Looking at catalog 18, page 10 is says the following about the Gran Sport group word for word:
"On said group the same planning and executing Campagnolo mentality is expressed with the research of the aesthetics and of care of details realized with less sophisticated techniques. It is hence a group for amateurs and young people who can already understand how important it is to have from their own bicycle high performances, safety and endurance."
So this may answer some questions as to why the finishing, metal, and overall execution is not quite as clean as a Nuovo Record.
Ted E. Baer
Palo Alto, CA
> I think what you may be seeing visualy is mostly
> production variation. I've laid them out and they
> are very difficult to seperate. I think there may
> be some finish difference, but it is slight and not
> much more than regular production differences for NR
> over the years.
>
> But, I believe there is an internal difference. The
> GS post is a tad heavier as I believe less material
> has been removed from the inside of the shaft
> itself.
>
> Mike Kone in Boulder CO
> -------------- Original message --------------
> From: Jan Heine <heine94@earthlink.net>
>
> > At 10:26 PM -0700 10/18/06, Kurt Sperry wrote:
> > >What disginguised this sort of GS seatpost from a
> similar NR one? It looks
> > >identical to NR ones I've had.
> >
> > The GS seatpost I have seen had less polished
> posts - you could see
> > the machining marks, similar to many modern
> seatposts. I am not sure
> > whether this is just "within spec variation," or a
> reflection of
> > eliminating some costly finish work.
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