Re: [CR]Superbe Pro Gruppo, but which seatpost?

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From: "Diane Feldman" <feldmanbike@home.com>
To: "garth libre" <rabbitman@mindspring.com>, <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
References: <001d01c0cd0e$d3f726c0$b2bc56d1@Marta>
Subject: Re: [CR]Superbe Pro Gruppo, but which seatpost?
Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2001 17:40:14 -0700


A seatpost for that group? Possibly one of the two-bolt Nuovo Record copies made by SR and Sugino during the 70's and early 80's. I don't know if Nitto did any high-quality seatposts then. I do remember milled and drilled SR posts with (I think) aluminum hardware and, in the non-Japanese arena, 3ttt posts that Salsa recently copied the
design of.
David Feldman


----- Original Message -----
From: garth libre
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2001 3:35 PM
Subject: [CR]Superbe Pro Gruppo, but which seatpost?


I have one of those Superbe Pro Gruppos on my Raleigh Prestige road bike. The Prestige came as a frame only from the factory, and the shop must have desired an upscale gruppo to complement the frame. Everything is upscale for the 80's era: Superpe Pro but Royal Grande Compe 400 brakes and Regina freewheel. Cineli, fits as choice for stem and seat but someone obviously knew that the Superbe pro seatpost was less than ideal. They choose a cheesy seatpost made by SR instead. I would like to get something more functional as the adjustment for tilt is second rate. What would not be too expensive but at least look period correct? By the way, I must say that the Superpe Pro crank and deraileurs are a major step up from those ARX and Suginos I had on another bike. I can recommend the Superbe Pro Gruppo as looking attractive, modern, classic and being dependable too. Garth