Originally Posted by
davester
Do ya think that when they decided to put the minimum insertion line on the seat post they said "well, it's safe to put the seat post in to here, but heck, let's put the minimum insertion line up there just to mess with them"?
Honestly, yes, I guarantee you they said “Here is good enough, but let’s move it up a half cm just to be safe.” The seatpost isn’t the issue here, it’s the frame.