:50 PM
> Subject: [CR]Re: Classicrendezvous Digest, Vol 43, Issue 85
>
>
> I have a Pogliaghi from what I am told is around 1970 (#9542).
When I try
> to
> insert a seatpost size 27.2, which is probably from the 1980s, it
will not
> go.
>
> Any advice on what to do?
>
> Howard Bloch
> Swarthmore, PA
> howard.bloch@yale.edu
>
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