Re: [CR]Question about saddle supports for track bikes

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Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 09:25:22 -0400
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
From: "John Betmanis" <johnb@oxford.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Question about saddle supports for track bikes
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At 08:59 AM 30/03/2007 -0400, devotion finesse wrote:
>Hugh Thornton wrote:
>"To appreciate the value of one of these supports you need to ride on a
>really bumpy outdoor track (they still exist)."
>In that case, I am surprised that I haven't seen more of them here at the
>Kissena Velodrome!

It should also be noted that those old track frames were built with a much slacker seat tube angle, requiring the saddle to be mounted far forward with a reversed clamp.

John Betmanis
Woodstock, Ontario
Canada