Old 10-27-10, 12:54 PM
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many thanks
I was surprised this opening was out of round as the bike arrived carefully packed and wrapped, with the seat and post carefully wrapped and positioned and tied to the frame.
the pinch bolt was loose and so I can't understand what might have happened between removing the seat post and it arriving here. (though the seat post is badly scratched and so that is a signal)
the answer now that I think about it is probably "nothing". the post would come out of an out of round slot more easily than it would go back in. I expect it was held open by the seatpost and then once it was removed it sprung (sprang? hmmm.) shut like a trap door.
I'll follow your suggestions and report.
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