Personally, I never particularly liked the Record two-bolt post or its clon es. They are a real pain to install a saddle on, what with reaching unde r the saddle with the wrench and all. I much prefer the Simplex post or a Brooks seat clamp or a one bolt later Campy post, where the bolts are act ually accessible. The one thing you can say for a Campy Record post is t hat once you have the saddle properly installed, you can make tiny adjustme nts, thus its moniker as "microadjusting". I guess one theory about the popularity of the Record post In The Day is the same as for a lot of other Campy gear, i.e. it was what Eddy Merckx used. Eddy, of course, pr obably because of his back problems, was constantly messing with his sad dle position, so the micro adjusting Campy post was perfect for him, his po or mechanics, of course, having had the task of setting the damn thing up i n the first place.
Regards,
Jerry Moos
Big Spring, Texas, USA
From: Bianca Pratorius <biankita@comcast.net> Subject: [CR]Putting the Record seatpost on a diet To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Date: Monday, October 13, 2008, 3:13 PM
Of all the Campy seatposts, the Super Record is the least attractive to me. A few years ago the list helped me out with a slipping problem I was having with the one on my Raleigh. A little roughing up and a good torquing and the problem was solved, but it's still a pill to try to make small adjustments of angle or try out a new saddle. Two of my bikes have C-Record aero seatposts now because they're cheap, beautiful, sturdy and easy to find on Ebay and fine tune. On my latest bike I have the old Record which is the easiest to adjust angle, rock solid and the most classic looking to my eyes. The only downside is that the Record is the heaviest with it's twin bolts and extra thick walled construction. It's fully three ounces heavier than Super Record. Is it safe to put a flap sander up that tube in an effort to reduce the excess aluminum? Wasn't there some lighter version of the older seatpost made with different bolts too?
Garth Libre in Miami Florida USA