Seat Post ID Help

msl819 · #1 06-17-2017, 08:17 PM

Can anyone help ID this Ti post? The taper on the post looks unique enough to do so but I am at a loss.

msl819 · #2 06-17-2017, 08:17 PM

Sorry for the rotated pic.

oliver1850 · #3 06-17-2017, 08:35 PM

The rail clamp is a Control Tech design. They may have sold them to some other companies. Will check my old catalogs.

oliver1850 · #4 06-17-2017, 08:42 PM

Pretty sure it's a 2nd generation Dean Ti. The third had a two bolt adjustment and straight shaft and was 50g heavier at 242g.

msl819 · #5 06-17-2017, 08:46 PM

The clamp biscuits were picked up here a couple months back. Post came complete sans biscuits.

msl819 · #6 06-17-2017, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by oliver1850

Pretty sure it's a 2nd generation Dean Ti. The third had a two bolt adjustment and straight shaft.

Awesome, just curious on my end but good to know.

charliedid · #7 06-17-2017, 08:56 PM

I too think Dean

oliver1850 · #8 06-17-2017, 09:02 PM

Would be interesting to know who made it. As far as I know Dean was always a brand that farmed out manufacturing to various companies. But not that many outfits working with Ti in 1994.

msl819 · #9 06-17-2017, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by oliver1850

Would be interesting to know who made it. As far as I know Dean was always a brand that farmed out manufacturing to various companies. But not that many outfits working with Ti in 1994.

Any idea who the likely culprits would be? The welds are very well executed.

cadence90 · #10 06-17-2017, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by oliver1850

Would be interesting to know who made it. As far as I know Dean was always a brand that farmed out manufacturing to various companies. But not that many outfits working with Ti in 1994.

Has to have been out-sourced.
If Dean actually made it, it would still be "in progress, delivery date subject to constant change" at their "workshop"....

Iirc, McMahon used to fab stuff for Dean in the 90's, so maybe they made it?

oliver1850 · #11 06-17-2017, 11:50 PM

The Dean stems were reputedly made by Clark Kent, so guessing they may have made the post as well.

charliedid · #12 06-18-2017, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by oliver1850

The Dean stems were reputedly made by Clark Kent, so guessing they may have made the post as well.

I feel like Titec also did some of the DEAN stuff. Been so long...

Hmm I had a Clark Kent. Funny how I forget about bikes.