Love that blue! Was it custom? D.G.
On Tuesday, May 1, 2012 10:49:05 PM UTC-6, ttoshi wrote: > > Sunday, I picked up a new black, Rivet Pearl saddle, which really > completes my dream brevet bike. It has been comfortable from the very > first minute I installed the saddle and my bike now feels like home. > > I originally had a Brooks Swift saddle on it, but I couldn't get it to > feel right. Perhaps it's because I am slightly more upright than my > other bikes, and I am setting my seat far back because that feels most > comfortable, since I am able to get the weight off my hands. I got a > Nitto lugged seatpost because it has extra setback. Brooks saddles > don't have long rails, and for the Swift, I pushed it as far back as > it would go, but maybe that wasn't enough. Also the seat is not as > wide as the Rivet Pearl, so as more weight goes backwards, I think the > extra width helps in the comfort. In all fairness, maybe a B17 would > have been good too, but perhaps the shorter length of the Brooks rails > could have been an issue. Of course, the owner of Rivet Saddles is a > local rider who I have finished some adventures with, so I'm happy to > be an early adopter, especially when their product is working so well > for me. > > I'll keep training and am looking forward to my first brevet on the > bike in June! > > Toshi > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/42771204@N00/6988274342/ > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/7ScmGLPvBjcJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@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.
