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Mavic Seatpost. Have one. Weighs a ton but amazingly strong.
Prototype one-bolt seatpost, but there are some details that don’t look quite right about the cradle.
On the upper part of the cradle, where I would expect a corresponding valley for the saddle rails, there’s a bump, which doesn’t make too much sense.
On the lower, there seems to be a vertical guide rail for the upper (to prevent twisting?) , which seems a bit odd also, as you get vertical alignment from the saddle rails themselves for free.
Definitely Mavic.
It’s pronounced Mabbic.
That, good sir, is a seatpost… WIN!!!
Mavic seatpost from around 1990 when they also made their first indexed derailleur systems. Maybe even an MTB post?
Viva Mavic Seatpost!! Viva LeMond Mountain bikes!
yep, mavic. the clamp was made by, or was an identical copy of, the last iteration of the simplex seatpost:
http://velobase.com/ViewComponent.aspx?ID=F9A5C5EA-C1BD-41F0-AF29-2A28901E1A42&Enum=105&AbsPos=112
That is a Mavic 330 Seatpost. It sold for about $90. It weighed a ton, but a very solid seatpost.
You guys got it – answer from Jeff at First Flight Bicycles: “Mavic seat post”