Re: [CR]Can you ID this seatpost? yes, GPM

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From: <Bikerdaver@aol.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2001 23:16:59 EST
Subject: Re: [CR]Can you ID this seatpost? yes, GPM
To: youngc@netreach.net, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org


Charlie- Take a good look at the letters. They are G P, not G S. Cheers, Dave Anderson

In a message dated 3/6/01 1:19:03 PM PST, youngc@netreach.net writes: I'm a little confused. I recall that an earlier respondent thought that it was a San Marco G.S seatpost. I have one of them currently residing on a 1985 Cinelli Super Corsa. I seem to recall that it came off a Centurion that a buddy picked up for a fixed conversion (obviously not OEM on that bike). I thought that it might have been an Avocet...

At any rate, does anyone know if Selle(?) San Marco dabbled in seatposts (or private labeled them) or is it more likely that it is a GPM post.

Charlie Young Honeybrook, PA
> Lee-
> I have seen several of these over the years and they are great posts. I think
> I even have one stashed away some where. I have a feeling that someone will
> bash me for my poor spelling efforts, but these seatposts where made by
> Giovanni Papillardo de Milano. Before he got the idea to call his company GPM
> (Gipiemme). Cheers,
> Dave Anderson
>
> In a message dated 3/4/01 7:08:09 AM PST, lberg@ventoux.com writes:
> > A used bike I purchased a few years ago came with a seatpost that I have
> > not seen identified anywhere. I recently noticed that the same seatpost
> > was used in the graphics on the boxes for Selle San Marco Concor saddles.
> > Anyone know the manufacturer/model of the seatpost in this illustration?:
> > http://www.ventoux.com/mysteryseatpost.jpg
> >
> > Block letters "BREV" on the front below the clamp, two rather ambiguous
> > script letters on the back (can be seen in the in pic above): the first
> > one is probably "G", second one may be "P".