Seat Straight

Line your tire up to a straight line, then line your seat to the same
line. If you get the clamp snug so it will hold the seat, but not
tight, you can nudge it a little bit at a time.

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Despite my best efforts, my seat is consistently 0.09 degrees CCW of
dead center. According to my calculations, I expend an extra 2
calories every 10 miles by torquing my upper body to overcome this
offset.

Hence, do not eat that crumb I just dropped. I'm going to need it.

Kevkahuna711 said:

Wondered if there were any good tips for this. I just eyeball it and do
my best.

Seriously, I eyeball it too. For a second opinion, I eyeball it with
the other eye. While straddling the uni, I look to see if the handle
is centered over the tire... that's all.

If it's really "off" then I'll feel it while riding; I'll get off and
re-adjust the seat. If not, then I don't worry about it. It makes but
a crumb of a difference. 😉

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Your seat might not be staying straight because of the lube that helps
you adjust the seat hight, if you wipe this all of and tightin the
clamp more, it should stay straight.This is what i did and my seat
hasn't moved yet.

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I have found that you have to make sure you are lining the whole seat
with the line of the tire not just lining it up with the center of the
handle because the handle is often off center a little bit

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My seat is almost never perfectly streight using the methods described
above. So I get it as good as I can, then hold the wheel tightly
between my legs and give a good wack on the side of the handle. If
I've tightened the post so tight that I can't really do that I smack
the seat of my uni against a telephone pole or something.

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Same problem here. I think it is an illusion for me though. The seat
is straight but I think my T7 must be bent, or the rail adapter is
crooked or something. Anyone else have this problem?

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lpounds said:

Same problem here. I think it is an illusion for me though. The seat
is straight but I think my T7 must be bent, or the rail adapter is
crooked or something. Anyone else have this problem?

yeah my handle is off by alot so it always looks off center but only an
illusion

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My T7 angled my seat very slightly to the left compared to the handle. I
was considering bending my handle just a little bit to correct this
then realized that there is the tiniest bit of wiggle room in the bolt
holes and just loosened all the bolts, and then re-tighten them with a
bit of twisting pressure on the seat and it is all lined up now.

On my trials I make sure I can see equal amounts of the frame on either
side of the seat with the tire centered in the handle. For my 26" MUni
I just make sure the saddle is centered on the tire front and back at
the same time, and with the 36er I just line it up with the front of
the T7

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lpounds said:

Same problem here. I think it is an illusion for me though. The seat
is straight but I think my T7 must be bent, or the rail adapter is
crooked or something. Anyone else have this problem?

My T7 isn't even close to being 'level'. It is very off-centered in a
number of ways when you look at it. But I can't notice when I'm riding.

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I adjust at first by eye balling it. Then turn it a little. I'm not
saying my ass is crooked, just that straight ahead by eye ball is not
always right with all seats I use. Maybe both legs are not exactly
symmetric. In any event, with any given uni-seat combo, start eyeball
straight, then adjust to what feels best.

I think the "remove all grease and tighten it down" method, has a
problem.

The seat post should be held with a quality clamp. Then grease it at
install. Tighten the clamp so that the post doesn't move so easy that
it's pissing you off. Like mine haven't moved ever unless I crash
hard.

But you want your seat to twist in a hard crash. Carry an Allen key
with you if you crash hard often.

If your seat post is clamped with a decent clamp to 10/10 tight, with
no grease, crashes that are cheap to me, because my seat post swivels
on a severe impact😄 , will be expensive for you.🙁 Expect to find
damaged seats, posts, and even frames, if the post clamp is adjusted to
"welded".

Also, if you should want to adjust the post a year from now after a day
at the beach, think rain and rust, grease is your friend. Grease your
seat post, and don't tighten it more then necessary, so it will twist
and prevent parts from being damaged.

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due to the fact that I wear glasses (that transform shapes) I am unable
to align the seat properly judging things with my eyes only.
There should be some marks that will enable us to match.

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