> Presumably Sekae licensed the design for > their ubiquitous down-market version? Yes - that's why the posts were called SR-Laprade (and why "Laprade" was cast into the head section.
> The ebay seller implies it was the first > one-bolt post, is that true? That's a tough one. It's hard to imagine that this sort of thing wasn't available earlier, even if prior versions weren't well received.
For whatever it's worth, the genuine Laprade posts were extremely light, perhaps overly so. I had one on the rear of my tandem and it's the only seat post I've ever owned that simply cracked while literally "just riding along". But while it survived, it was the most aesthetically plesing seatpost I've ever owned. Fred Rednor - Arlington, Virginia (getting misty eyed over seatposts)
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