Doug Van Cleve wrote:
> Are you referring to the seat/post combo or the Unicanitor (Unica
> Nitor) in general?
> When did they quit making them? When did they fall out of favor?
Yes, the weird flat sided steel rails with the large slot and matching seat post, 1959. The more conventional steel rod frame to fit the Campagnolo seat post maybe the same or the following year? Anyone know?
I don't think their seat and post combo (narrow square steel rails) was well received compared to the slightly later conventional frame version of the Unicanitor. Saddles with very narrow frames aren't stable side to side and wind up getting bent to one side or the other, at least that has been my experience with the ones I have found... they usually require straightening up because the saddle top leans to one side. That's when you realize why the narrow frames fell out of favor. Same story for the narrow cradle Campagnolo seatpost and Brooks mod. Campagnolo B.17 combo.
Chuck Schmidt
South Pasadena, CA USA
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