Originally Posted by
Road Fan
I can see your point about teh seat stays, in theory. But when I got my old Woodrup I looked and said, why do these look so heavy? the ODs were 18 mm, where my older and Columbus frames were 16 mm, and the Mondonico was biconical, even, I think it is 14/16/14. The widest part is at the brake bridge, which makes sense.
So it's not clear that you get a little more cushiness if all that is done is to lengthen the SS's. I think you'll have to get your seat tube re-angled, after all, LOL!
What deep-setback seatposts are your faves? I like the Nitto S-84 and the old CLB single bolt. I don't have any use at the moment for zero-setback posts.
I only have the one on that 52cm. It's the Velo Orange Grand Cru. It's infinitely adjustable for angle, but I don't like it because changing the angle also changes the setback due to the design. Total PITA because one has to get the saddle angle and position on the rails correct at the same time using just the one bolt. 30mm setback if the stars are properly aligned.
