Isn't seatpost diameter dictated by tubing choice? That said, I agree that 26.8 is less desirable given supply than 27.2.
On Thu, Nov 26, 2020 at 10:19 AM Nathan F <[email protected]> wrote: > I was also disappointed to learn my Hillborne used a 26.8. What a > frustrating choice, since seat post diameter is one of the few things in > the bicycling industry that is *almost* standard nowadays (ignoring the > sizes in use on modern MTB, plus all the proprietary crap). Then here comes > Riv using something else! And instead of picking a size with some sort of > tangible benefit, they picked a seemingly random one used infrequently 3+ > decades ago. It's a bit eye-rolling, really, for all of Riv's talk over the > years bemoaning the fickleness of the industry they then spec the > strangest, most hard to find post diameters (30.0 on a custom?? Really? I'd > return it!). > > Here's a controversial statement: being the only frame manufacturer using > a dead/rare post size is almost no different than using a proprietary seat > post. > -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfgv0NPYCUUf6MfB3SujuYx-q%2BLxCmh3YSO_biVV8ptsUAg%40mail.gmail.com.
