Re: [CR]Nuovo Vs. GS Seatposts

(Example: Production Builders:Cinelli)

From: <hersefan@comcast.net>
To: Jan Heine <heine94@earthlink.net>, haxixe@gmail.com
Subject: Re: [CR]Nuovo Vs. GS Seatposts
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 13:47:45 +0000
cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

I think what you may be seeing visualy is mostly production variation. I've laid them out and they are very difficult to seperate. I think there may be some finish difference, but it is slight and not much more than regular production differences for NR over the years.

But, I believe there is an internal difference. The GS post is a tad heavier as I believe less material has been removed from the inside of the shaft itself.

Mike Kone in Boulder CO


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From: Jan Heine

> At 10:26 PM -0700 10/18/06, Kurt Sperry wrote:

\r?\n> >What disginguised this sort of GS seatpost from a similar NR one? It looks

\r?\n> >identical to NR ones I've had.

\r?\n>

\r?\n> The GS seatpost I have seen had less polished posts - you could see

\r?\n> the machining marks, similar to many modern seatposts. I am not sure

\r?\n> whether this is just "within spec variation," or a reflection of

\r?\n> eliminating some costly finish work.

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