On Oct 13, 2008, at 6:20 PM, Jerome & Elizabeth Moos wrote:
> 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.
>
I've been using a Snap On 12 point 10mm offset box wrench for years and
never have a problem.
Phil Brown
Nice tonight in Berkeley, Calif.