New Xootr Swift Owner Could Use Some Help!
08-26-08, 01:05 PM
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I'm going to back off this thread before I confuse it any more, but thanks for the information. I'll post if I learn anything else relevant.
08-27-08, 03:10 AM
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Since seat position relates to cockpit size, which is germane to the OP's question (and since the misunderstanding is probably mine, not yours) I'm appending a picture. Were you saying the seat-clamp connects where the saddle rails toe-in?
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T
08-27-08, 04:08 AM
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The seatpost is set for pedaling comfort, but I discovered my Brooks B17's rails aren't seated correctly in the saddle clamp. The clamp isn't meant to accept the part of the rails where the gap narrows, but that's what ends up clamped when the position feels good. More setback would allow me to keep the saddle right where it already is, but seat it correctly in the clamp.
08-27-08, 02:26 PM
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The new Swift Swallowtail will allow the effective top-tube (cockpit) dimension to "grow" as the seatpost is extended because the seat-tube angle more laid back than the head-tube/extension angle.This allows the cockpit distance to "grow" at a greater rate as it is extended than if the head-tube and seat-tube angle were the same (as it is in the current Swift). I'm not sure if I'm making sense. If I had a pic of the new Swallowtail it would be more obvious...
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08-27-08, 02:31 PM
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tim088, that's exactly what I meant.
jur, I trust you with a file. Myself, not so much.
jur, I trust you with a file. Myself, not so much.
