I replaced the Terry Butterfly on my Bleriot with a Brooks Champion Flyer "S" back in May. It is still not clear who is winning, but that is more the fit of the bike, than the saddle - I want it kicked back more, but then the reach is too long... Funny though, I rode my other bike that still has a Terry Butterfly, and it just wasn't as comfortable.
The springs squeak; not sure what to do about that. Sounds kind of like a donkey braying :-) On Sep 9, 8:48 am, Mojo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have B17s on all my road bikes (except a swift on my old crit bike), > and Champion Flyers on my upright 3speed and not-upright mountain > bike, so obviously I am in the Brooks camp. I have found the Champion > Flyer to work good offroad, absorbing some portion of jolts but not > being noticably boingy. One thing I don't like is the very hard nose. > When I climb hard offroad, I am always low on the bars and way forward > on the saddle to keep the front wheel in contact with the dirt. If I > hit a significant bump propped on the hard (thin leather over steel) > nose it can be quite painfull. I recently bought a used Terry > Butterfly for relatively cheap > http://www.terrybicycles.com/saddles/detail.html?item_no=2113900 > and put it on the mtn bike. While it is definitely not as comfortable > as the Flyer (I think because it lacks Brooks mid-length dip), it > seems to work fine, and has a soft nose. On dirt, my riding position > is in a constant state of flux and saddle comfort is much less of a > factor. The Butterfly is 15.5cm/6.1inches across the back, while a B17/ > Flyer is 17cm/6.7inches. > > On Sep 8, 2:39 pm, "J. Burkhalter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Hey all, > > > In addition to replacing the Noodles with Albatross bars on my > > Atlantis, I want to also throw a sprung Brooks saddle on there. I > > tried a B.67 on a long mixed terrain ride recently, and was amazed by > > the comfort over some rough roads and single track. Not ideal, but > > way easier on my body than the B.17 over the same route. I'm looking > > for something to take the edge off on long rides over rough terrain > > (forest service roads, single track, loaded and unloaded), without > > being too bouncy. In addition to touring, I use the Atlantis for > > commuting, ale and grocery runs, and general gettin' 'round. > > > I've come across a few good reviews of various Brooks online. The > > most comprehensive being Lee Watkins treatise over > > athttp://dutchbikeseattle.com/weblog/?p=65. He got me thinking a lot > > about the B.135 --http://www.wallbike.com/b135.html > > > So, I'd love to hear about your experiences. Part of me thinks the B. > > 135 is overkill, but the other part of me still remembers the beatdown > > I received on the dirt roads of Baja last winter. > > > Thanks, > > -Jay > > Asheville, NC- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
