Originally Posted by
Timmi
There are too many illogical statements there...
Regrettably, in my experience, it is true. The frame prep on many of the high end European frames, especially Italian brands, could be quite bad. Personally, I've seen lots of cases where the seat tubes, had burrs, scale or distortion that prevented use of the proper size post. The Japanese were much better in this respect, even on lower grade bicycles.