i've seen that guys here comment unfavorably on the brooks/thomson combo a lot, especially when it recently erupted in the post your bike pics thread, & i always thought it was some kind of hipster/tarkster group ethos thing

since i don't care much for brooks (even my own) i never paid it much mind, but if that is the reason, it can not apply to all their models

a swallow that i "inherited" has rails that seem about a mile long - it has a ton of fore & aft adjustment