I haven't adjusted the saddle since the initial break-in period...you know, ride a while, adjust a bit, ride some more, repeat, try to hit the sweet spot. Haven't thought that another adjustment might be necessary. Makes sense, though.
Reading that Avocet might produce again...well, I have hope for the future if the B-17 doesn't fly. On Sep 15, 7:55 pm, eflayer <eddie.fla...@att.net> wrote: > have you done micro adjusting of b17 angle and setback. they are > subtle sun a guns and seems sometime a milli here or there can change > a lot with that old clunker of a saddle. > > On Sep 15, 2:50 pm, Richard <rsv...@netzero.net> wrote: > > > This won't help now, but a call to Avocet indicates the O2 might be > > available next Spring. If the saddles become available, the Avocet > > rep also said he will direct to the consumer. > > > On Sep 15, 3:35 pm, avillage <avill...@verizon.net> wrote: > > > > Howdy. This is a bit embarassing and here goes anyway. I cycle commute > > > to work each day on my Bleriot with a Brooks B-17. The saddle was > > > reasonably comfortable and I thought it would break in and do the job. > > > Previously, I'd ridden an Avocet O2 for years, a wonderful saddle, > > > nearly as wide as the B-17, comfy, just right. They are no more, I > > > think, after a long search. Anyway, I rode throughout this year > > > noticing that the B-17 just wasn't that comfortable for me. Then, > > > recently, I get this small "knot" on my butt right just in front of > > > the sits bones that is not terribly painful against the saddle. Red in > > > color, etc. I just returned from a hiking trip in the West and the > > > knot is much smaller. Upon returning, I make a trip to the doc (not > > > just for the know, but a 20,000 mile tune-up), she looks at the knot > > > and believes it nothing, probably caused by the hard saddle. > > > > Ok, so now what to do...the B-17 has not been totally comfortable and > > > not that bad, either and it may be causing me a physical problem. > > > Maybe not. And, I don't really like saddle shopping because the > > > finding the "right" saddle is a function of "how does it compare to > > > the Avocet. I'd love to hear some thoughts on this and get some other > > > saddle ideas. > > > > Thanks all.- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
