Author Topic: GT seatpost (Read 654 times)

GavinKent · « **on:** April 09, 2009, 10:15 AM »

Just had this delivered. Looks nice but it isn't stamped GT - were they stamped and is there any way to tell if they just stuck a GT sticker on it?

Swivel · « **Reply #1 on:** April 09, 2009, 10:20 AM »

Might be a stamp under the sticker, or it maybe an original but was rechromed, hence the stamp may have been polished out (i've had 2 like that). Hard to tell otherwise mate.

GTnumber1 · « **Reply #2 on:** April 09, 2009, 08:40 PM »

early posts wernt stamped i still have a minty chrome one i bought back in 85

sid1972 · « **Reply #3 on:** April 09, 2009, 09:23 PM »

not that I know much, but here goes anyway!!!

same as the above, early stuff was not stamped with gt... the 'TELL' I would have thought would be in the markings to indicate max height.

If someone has a deffo GT, these markings will be the same..

but that could just be a BRAIN FART! $:-\$

Haro82 · « **Reply #4 on:** April 09, 2009, 10:38 PM »

I've had two early straight GT seat posts that were both stamped GT , I had them both rechromed and because they were not stamped that deep the stamp was lost, I'm sure neither of them had max height marking on them $:-\$

I also got a seat post off ebay that was supposedly chrome moly and it was as heavy as, you could deffo tell the difference between a GT one and that one by the weight of it.

sid1972 · « **Reply #5 on:** April 09, 2009, 11:50 PM »

thinking about it, haro82 is proberbly right...

plain, seem to ring a bell - early bars were not stamped either.... (were they?) if they were not it is unlikely they would stamp a seat post

I'll shut up now because I am getting more confused, sorry.

GavinKent · « **Reply #6 on:** April 10, 2009, 07:28 PM »

Well I did buy this as NOS from that Rini website in the USA, so I am hoping it was sourced from GT and real - I gather this site is pretty safe?

oldschool rider · « **Reply #7 on:** April 10, 2009, 09:15 PM »

I've just stripped a bike of mine and am lookin at my GT layback and although it is stamped you can hardly see it, so possibly yours is very early or has been rechromed.

Steve.