Re: [CR]Cinelli SC Reynolds/Columbus Question

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From: "Rudy Norvelle" <rudy43norvelle@comcast.net>
To: "Fred Rafael Rednor" <fred_rednor@yahoo.com>, <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
References: <20060710012130.4747.qmail@web30611.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]Cinelli SC Reynolds/Columbus Question
Date: Sun, 9 Jul 2006 18:27:46 -0700
reply-type=original

That may be correct as last time I did look into the seatpost it looked like there was a sleeve tere, however I thought I was imagining things. That would be somewhat reasonable to make all the seat tubes that same size.

Rudy Norvelle
San Jose, Ca


----- Original Message -----
From: Fred Rafael Rednor
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Sent: Sunday, July 09, 2006 6:21 PM
Subject: Re: [CR]Cinelli SC Reynolds/Columbus Question



> In both cases, didn't Cinelli braze a separate sleeve into the
> seat tube?
> Fred Rednor - Arlington, Virginia (USA)
>
> --- Rudy Norvelle <rudy43norvelle@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> My Super Corsa (1968) has Columbus tubing and it takes a 26.2
>> seatpost. So
>> maybe the tubing was either were made the same size or reamed
>> to be the same
>> size?
>>
>> Rudy Norvelle
>> San Jose, CA
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: <nosrevis@charter.net>
>> To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
>> Sent: Sunday, July 09, 2006 5:57 PM
>> Subject: [CR]Cinelli SC Reynolds/Columbus Question
>>
>>
>> >I have a Cinelli Special (Super) Corsa from the 60's with
>> the Reynolds
>> >(straight gauge) tubing decal. The seat tube takes a 26.2
>> post. Do
>> >Columbus tubed Cinelli frames take the same size post? If
>> not, what size
>> >then?
>> >
>> > It seems to me if they are different, then one could
>> determine the type of
>> > tube for a Cinelli frame by the size of the seatpost
>> required.
>> >
>> > Erik Siverson
>> > Gilroy, Cal.
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