I have to say again that I ride in NYC so its only on rides around 1am (when its actually pleasant to ride here) that I hear it. The rest of the time its pretty much drowned out by NYC noise. I would consider a wider plastic saddle for my grocery getter.
On Tue, Jul 2, 2013 at 5:16 PM, Shaun Meehan <meehan.sh...@gmail.com> wrote: > You can actually get quality and comfort outside of leather. Really! I > like the comfort and looks of leather saddles but I just got tired of > the freakin' squeaking. Over the course of several years, I switched out > two Brookses (?) and a Selle Anatomica with three WTB Pure V's and I'm > very happy with them. For me they're just as comfortable as a B17. They > don't look as nice but I can happily live with the aesthetics as all > squeaking has been completely eliminated. > > > On Tue, Jul 2, 2013 at 4:06 PM, Peter Morgano <uscpeter11...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> I could just replace my bike with a couch and not have any bike related >> issues. Nah, I will go for quality and comfort over perceived ease of use. >> >> >> On Tue, Jul 2, 2013 at 4:54 PM, Shaun Meehan <meehan.sh...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> I would like to once again offer up my sure-fire solution to >>> simultaneously fix all creaking in a Brooks (or any leather) saddle once >>> and for all AND permanently and completely eliminate all saddle >>> maintenance. Simply remove the Brooks saddle and replace it with a >>> high-quality plastic and vinyl one (yes they exist!). Works every time! >>> >>> Shaun Meehan >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Jul 2, 2013 at 1:13 PM, shawn <shawn.adki...@yahoo.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Anybody have any recommendations on dealing with the creak in the >>>> sprung saddle? This is driving my wife crazy. I tried boeshield, no >>>> luck.....**** >>>> >>>> On Monday, July 1, 2013 3:43:50 PM UTC-4, Peter M wrote: >>>> >>>>> Get a sprung brooks saddle, it creaks all the time and covers up any >>>>> other creaks you might be hearing. Problem solved. :) >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 3:42 PM, Phil Brown <philc...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> What you think are BB creaks are many times seat post creaks. If it >>>>>> is from the BB teflon tape may cure it. >>>>>> Phil Brown >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Monday, July 1, 2013 11:25:35 AM UTC-7, Mojo wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> So you guys are probably better at this. But just in case: >>>>>>> When your bottom bracket area starts creaking with each pedal >>>>>>> stroke, before you tighten the chainring bolts, before you tighten the >>>>>>> crankarm bolts, before you pull your crankarms and reinstall, before you >>>>>>> pull the crankarms again and replace the bottom bracket cartridge... try >>>>>>> tightening down the pedals. 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