There appears to be two major sources for 26.8 and 29.8mm seatposts. Kalloy, as you mentioned, and Thomson. Not sure anyone else, including Nitto sells a 29.8mm.Good Luck!
On Monday, November 11, 2019 at 10:39:19 AM UTC-8, Matt D wrote: > > So what's the deal with Grant's thinking on seatposts? There are a lot of > Rivs that come with the 26.8mm seatpost standard. Roadini, Sam H., and the > lower two sizes of the Clem come with 26.8 and I believe all the others are > made for 27.2 or 29.8 in the case of the Hubbuhubbuh and 59cm Clem. > > So, my questions... > > Considering how hard they are to come by outside of the stock Kalloy > seatposts Rivendell ships with frames, "Dajia Cycleworks" (really just a > Velo Orange house brand), and Nitto stuff, why use it at all? Does the > 0.4mm jump really impart much of a benefit to ride quality? If it does and > you're already willing to forego wide compatibility why not go straight to > 26.0? When 26.8 isn't used, why isn't it used? Why jump straight to 29.8 > for the largest Clem? If a 59cm Clem needs such a beefy seatpost shouldn't > the 57 and 61 Roadinis get one too, or are they not offroady enough? Why do > tall Clems have to use a seatpost in a size Rivendell doesn't even sell? Do > the Roadeo and Homer use 27.2 so people can use more conventional > with-the-times parts on it and if so, why not others too? > > I've always been baffled by this so if anyone with inside knowledge can > explain this to me I'd love to hear why. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/15003e12-cbdb-436a-b9e2-a1e68ad6e2b1%40googlegroups.com.
