A related question.................
How long were these in production? I have one on a '77 Paramount Track
bike, would it be better used on the '73-'74 Colnago Super and a NR or
SR of a correct year used on the PowerMower? I recall a posting on the dating of SR seat posts, is there a way to determine the year of manufacture for NR posts?
Also I've been looking around for information/production dates on Avocet cranks (especially triples) and sealed bearing headsets (looks like an edco, mechanically similar to Chris King)
On Jun 10, 2005, at 9:06 AM, Doug Fattic wrote:
> John,
>
> Do you or does anyone know when these superleggera seat posts were
> made? I
> remember that I always tried to buy ones for my bikes at that time
> because
> they were nicer than the standard model. I can't remember when I got
> the
> first one.
>
> I made a frame for my wife (then girlfriend) when I was at
> Ellis-Briggs and
> this bicycle got stolen in 1985. I got it back last fall. I just
> checked
> and it has this seatpost. It must have had quit a journey. The thief
> spra
> y
> painted the frame white except the head tube so it was still
> identifiable.
> It was bought at a garage sale 10 years ago and last fall the newer
> owner
> posted an inquiry about it on the web. I traded some other frame to
> get it
> back.
>
> Another damaged superleggera seat post I keep in my shop is for
> checking
> seat tube sizes. It got stuck in a customers frame and he tried very
> forceful ways to get it out bringing it to me to remove. It's pretty
> bange
> d
> up but not beyond all hope. If someone really wanted one...
>
> Doug Fattic
> Niles, Michigan
>
>
> Kurt Sperry wrote regarding Chuck's Bianchi model dichotomy:
>
> "Super" post with excellent citations. One question: What were the
> Campagnolo "superleggera" parts other than the obvious pedals sold
> under
> that name?
>
>
> There was a Superleggera seat post before there was Super Record.
> Identifiable by its 30° chamfer machined at the top between the
> cylinder an
> d
> the head, along with a through hole drilled at the center of the
cradle
> bosses. The cylinder was also machined with a slightly smoother
> surface
> overall. It also included thinner wall thickness throughout.
>
> In two years of periodic looking on ebay found only one, now sitting
> on my
> work bench awaiting my decision on where to use it.
>
> John Jorgensen
> Palos Verdes Ca
>
Gene Powell
Rad Finishes
Portland, OR