And now the dissenting opinion: I have used an Aardvark saddle cover for 3 or 4 years with no loss of elastic edging or poke through at rivets of standard B17. I like it but RandiJo's look good. On Aug 22, 2010, at 7:39 AM, Earl Grey wrote:
> Just went to order two more of these, and found to my shock that they > were no more. > > I understand the rationale of going to the Aardvark (don't have to > order 300 at a time), and in fact the Aardvark was my favorite cover > before Riv ever started carrying it. But last year I tried the MUSA, > and was completely sold. Best functioning seat cover ever. Period. And > best looking. > > What's the problem with the Aardvark? The elastic dies within the > year, and one day your seat cover will slip off with nary a word as > you stand to climb a rise, and you won't notice until you are miles > down the road. So you can't even return it for a defect in materials. > Maybe I am asking too much from a seat cover, but I don't want them to > be semi-disposable items. How about you? > > Second issue with the Aardvark: If you have saddles with copper > rivets, and the rivets weren't hammered with perfectly downward- > curling edges, those edges will chew holes into the cushy but not > sturdy neoprene in no time. The Aardvark ain't bad, but it just isn't > Rivendell-durable. > > Cheers, > > Gernot > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
