I bought a mahogany Pearl Rivet (with Ti frame, no less) directly from Deb & company at NAHBS in Sacramento. I only have 300 miles or do on it to date. As far as it splitting the difference between a Brooks and an SA, I'd say its firmer than either. That's not a bad thing necessarily, the firm leather does a good job of supporting the sit bones which keeps the softer stuff from crushing against the saddle. The SA is a different approach entirely, it's leather is soft enough to act like a hammock and supports you more because the leather is in tension under your weight. What I find to be really stellar about the Rivet is the shape - the nose is long and narrow, with a sharper flare out to the wider part of the saddle. That keeps the edges of the saddle from contacting the inner thighs, It gets out of the way better than the B17 or the SA.
One other rider in my club has a Diablo (the narrower one), and he likes it a lot. He also probably rides more miles a week than I do a month. I haven't been uncomfortable yet on the Rivet, and I expect it to get better with more miles. I like it. And I have to admit, I only briefly met Deb but I did like her too. Bill Stockton, CA On Tuesday, May 15, 2012 2:39:38 PM UTC-7, stonehog wrote: > > Has anyone been able to ride a new Rivet saddle long enough for a review? > I'm thinking about the mahogany Pearl for the new Hunqa build. I just took > it out for the shake-down ride to work today. It was a smooth ride! > Thumbs up so far. I am realizing the small saddlebag will have to move to > a taller bike with more clearance (59cm AHH) as I got some tire rub. > Luckily I have an XS Keven's bag that will do it up right. > > http://flic.kr/s/aHsjzosf8m > Brian > Seattle, WA > On Tuesday, May 15, 2012 2:39:38 PM UTC-7, stonehog wrote: > > Has anyone been able to ride a new Rivet saddle long enough for a review? > I'm thinking about the mahogany Pearl for the new Hunqa build. I just took > it out for the shake-down ride to work today. It was a smooth ride! > Thumbs up so far. I am realizing the small saddlebag will have to move to > a taller bike with more clearance (59cm AHH) as I got some tire rub. > Luckily I have an XS Keven's bag that will do it up right. > > http://flic.kr/s/aHsjzosf8m > Brian > Seattle, WA > -- 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/-/aX3DvRnG-zoJ. 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.
