Steve Braun said:I know Waterford has used 27.4mm seat posts in their better frame, (the
Reynolds 753 and 853 lugged frames.) I just picked up a used RS-1100. It's
made from Reynolds 531 and I thought it would use a standard 27.2mm seat
post. Much to my surprise, the 27.2mm post didn't fit, nor did a 27.0mm
post. I was able to get a 26.8mm post into the seat tube.
Does anyone know if Waterford frames ever required 26.8mm posts?
The frame I have is a 1998 RS-1100.
Not that I know of. A custom Waterford frame certainly
_could_ be built with a double butted seat tube.
[Here and in Europe, premium frames are built with single
butted seat tubes, hence 27.2 seatpost, 27.0 with a sligtly
heavier gauge, 27.4 lighter. In Japan, until recently,
premium frames were usually built with double butted seat
tubes resulting in a 26.8 seatpost diameter. None of this
is siginficant to overall weight or performance beyond a
couple of niggling grams)
It's more likely some misguided soul installed the wrong
post at some point or tightened the seat binder without a
post at all. Look at the seat cluster from behind and see if
the slit has parallel sides. A scrunched seat lug will show
a slit that's smaller at top than bottom. If that's the
case, stick a post in a half inch or so and pull straight
back until the slit is even, then install a 27.2 post.
You might also email Waterford with the serial number and
simply ask them rather than guess.
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