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Title: Unstamped OS GT post markings
Post by: dannywhiteley on January 07, 2010, 04:41 PM: Can anyone help? I have a nice long chrome seat post that I took off a bike previously owned by Steve Bigland (Rebel factory rider). The chrome is pretty shot, but it has what looks like the remnants of a GT roundel on it. As a result im thinking it is an unstamped GT post, and consdering it came off a riders bike there is every chance.

Can anyone tell me exactly what markings were on a GT post around the 'insert to' level? If its GT i'll get it rechromed.

A photo so I can compare would be awesome :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Unstamped OS GT post markings
Post by: donkeybambam on January 07, 2010, 04:50 PM: i was only talking today with munners about this. i got a gt post on a survivor and it had no markings on at all. all it had was what was left of the round sticker. the edges of each end are smooth and rounded. hope this helps mate.
jim :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Unstamped OS GT post markings
Post by: donkeybambam on January 07, 2010, 04:57 PM: they all have the same bend aswell and there are no markings on the early gt ones at all. just checked again mate.

i still dont know how to use photobucket so i cant get pictures for you mate.....
:idiot2: :idiot2: :idiot2:

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Title: Re: Unstamped OS GT post markings
Post by: dannywhiteley on January 07, 2010, 06:34 PM: Is that on a straight post or a lay back?
Title: Re: Unstamped OS GT post markings
Post by: donkeybambam on January 07, 2010, 06:44 PM: LAYBACK MATE. ;)

IVE BEEN OVER NICKS TONIGHT AND HE HAS 2 GT UNSTAMPED LAYBACKS AND MINE IS THE SAME AS HIS IN LENGTH AND ANGLE OF LAYBACK MATE. NO MARKINGS ANYWHERE AND THE ENDS ARE SMOOTH/ROUNDED. I DONT KNOW THE TECHNICAL WORD FOR IT! :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Unstamped OS GT post markings
Post by: trasher on January 07, 2010, 06:50 PM: Quote from: donkeybambam on January 07, 2010, 06:44 PM
LAYBACK MATE. ;)

IVE BEEN OVER NICKS TONIGHT AND HE HAS 2 GT UNSTAMPED LAYBACKS AND MINE IS THE SAME AS HIS IN LENGTH AND ANGLE OF LAYBACK MATE. NO MARKINGS ANYWHERE AND THE ENDS ARE SMOOTH/ROUNDED. I DONT KNOW THE TECHNICAL WORD FOR IT! :LolLolLolLol:

chamfered :crazy2: :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Unstamped OS GT post markings
Post by: donkeybambam on January 07, 2010, 06:56 PM: THATS THE FOOKIN NAME FOR IT! ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Unstamped OS GT post markings
Post by: donkeybambam on January 07, 2010, 07:01 PM: ARE YOUR EDGES CHAFERED DAN....
Title: Re: Unstamped OS GT post markings
Post by: dannywhiteley on January 07, 2010, 07:20 PM: Heres a few piccies. You can clearly see the GT sticker remains, other than that it says CR-MO - MIN INSERT - 22.2 and underneath it says 92.10.

Could it be an Oct 92 GT post?

(http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/4245/dsc07743y.jpg)
(http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/3295/dsc07733.jpg)
(http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/7121/dsc07730s.jpg)
(http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/9430/dsc07729.jpg)
(http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/8742/dsc07746.jpg)
Title: Re: Unstamped OS GT post markings
Post by: daz bmx it! on January 07, 2010, 07:27 PM: I am lead to believe that the ends on the straight posts are finished the same as the laybacks,as donkeybambam described :daumenhoch: therefore yours wouldn't be a GT bud :(
Title: Re: Unstamped OS GT post markings
Post by: dannywhiteley on January 07, 2010, 07:59 PM: Is this chamfered?

(http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/1672/dsc07761v.jpg)
(http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/5584/dsc07756.jpg)
Title: Re: Unstamped OS GT post markings
Post by: donkeybambam on January 07, 2010, 09:45 PM: YES MATE! :4_17_5: :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Unstamped OS GT post markings
Post by: daz bmx it! on January 07, 2010, 10:09 PM: better pick :daumenhoch: cancel that first thought ;)
Title: Re: Unstamped OS GT post markings
Post by: dannywhiteley on January 07, 2010, 10:38 PM: Sweet!

Who can rechrome this for me and how much would it cost?