Jan Heine wrote:
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> Of course, the Campy NR seatpost was designed for Italian racers. So
> for an average 1960s Italian racer (5'7"?), on a 1960s bike (isn't
> that when the alloy one came out), it'll be in the middle of the
> adjustment range. This looks different for you, being 6'4" - you'll
> have to extend the post to the max to replicate those proportions. I
> guess the "shorty" posts that we find so useless in this country were
> for rather short riders, where they make sense. (cut)
My thoughts on the short 130mm Campagnolo seatpost:
The Campagnolo 130mm micro-adjust Record seat post came out in 1956 before the advent of plastic saddles. Leather saddles like the Brooks B.17 have very tall frames measuring 70mm from the rails to the top of the saddle in the middle. Plastic saddles (intro'd around 1960) typically measure 45mm or so from the rails to top of the saddle.
If you add 130mm for the short seatpost to the 70mm for the leather saddle you get a total of 200mm. If you add 180mm for the long seatpost to the 45mm for the plastic saddle you get a total of 225mm, only 25mm (roughly one inch) taller.
Chuck Schmidt L.A.
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