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 rbw-owners-bunch@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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
