Re: [CR] Straight gauge vs. butted Aelle

(Example: Production Builders:Pogliaghi)

Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:52:43 -0500
From: "John Thompson" <johndthompson@gmail.com>
Organization: The Crimson Permanent Assurance
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
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Subject: Re: [CR] Straight gauge vs. butted Aelle


On 03/15/2010 10:53 AM, Paul A. Grens wrote:
> Howdy,
>
> The recent talk about butted Columbus Aelle tubing has got me wondering about my '84 Cilo here. It was built with Aelle tubing (lugged), fitted with a Shimano 600ex 6207 friction non-aero group throughout except for seatpost and stem, Gipiemme dropouts and fork ends, and brazed-on top tube brake cable guides. I've looked through the archives and found no exact specifications on tube ID/OD and seatpost size for the butted vs. straight gauge tubing.
>
> By my best measurement with a well-used, non-digital caliper, the seat tube OD seems to be 28.6mm and it takes a 26.2mm post (post is stamped 26.2). Would this be normal for the straight gauge tubeset or could it possibly be the butted version? I have read that straight gauge Aelle has been spec'd to a 26.8mm seatpost, but I have no first-hand knowledge of this.
>
> The original decal featured an "A" with extended legs, gold background. Due its location in the typical repair stand clamping area, it was damaged when I got the bike. I replaced it but there are certain details of the replacement decal that are different (the "A" lost its legs). Here are the photos:
>
> http://s378.photobucket.com/albums/oo225/pgrens_photos/Columbus%20Aelle%20Cilo/
>
> At any rate, if anyone out there cares to send me the year/make/group, seat tube OD, decal type and seatpost size off-list, I'll compile a range and post it to the list in a week. Just a thought, but I figured it would streamline the archive purposes a bit.
>
> Looking forward to your thoughts.

According to my 1980s vintage Columbus catalog, Aelle is straight-gauge except for the steer tube:

http://www.os2.dhs.org/~john/catalogs/Columbus-tubes.pdf

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-John Thompson (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA