IME back in the day 27.2mm was more common on higher-end frames than 26.8mm, while 26.8mm was more common on mid-level frames. And 26.8mm was rarely seen on top-level frames. But my back in the day selling new bikes started in 1980, with pre-1980 experience being most repair/service. Maybe Saturday Mark goes back further.
Paul Brodek Hillsdale, NJ USA On Tuesday, October 19, 2021 at 1:28:12 PM UTC-4 Saturday Mark wrote: > 26.8 was just as common as 27.2 back in the 70's and 80's, prior to the > now more . Riv has done 26.8 on a bunch of the step throughs since way back > when. > > With that said, 26.8 is probably in short supply right now due to > pandemic, but... > > Nitto makes in crystal fellow and s83 > Thomson makes 26.8 > Kalloy Uno as well as their Crystal Fellow copy > + a bunch of private label (Dimension, Sunlite, Origin8... etc) > > On Monday, October 18, 2021 at 8:01:38 PM UTC-6 Hugh Smitham wrote: > >> Maybe someone can answer this, why in the heck did Rivendell start making >> the seat tube inside diameter 26.8mm on the new bikes? I believe hearing >> something about seat tube wall thickness. Don't get me wrong, I think the >> new Geos make for a better ride, but it's way easier to find posts in >> 27.2mm all day long. >> >> Rivendell has the Nitto S83 in that diameter but it's a whopping 300 mm >> length 50 mm more than I need and also a whopping $128 before tax and >> shipping. >> >> Rant over n out. >> >> Hugh n LA >> >> >> -- 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/ea18a346-e46c-42f3-9dbc-db61cc1bd17bn%40googlegroups.com.
