[RBW] Re: Modifying a Brooks

2009-02-19 Thread Bill M.
Angus, If that's the part of your anatomy that's in the slot, you're doing it wrong! Bill On Feb 19, 6:25 pm, Angus wrote: > This is a reflection on my own warped mind... > > as soon as I read "I tried to use my own anatomy as the template"  I > had visions of a "my slot is larger than your sl

[RBW] Re: Modifying a Brooks

2009-02-19 Thread Angus
This is a reflection on my own warped mind... as soon as I read "I tried to use my own anatomy as the template" I had visions of a "my slot is larger than your slot" argument... Sorryreally... Angus On Feb 19, 7:41 pm, "Bill M." wrote: > The Brooks Imperials on display at RWHQ were part

[RBW] Re: Modifying a Brooks

2009-02-19 Thread Bill M.
The Brooks Imperials on display at RWHQ were part of my impetus for hacking my own saddle. In my case, I tried to use my own anatomy as the template rather than imitate Brooks or SA. On Feb 19, 5:34 pm, tdusky wrote: > Brooks is coming out with Saddles with slots like you have cut. > > http://w

[RBW] Re: Modifying a Brooks

2009-02-19 Thread tdusky
Brooks is coming out with Saddles with slots like you have cut. http://www.brooksengland.com/press/2009_01/BROOKS_Imperial.pdf http://www.ecovelo.info/2008/10/10/brooks-b17-imperial/ I think I will make a pattern from one of the photos, get out my dremel and give a try Tom Dusky Huntington Woo

[RBW] Re: Modifying a Brooks

2009-02-19 Thread Lynne Fitz
:-) Selle AnAtomica will do that for you for about $50. http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3201/3129669634_5ee6c158b7.jpg I'm thinking I need to do the lacing thing, too, but it is much more comfortable now. Lynne F On Feb 18, 8:56 pm, PATRICK MOORE wrote: > On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 8:59 PM, Bill

[RBW] Re: Modifying a Brooks

2009-02-18 Thread PATRICK MOORE
On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 8:59 PM, Bill M. wrote: > > > > I spent an hour or so alternating between riding around the block and > rather indelicately poking at myself through the saddle, and trimming > the slot where I felt contact. I'm sorry, but this just has to be a Monty Python skit! (Starring