[CR]WTB: 'long' 1940's/50's seatposts, 26.8, 27.0 and 27.2

(Example: Framebuilders:Doug Fattic)

Date: Mon, 03 Dec 2007 06:27:46 +0000
From: "Simon PJ" <simonpj@mac.com>
To: "classicrendezvous@bikelist.org" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
In-Reply-To: <883261.66454.qm@web36604.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
Subject: [CR]WTB: 'long' 1940's/50's seatposts, 26.8, 27.0 and 27.2

I would be very grateful for any leads on a source for 1940's/50's era, closed-end seatposts. For use on a 1947 Bates, a 1948 Holdsworth, and a 1954 Ephgrave built O'Brien.

They need to be long enough for about 170mm to 180mm to be showing above the seat tube - so about 230mm overall length, or longer.

Preferably alloy - Reynolds Hiduminium or similar - but steel would do.

One in 26.8mm, one in 27.0mm and one in 27.2mm.

Many thanks,

Wyndham Pulman-Jones
Girton, Cambs., UK.