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08-06-10 | 05:21 PM

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jonwvara

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Originally Posted by unterhausen

Is there a spacer at the top of the seat tube? I don't think I can really remember a tube that expands below the seat lug. There are all sorts of things that can go wrong in a factory, and the UK/European bike factory workers weren't known for their care in assembly. There may have been hammers involved.

Nope, no spacer. It beats me how the seatpost slips right into the tube--you'd think it would bind toward the front of the tube.

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