Originally Posted by
3alarmer
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...people laugh at me when they see the milk crate full of old seat posts, (in common and uncommon diameters,) I collected over the years buying them at the bike co-op. Now I'm RICH !! RICH I tell you !!!
I really like the aforementioned SR Laprade posts, with the facet engravings that you can waste time painting in colors matching your chosen color scheme. They also seem to work pretty well, and are cheaper to buy used because they are underappreciated. They are not overly long, though.
The Laprade's pretty light to boot if you get the model with the aluminum mounting bits at the top of the post. The listed catalog weight is 250g to 270g (not sure if it's accurate). I don't care much about weight, but for those who do, the Laprade does ok.
VeloBase.com - Component: Sakae/Ringyo (SR) Custom-P5 (Sakae Laprade)