Hey Will, In my experience, the Velox cover is a nice fit, but is not very durable at all (outer covering began to flake off after a few uses). The Aardvark is much more durable, but the fit is less than snug on a B.17 and will not stay in place with a saddlebag attached to the loops. For me, it's hard to beat the bonnet from Riv (or the nearly identical one from Carradice) in terms of fit, durability, and stay-on- the-saddleness. If you don't like to slip a plastic bag under yours, you could try and seam seal those stitches on the cover with some seam sealer (as used on tent floor seams and available from any self respecting outdoor shop).
Hope this helps, -Jay Asheville, NC (where we are thankfully getting rain this year!) On May 5, 9:59 am, Will <wpm...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi all. This image of my Rambouillet (http://tinyurl.com/cnz6os) shows > a "Saddle Bonnet for B17" (this one:http://tinyurl.com/c7rnrf) that I > used for 8 hours of riding in Sunday's rain. After the ride, about 1/3 > of the surface area of the saddle--the outer edges--was soaked; middle > 2/3 was dry. Wondering if others have found more effective solutions. > How do you like the Velox cover? (http://tinyurl.com/c49mxw). I know, > nothing works as well as a plastic bag and duct tape -- just looking > for something slightly more elegant. Thx. > > Will --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
