Originally Posted by
shriver
I'm looking for a longer seat post for my bike. The current one I have is this weird quill that expands inside the frame to fasten it in. The frame itself doesn't have a clamp on it. So far everywhere I've asked has been pretty surprised to see that method used to hold on a seat post, and I've had pretty poor luck finding places I can get a replacement or extension for this *****.
Anyone here ever seen such a thing?
Yep- there were a couple late '80's Schwinns like this, and some mid-'70's oddball Japanese bikes. You might want to get an accurate measurement of the diameter and then ask on the Vintage list about a replacement. Don't get your hopes up, though.