Re: [CR]seat post size

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Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2007 11:23:41 -0800
From: "Rich Pinder" <rpinder@usc.edu>
Subject: Re: [CR]seat post size
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I'm sure it'll be a race for all of us to point you to Sheldons excellent resource for these diameters.... here it is, and it looks like... 26.4 ! http://sheldonbrown.com/seatpost_sizes.html#p

rich pinder van nuys, CA

gabriel l romeu wrote:
> Anybody have any idea of the proper diameter seatpost for an early
> 70's nervex lugged px10? I get a multitude of measurements from 26mm
> to 26.75mm using my digital calipers .
> And, anyone have one a bit long?
> may not have access after friday through wednesday btw...thanks
>
> Bob Hanson wrote:
>> It's not quite so simple, especially if you include metric (French)
>> tubing. Example: for double-butted 531 the French outer tube diameter
>> was 28.0mm versus 28.6, so the same thickness of tubing which
>> would use a 27.2 seatpost for British, etc. frames would use 26.6
>> mm post in French DB531 tubing.