> The big Ti benefit that I notice with my Ti B-17 over my three other > non-Ti ones is the non-rusting properties--a somewhat significant > factor on the salt/salt strewn bike ways here in coastal SolCal. Worth > it when I paid $120 for the Ti one, with the now bigger price I'm okay > with cleaning and waxing the steel ones a bit more often.
Well, yes. Ti does not rust as steel. Arguably looks better. Is lighter. All I readily accept. I pause on the damping claim as the leather seems so much more the factor here as to make the rest impossible to measure. On Oct 26, 12:12 pm, RM <[email protected]> wrote: > The big Ti benefit that I notice with my Ti B-17 over my three other > non-Ti ones is the non-rusting properties--a somewhat significant > factor on the salt/salt strewn bike ways here in coastal SolCal. Worth > it when I paid $120 for the Ti one, with the now bigger price I'm okay > with cleaning and waxing the steel ones a bit more often. > > Rob > > On Oct 26, 2009, at 10:03 AM, JoelMatthews wrote: > > > > > > >> Due to the current price hike I wouldn't buy the ti-railed Brooks > >> solely on the difference of weight. But if you have the funds and > >> intend to fit it to your long distance ride the Ti-rails superior > >> ability to dampen road buzz is very noticeable and worth the extra > >> dosh! > > > I cannot agree that there is noticeable road dampening abilities. > > Every leather saddle feels different from the other because leather is > > an organic material (to be precise - the skin of a dead cow). People > > who work leather call themselves artisans for a reason. You cannot > > assume conformity in a dead cow's skin. You must learn to be able to > > work with whatever nature gives you. > > > The thickness and preparation of the leather contols road buzz. Minor > > differences between steel and Ti rail vibration dampening would never > > be enough to counter the differences between one piece of leather and > > another. > > > On Oct 26, 11:40 am, Pete <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Due to the current price hike I wouldn't buy the ti-railed Brooks > >> solely on the difference of weight. But if you have the funds and > >> intend to fit it to your long distance ride the Ti-rails superior > >> ability to dampen road buzz is very noticeable and worth the extra > >> dosh! > > >> On 26 Okt, 15:37, James Warren <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>> I have a Ti Brooks, because when I bought mine, I think they were > >>> only $120 while the normals were $70. Pretty good deal, worth it > >>> to save 150 grams or whatever it is, because lighter is better. > >>> Not worth it now for the price difference. Also, the Ti model at > >>> the time came in a color which looked greyt.-----Original > >>> Message----- > >>> From: Bruce > >>> Sent: Oct 26, 2009 6:31 AM > >>> To: [email protected] > >>> Subject: [RBW] Re: Some Ti for Atlantis/Bombadil?weight weenies > >>> are not often found on any leather saddle. The Ti models offer a > >>> jewelry cachet to a device that really is just designed to hold > >>> your bottom while you pedal. It's less elegant to think of it that > >>> way though :) > > >>> I concur with Joel's observations. > > >>> From:JoelMatthews <[email protected]>To:RBW Owners Bunch > >>> <[email protected] > >>> >Sent:Mon, October 26, 2009 7:58:51 AMSubject:[RBW] Re: Some Ti > >>> for Atlantis/Bombadil? > >>> It is a point of rapt debate among weight weenies and those who are > >>> not. I side with those who say the leather is so thick and > >>> otherwise > >>> so much the source of the qualities of a leather saddle that any > >>> slight difference in the properties of steel and Ti would be > >>> immeasurable. > >>> What drives the differences in leather saddles is the amount of > >>> leather used, shape of the saddle, and adding springs.- Hide > >>> quoted text - > > >> - Show quoted text -- 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 [email protected] 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
