I distinctly remember Grant sending out an email a few years back saying the sharp edges of seatposts like the A/C would void the warranty of broken Brooks rails. At least that is how I remember it. Me, being the reckless daredevil adrenalin junkie that I am, have kept my 80s era A/C post on my Quickbeam with a B17 bolted to it. So far so good.
On Oct 28, 4:08 pm, Greg M <[email protected]> wrote: > I have a question. In my book the American Classic seatposts were some > of the finest bits of kit that were available for your bike. They > have elegant lines and are amongst the most simple posts ever > manufactured. They look beautiful with a Brooks saddle, the black top > clamp contrasting nicely with either the silver or copper rails. > > Now that the road fantasy racer crowd, you know the ones that can't > really reach their drops, spend 99% of the time on the hoods, and are > convinced that their bike fits, has gone to carbon seatposts on their > vintage and classic bikes, something interesting has happened. > > You can find a world class American Classic seatpost for the price of > a generic boat anchor post. > > I've been following these for awhile on bike forums, on Craigslist, > and on eBay. > > You can pick up a lightweight and classic looking alloy American > Classic post in a variety of sizes (27.2 of course) for next to > nothing. Even funnier is that you can get the titanium American > Classic posts for almost nothing more than next to nothing. > > I picked up a titanium American Classic at Veloswap for $5, I already > had an aluminum one that was smartly spec'd on my 'country' touring > bike. I don't "need" the lighter titanium post, but the gleam and > sheen of ti post reminds me of the 80s when everything was hand > polished and many cyclists in Colorado had a 'Durango Diamond' > titanium stem. > > These are perfect for a Riv because they were classic sized, that is > meant for bikes that were properly fit, with a "handful of post." > > I can't think of a cheaper way to upgrade your bike with a world class > component, considering what these go for. Sure Nitto seatposts are > nice, but so is an American Classic. > > They are...well...classic. > > You really can't go wrong. Its funny they've gone from being the kit > that the racer crowd spec'd to now they're just completely Riv-ish. > Check 'em out, elegant, simple, beautiful posts. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
