Originally Posted by
rseeker
Hi everyone,
I'm looking to replace my seatpost. I want something where the seat angle is more easily and precisely adjustable. The one I have now is a PITA, not least because the clamp can move around on the seatpost. It takes me several tries to get it back to where it was if I have to mess with it (grrr).
Campagnolo single-bolt Super Record, C-Record aero, or SP-10RE. The later posts were 210mm only, although early examples also came in shorter lengths.
There are no splines, so you can set your saddle at any angle. A tap on the saddle tip or tail will do it with the clamp loosened enough.
Unlike other single-bolt posts, the wedge-shaped post to cradle interface provides most of the holding power so you don't need to crank it down.
The shafts run true to size so you don't risk damaging your seat post clamp ears from over-tightening.
I used to think seatposts were no big deal until I rode home without a saddle after breaking one Campagnolo titanium post cradle and two front screws on Velo Orange 2-bolt posts. The Velo Oranges also required a tighter seatpost clamp. Then I tried a Nitto S65 figuring it was a quality piece that would work like C-Record, although it kept slipping until I adjusted the saddle clamp to 16Nm which was excessive. So I gave up and bought a SP10-RE that just works like my old trouble-free C-Record post.
1978-1987 Super Record:
1986-1994 C-Record as Record plus a couple years as Chorus at least some sans Campagnolo Shield logos:
1995-1996 SP10-RE Record
1997 SP10-RE Record (final year of production)
