Well this is a topic near and dear to my heart! :) I love Brooks saddles but ventured into SA due to good reviews on the net. As usual I went over board and bought like 4 of them (I own a bunch of bikes). After riding them and getting the sag I tightened them and the skirts of the saddle spread out flat, I don't know, a turtle shape or something. So except for 1 I haven't adjusted they are all off the bikes and in my bike parts tub. I talked to the SA rep at the Philly Bike Expo in November and described my problem and he said that was to be expected because the leather is not wet when molded (I hope I got the explanation correct) and to send them in to SA to have the sides punched and tied together as mentioned above. Given that I have a lot of Brooks that I like and work well for me, I'm not inclined to go to the effort. Note - none of mine were slotted and they were the X or NSX which is the more robust saddle.
On Sunday, December 4, 2016 at 9:53:01 AM UTC-5, Tony DeFilippo wrote: > > I destroyed an SA 'X' saddle in a single century ride a couple years > ago... To be fair I was pushing their stated weight limit at about 240lbs > but it was clear to me the saddle wasn't for me. > > I've had a second hand Rivet for about two years now and love it, much > thicker leather and overall a more robust design. B17's, B67's and C17 > saddles all work fine for me to. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
