[CR]Lightweight "Woman's" frames. Seat post diameter?

(Example: Framebuilders:Doug Fattic)

Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2008 10:12:22 -0600
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
From: "Mark Stonich" <mark@bikesmithdesign.com>
Subject: [CR]Lightweight "Woman's" frames. Seat post diameter?

Schwinn Paramount, Cinelli, Colgago, Grandis and I assume others, built lightweight "Woman's" frames (not mixtes).

If any of you own one, or have a significant other who does, I would appreciate knowing the seatpost diameter. This will tell me the wall thickness used in the seat tubes.

It's time to build Jane a new, lighter bike. Since building her 531 mixte in '80 I have come to the conclusion that the mixte is the superior design only when lower grade steels are used. They sure are pretty though.

Mark Stonich;
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