Re: [CR]Question about Dura Ace AX seat post sizing.

Date: Wed, 09 Nov 2005 11:35:21 -0600
From: "John Thompson" <JohnThompson@new.rr.com>
Organization: The Crimson Permanent Assurance
To: Steve Birmingham <sbirmingham@mindspring.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]Question about Dura Ace AX seat post sizing.
References: <0a0601c5e546$502f3670$6401a8c0@steve>
In-Reply-To: <0a0601c5e546$502f3670$6401a8c0@steve>
cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

Steve Birmingham wrote:
> All the full aero ones I have are sized to fit the true temper aero
> tubing, roughly 1 1/8 long axis by 3/4 short axis.

The first AX posts were designed to use Tange "Aero" tubing; Columbus, Reynolds, etc. came out later with their own vesions.
> There may have been one to fit Columbus "air" tubing, which was
> thinner on the short axis, but I've never seen one.

I don't think Shimano made a post for the Columbus Air tubing; the tube sets included an appropriate seatpost (and lugs and BB shell) in any case.

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