Originally Posted by
79pmooney
You won't get a 27.2 post into a 26.8 seattube, but spending three days to get it into a 27.0 frame like my Raleigh Carlton sounds very believable.
26.8 an odd size? It's by far the most common for the steel Japanese of the 70s and 80s.
Ben
well... odd for those of used to modern bikes with either 27.2 or 31.8
but ya 27.0 sounds more likely