Eric,
That's no reason not to bid for Frans' seat post. Just get some .1mm steel shim stock and wrap it around the post. It is flexible and you can cut it with a scissors to be the correct circumference around the post, and to match the upper profile of the seat lug.
Dennis Young Hotaka, Japan
> Very unusual and neat seat post. Never seen one on an actual team bike nor
> on a Team Pro so my guess is that it was a custom one off or small batch for
> a shop - anyone know the origin of this?
>
> Unfortunately, she is a 27.0 size and all Raleigh team bikes and Team Pro's
> that I know of require a 27.2. I'd be bidding otherwise!
>
> Eric Elman
> Somers, CT