You gotta' be quick around these parts!!!
On Sun, Dec 27, 2009 at 11:05 AM, Rene Sterental <orthie...@gmail.com>wrote: > 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<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@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<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > -- 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.
