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DA Seatpost? Will send a pic of the one I have for you

 

For my next build, I'm just going to keep it simple and employ you to source parts for me. :thumbup:  :D

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I haven't been here in a few weeks. Some nice bike builds that have been completed... I need help. I am looking for the illustrious 25mm LOOK seat post for a 481 SL that I am building... I bought one from France about 2 months ago and our WONDERFUL postal service has yet to provide some sort of info or part... Does someone by chance have one that they would like to part with that won't cost the earth or else something like a 25mm DA seat post? TIA.

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What a wonderful opportunity.Maybe next year plan a visit to the great city to coincide with it.

If I didn't already have something else planned and half paid for, I seriously would have done this.  :)

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I recently bought this frame and if at all possible I would like to identify it before deciding on how to proceed with it. Everything screams that it is a high end frame, but I cannot find any identifying marks. I'll post detail pictures and hope that someone can help.

 

I don't know if it is the original paint, but I see no obvious reason to think it was re-sprayed

The seat stays and chain stays are partly chromed

It only has bottle cage bolts on the down tube, none on the seat tube

I don't know if the fork is original, but have no specific reason to think that it is not

The construction, brazed on bits, fork shoulders, all indicate to mid 1970s to mid 1980s

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Built with Reynolds 531

The specific sticker was used during the 1960s and 1970s

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The most unusual feature of the frame is the seat post clamp.

 

The seat tube is NOT split

Inside the seat tube is a clamp that moves to clamp the seat post when the bolt outside is turned

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