On Sun, 2009-03-01 at 10:58 -0800, GeorgeS wrote:
> It is well known that, along with duct tape and the Blues, the B17 is
> one of mankind's crowning achievements. No matter what people say, a
> Pontiac GTO is not the equivalent of a Ferrari GTO. For those few
> unlucky souls who just can't deal
I should have been more clear: it's not that B17s etc are too hard -- I've
never felt any saddle too hard except a used Fujita that I used briefly;
they are too wide and the skirts are too intrusive.
On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 12:02 PM, PATRICK MOORE wrote:
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> On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 11:58 AM, Geo
On our latest top-secret project, we decided to give the VO VS-6
saddle (http://www.renaissancebicycles.com/components/saddles/) a
try. While most of our retrofits and upgrades get Brooks saddles, our
initial impressions of the VO saddle are good. Just by visual
comparison, it appears a little l
On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 11:58 AM, GeorgeS wrote:
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> It is well known that, along with duct tape and the Blues, the B17 is
> one of mankind's crowning achievements.
Except when it isn't comfortable!
Patrick "yes, have tried it or them" Moore
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It is well known that, along with duct tape and the Blues, the B17 is
one of mankind's crowning achievements. No matter what people say, a
Pontiac GTO is not the equivalent of a Ferrari GTO. For those few
unlucky souls who just can't deal with the break-in for a B17, try the
Sella Anatomica (not
Thanks very much for the analysis, Bill. This email is going into my archive
for future reference. I may just try a VO narrow.
On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 9:35 PM, Bill M. wrote:
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> Okay, a couple of updates:
>
> I rode 42 miles on the VO model 6 today, on the American River bike
> trail in Sacrame
On Feb 28, 6:09 am, Richard Merkin wrote:
> What do you guys think of these?
> http://somafab.blogspot.com/2009/02/new-models-of-cardiff-saddles-in-...
I dunno. They seem nice-looking in person. A customer came in with one
on his bike on Thursday and reported that it rode well -- a little
stiffe
Okay, a couple of updates:
I rode 42 miles on the VO model 6 today, on the American River bike
trail in Sacramento. As it's a much narrower saddle than I've used in
some time, and a brand new stretched leather saddle, I expected some
discomfort. I had also dropped my handlebars nearly an inch,
On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 1:35 PM, Steve Palincsar wrote:
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> The Viva bag loops that Velo Orange sells work very nicely on a
> steel-railed Team Pro.
And even on a Flite or a Turbo. They are vastly better than the hateful
Cyclo loops, in you are tempted to judge these by those.
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I have not tried a Persons but they have been around for a while. I
guess Permaco used to have a pretty tight relationship with Brooks
years back so I suspect they know a thing about saddles. Their prices
are pretty reasonable.
http://www.permaco.com/
On Feb 28, 2009, at 10:30 AM, Bob Coo
I noticed after reading this that Rivendell has also started selling
the Cardiff saddles.
On Feb 28, 9:09 am, Richard Merkin wrote:
> What do you guys think of these?
>
> http://somafab.blogspot.com/2009/02/new-models-of-cardiff-saddles-in-...
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On Sat, 2009-02-28 at 10:30 -0800, Bob Cooper wrote:
> What we need out here in the real world is a Team Pro with steel rails
> and bag loops.
>
> Are you listening, Mr. Brooks?
The Viva bag loops that Velo Orange sells work very nicely on a
steel-railed Team Pro.
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What we need out here in the real world is a Team Pro with steel rails
and bag loops.
Are you listening, Mr. Brooks?
Bob
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On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 8:34 AM, Bill M. wrote:
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> Richard,
>
> I received a brown Velo Orange Model 6 saddle this week to try on my
> '95 Riv Road.:
>
> http://www.velo-orange.com/vosaddlemodel6.html
>
> It *appears* to be the same saddle as the Soma Cardiff Cambria:
>
> http://store.somafab.co
Yeah the leather in Brooks is definitely different, I still love the
saddles but they have changed their formula they seem flimsier which
for my aging bottom turned out to be a good thing.
On Feb 28, 9:34 am, "Bill M." wrote:
> Richard,
>
> I received a brown Velo Orange Model 6 saddle this week
Richard,
I received a brown Velo Orange Model 6 saddle this week to try on my
'95 Riv Road.:
http://www.velo-orange.com/vosaddlemodel6.html
It *appears* to be the same saddle as the Soma Cardiff Cambria:
http://store.somafab.com/calesa.html
The Cambria in turn looks just like the saddle sold
Saddles are a pretty personal choice. But good leather ones can last
a long time, so I wouldn't make a decision based on price. Brooks has
a good quality control track record and I love the Selle Anatomica. I
have two of them and never really want to ride on anything else. I
also prefer to do
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