In early 2003 the list discussed a Colnago on Ebay with an unusual seatpost,
that I ended up buying. (Wow ... CR time flies!) Here is what was said at
the time:
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>From: OROBOYZ@aol.com
>Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2003 22:09:40 EST
>Subject: Re: [CR]Question, Seatpost on Colnago
>In a message dated 1/19/2003 2:48:49 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>LouDeeter@aol.com writes:
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> Can anyone tell me what kind of seatpost this is on this Colnago? Appears
>to
> be an Aero Campagnolo that was cutaway or similar to a Gipiemme that I have
> also. >>
>Someone probably already answered this, but...
>This is a modified special, SR seatpost that Campy apparently supplied to
>aftermarket component pantographing/customizing businesses.
>The "hole" in the seat post was not machined as far up into the posts
length,
>and then it was possible to machine in that aero section. Usually the flat
>sides of the aero section had the frame maker's name engraved/pantographed
>therein...
>Dale Brown
>Greensboro, North Carolina
The post was reduced to a super skinny 24mm, and I presume this part was done
by Colnago for the small frame tubes. I've linked to pics of the reworked
bike, plenty of times before, but five images of the seatpost can be seen at the
bottom of this page:
http://www.wooljersey.com/
Ciao, Mark Agree Southfield MI USA ~ ~ ~
Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 17:27:02 +0100 From: "Feeken, Dirk" <dirk.feeken@sap.com> To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Subject: RE: [CR]Campy Mexico Cranksets
Bryant Bainbridge wrote: "It turns out that for a few special and influential Italian builders, there [Campagnolo] were modifying cranks, shifters, brakes and seat posts."
Please excuse my doubts, but since this contradicts everything I've heard about this topic (but unlike you without direct evidence) I have to ask: Are you really sure that Campagnolo modified the parts up to the finished pantographed products? Or is it possible that they just offered to selected customers modified or special raw parts which were a better starting point for further pantographing than the finished polished and anodized original Campagnolo product? I've had myself a raw, solid undrilled Super Record seat post in my hands which was forseen to be finished by a bike manufacturer but I've always been told that Campagnolo never did the final pantographing themselves.
Dirk
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Dirk Feeken
Heidelberg
Germany