I have had a handful of used Brooks and other maker's saddles that have rails splayed wider than the clamping width. It can be a pain installing a saddle in this condition. A toeclip strap is them handy to cinch the steel rails together until the clamp is tightened. Emanuel is fitting a modern ti railed Swallow so it'd seem surprising if this was the malady barring the unlikely chance that he has a narrow rail seatpin.
I really like toe straps.
Charlie Young
Honey Brook, PA
> Or does he need the narrow clamps? He's using a
> Swallow (side cut Brooks).
>
> Derek Willburn
> Long Beach, CA