I am old enough to remember when the LaPrad type of post was called a "micro-adjust" post because it didn't have the coarse serrations of the old, separate-type clamp. *And* you bet you don't get as much setback with that old kind of post. I think it's a quirky, nostalgia, be different type of accessory, a taste for which I can sympathize (but which I recognize as style, not function or even necessarily aesthetics).
On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 7:28 AM, Johnny Alien <johnnyal...@verizon.net> wrote: > I am a bit lost on this as well. While they look great I always > thought the two part seatposts of the past were a bad design > decision. Past nostalgia what would be the benefit of this post? > > On Aug 21, 11:24 pm, JoelMatthews <joelmatth...@mac.com> wrote: >> > Can't see what the fuss is over the SP 60,though -- looks like a bad >> > old design resurrected in better quality. >> >> Sadly, good taste has become all too rare in this 21st Century. For >> those of carrying the flame, there is now the SP-60. Which is, by the >> way, the topic of this thread. >> >> On Aug 21, 9:44 pm, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> > Bob: I've got the earlier aluminum DA posts on two Rivs; even with >> > their considerable setback I have to use a mallet to get my Flites far >> > back enough (yes, I ought to have listened to Grant long ago when he >> > counseled a 72* st; but mine are 73*) and the clamp grips the front >> > part of the cradle with just mm of contact (no problems over many >> > years, but ...). >> >> > Does the S 83 have more setback than the DAs? >> >> > Can't see what the fuss is over the SP 60,though -- looks like a bad >> > old design resurrected in better quality. >> >> > Thanks. >> >> > On Sat, Aug 21, 2010 at 4:41 PM, Bob Cooper >> >> > <robertcoo...@frontiernet.net> wrote: >> > > I ordered a Nitto S-83 quite some time ago, and this week I got around >> > > to installing it, mating the Atlantis to the Brooks Team Pro. >> >> > > As I was lubing and assembling the ensemble, I was struck by the fact >> > > that this was the finest seatpost I had ever installed. >> >> > > Better than my Dura-Ace, Synchros, Easton, Suntour XC Pro, Suntour >> > > Superbe Pro, American Classic or even the Nitto S-65 of which I think >> > > I have three and the Thompson Elite of which I have three. >> >> > > None of these is junk, but the S-83 is better. How do they do it? A >> > > masterpiece of design and execution. >> >> > > Bob Cooper >> >> > > -- >> > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> > > Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. >> > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> > > For more options, visit this group >> > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. >> >> > -- >> > Patrick Moore >> > Albuquerque, NM >> > For professional resumes, contact >> > Patrick Moore, ACRW at resumespecialt...@gmail.com > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW at resumespecialt...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
