I used a Flyer briefly on a mountain bike and found it more suited to a more upright position that I favor even off road (I used Nitto Dirt Drops set higher than drops on my road bikes). I also had to find a weird seatpost with a dogleg in it to get the Flyer back far enough. I've since found that fat (60 mm +) tires run at low pressures (sub 25; I go as low as 12 in front, but that is for sand) are far, far better at bump mitigation. And 700c fatties of 65 mm run at low enough pressures are practically like sitting on your sofa.
As for the road, I daresay that if you sit pretty bolt upriight, a Flyer might help, but I find that saddle comfort is largely a result of proper positioning, especially fore and aft: I use a rubber mallet to get my Flites back allllll the way for optimum comfort. But then I like my bars lowish.I can't understand why, for a normal road bike position -- even a touring bike position -- a properly set up saddle would need springs. Perhaps this is what you need, all 3 kg of it: http://www.woolyswheels.com/shopping/popup_image.php/pID/1125 On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 9:31 PM, Rene Sterental <orthie...@gmail.com> wrote: > After having taken a couple of rides on and off-road with my Bombadil, and > after seeing many pictures of Bombadil and Atlantis bikes with sprung > saddles, I've begun wondering if putting a Champion Flyer saddle on the > Bombadil is a good move. Obviously on the road the B-17 feels fine, but > off-road you have to always stand up when going over rough stuff. > > How do others here feel about the Champion Flyer and what would be the > pros/cons of doing such a move? What are the advantages of using one for > on-road riding/touring? > > Thanks all! > > René > > -- > 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-bu...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW at resumespecialt...@gmail.com (505) 227-0523 -- 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-bu...@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.
