Wow! I have barely landed in Dallas on my way to Ft. Lauderdale, am reading all the comments regarding my question on the sprung saddles, see your offer and as I read through the thread I see someone else already jumped at the chance!
I'm not sure if I'll like riding the Flyer as I have found I seem to be more comfortable with a 45-55 degree back, and definitely do not ride Albatross bars. Couldn't stand them when I tried them at RBW; my hands hurt immediately. When riding the Bombadil and placing my hands on the tips of the bars, almost on the shifters, I feel quite upright and love it for cruising, but my hands still hurt a bit. I may end up trying instead the Marathon Supremes 700 x 2.0 and playing with the lower air pressure to get the more cushioned ride feel. I already get that feeling on the Extreme 40mm tires, but have yet to play with lowering the air pressure to fully experiment the differences. Will have to do that with both bikes when I get back home in January. I have a sprung B67 that I put on an Electra Townie I sold 2 years ago. I couldn't stand the huge seat they come with and tried the B67 for a while until I sold the bike. That one I rode very upright, but I think I never set the saddle correctly as my tail bone would hurt like crazy after a short while. It also creaked a lot. I've kept the saddle and may just retry it on the Bombadil just to see how the springs feel. It's going to be too wide for how I ride the Bombadil, I'm afraid. Thanks for all the tips and feedback! René On 12/27/09, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > Saddle has been sold, thanks for the interest! > > You can see what you missed out on here: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/ > > On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 8:59 PM, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> I have one for sale if you or anyone else is interested... $60 + shipping >> to find out if it works for you!!! What a bargain! >> >> I find the springs are nice and take a little bit of the edge off, but the >> tops are too soft for my taste (different leather than B17???). >> >> >> On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 8:31 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 >>> >>> -- >>> >> >> >> -- >> Cheers, >> David >> Redlands, CA >> >> "Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There is something >> wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym." ~Bill Nye, >> scientist guy >> > > > > -- > Cheers, > David > Redlands, CA > > "Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There is something > wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym." ~Bill Nye, > scientist guy > > -- > > 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. > > > -- Sent from my mobile device -- 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.
