Tom-
I have heard several theories, and yours sounds plausible.
On one hand it just doesn't make sense that the SR post would change fundamentally, right? (deletion of flutes).
Then again, the earliest C-Record was all extremely aero, at least much more so than its predecessor, Super Record. In that scenario, it just doesn't make sense that they would make a post that didn't look/perform at a technologically advanced state.
Jamie Swan has suggested that this was the first version of the one-bolt Super Record post:
"...(maybe it is) the first incarnation of the single bolt design. The earliest one had hex head bolt instead of a socket head, and many of them failed. The heads popped off the bolt when you tighten them.
Brook Watts has seen very late/left over SR posts like this, except those said "CAMPAGNOLO" down the side, and mine doesn't have that.
Hiroshi (Hi Campy) thinks that it may be late Super Record...
Great info- keep it coming.
John
John Barron Minneapolis
----- Original Message ----- From: Tom Sanders To: 'john barron- velostuf' Sent: Friday, December 30, 2005 11:31 AM Subject: Seatpost
John,
If that "87" is really a manufacturing date I am wondering if this
could be the rare and seldom seen non-aero C Record post? Perhaps from
that group of prototype stuff that was supposed to be returned to Campy,
but lots of folks kept?
Tom Sanders