I believe that curved setback posts sans clamp are available in the BMX section of your LBS. Probably heavy steel though.
John
On Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 11:46 AM, Eugene Powell <radfin@spiritone.com> wrote:
> SR made a seatpost adjustable fore and aft that was common on early to mid
> '80s MTBs. I think the model was MTE 101. I remember thinking they were dumb
> back then, but now discover they make a great solution to short stoker tt on
> older tandems. Looking for these in 25.4 for the Follis by the
> way..................
>
> Gene Powell
> Rad Finishes
> Portland, Oregon
> USA
>
> On Aug 8, 2008, at 12:24 AM, Jon Spangler wrote:
>
> Fellow cyclistes,
>>
>> I am now looking for a "straight" alloy post with a setback (curve) of 1.5
>> - 2 cm, for a better saddle position with my beloved Ideale alloy-rail
>> saddle. (The alloy rails permit almost no fore-aft adjustment.)
>>
>> With a 69 cm pedal-to-saddle height on a 52 cm (c-t) frame, I only have
>> about 8 cm of exposed seat post to work with between the Ideale alloy rail
>> clamp and the seat cluster, which is shorter than most set-back seat posts
>> with round rail clamps can manage.
>>
>> Have any of you ever seen any "straight" alloy posts with a setback?
>>
>> Still tilting at my windmills,
>>
>>
>> Jon Spangler
>> Alameda, California USA
>> hudsonspangler@earthlink.net
>>
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John Wood
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