New-Old-Stock Gipiemme Seatpost w/Black Fluted Pillar (26.6mm x 215mm)

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New-Old-Stock Gipiemme Seatpost w/Black Fluted Pillar (26.6 mm x 215 mm)
Thank you for your interest in this item and please visit our store for other offerings. We have very reasonable shipping terms and combine orders to save money (for customers) on shipping costs. We also maintain customer friendly return/refund/exchange policies.
Product Description:
This offering is for a new-old-stock Gipiemme seatpost with milled (shallow) sections often referred to as flutes. Some of it's more prominent design features and specs include the following...
Size:
26.6 mm (post/pillar diameter)
Total length:
215 mm (measured from the middle of the saddle clamp to the bottom of the pillar)
Usable length (max):
155 mm (measured from the middle of the saddle clamp to the limit line)
Off set:
25 mm (horizontal distance from the center of the post/pillar to the center of the saddle clamp bolt)
Weight:
255 grams (per our digital postal scale)
Other notes:
The post/pillar and nearly all the saddle clamp parts are made from an aluminum alloy. The saddle clamp bolt and washer are made from a chromoly steel.
We originally purchased a few samples of these seatposts and although the cosmetic condition was not as nice as we had hoped, they were well received by customers, so we purchased the remaining stocks from a European wholesaler. We particularly like the traditional styling and the matte black (painted) flutes/accents are a nice contrast to the silver finish that covers most of the pillar. We also like the engraved "Gipiemme" logo on the frontside of the pillar. It's a nice, albeit understated, touch to this classic looking seatpost.
We just wish they had been packed better by the wholesaler. The problem is...they were bulk packed in boxes of 20 with individual slots cut out in the box for each post to stand in an upright position (and free from contact from other seatposts). Although, over the years, it appears some of the saddle clamp parts worked themselves loose and some of the pillars somehow worked themselves out of their slots...so there were some loose parts in each of these boxes that contributed to the shopwear on each seatpost (to varying degrees). For this reason, we are dividing the seatposts into two categories...those with minimal or light shopwear vs. those with more visible shopwear.
Keeping the aforementioned categories in mind, we are offering one of the nicer seatposts here (so a seatpost with minimal or light shopwear).
Listing Update...Please also note that while we have multiple quantities listed for sale, we will repeatedly update the pictures to reflect the next offering that will sell/ship. To this end, I can confirm this next offering shows well, with some light scuffs and scratches (most likely due to reasons noted above), but the cosmetic condition is still nice overall.
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Note to international customers regarding shipping...
We apologize to those that feel some of our international shipping charges are too high. We only charge actual shipping rates, but once an order exceeds a certain amount, we hesitate to use the least expensive US Postal Services First Class International service. We feel this way, because this service is not trackable or insurable...so more risk of loss. We prefer the US Postal Services Priority Mail International service for more expensive orders, because this service is trackable at USPS.com and insurable...so less risk of loss. Unfortunately, this service is more expensive, especially for smaller/lighter packages, relative to the First Class International service. We are sorry about these higher shipping costs, but hopefully our notes help to explain why this is the case.
Note to international customers regarding customs...
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