> Hi Peter,
>
> Your comment about about the gnarled then polished seat post caught my
> attention. I have one exactly as you described. So the question is how
> undersized is too much? Mine is a 26.2 that is undersized by 0.1 mm. Given
> that this is most likely to be used in a Cinelli with a sleeved seat tube,
> how risky is it.
>
> Will you be at Monson on Sunday?
>
> Norm
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Peter Weigle" <jpweigle@sbcglobal.net>
> To: "Classicrendezvous@Bikelist.Org" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 9:28 AM
> Subject: Re: [CR] Was "Market Slump", Now "Deal Breaker?"
>
>
>>
>> I would also consider seat post diameter as a possible culprit in causing
>> the crack. The post's insertion can't be ruled out as mentioned
>> previously, but I've seen more of these cracks caused by undersized
>> posts, or posts the right supposed diameters, that have been gnarled,
>> pitted, and then polished up to look good, but then end up on the shy
>> side of what they're supposed to be. To take care of that and the
>> slipping post the rider cranks up on the binder bolt and the tube
>> "pinches", and cracks.
>>
>>
>> peter weigle
>> lyme, ct.