The ibobs were chatting about this one a couple weeks ago. http://www.nashbar.com/bikes/Product_10053_10052_542670_-1___
On Sunday, July 12, 2015 at 9:19:15 AM UTC-7, M D Smith wrote: > Hello All- > > I have been a committed Brooks B17 sitter-uponer for ages. > > I have recently moved to the big city. My Rivendell did not make the > move- it has been sent to my mother's house for long country rides when I > visit her. My '80s Trek, however has come with me as an urban all-'rounder. > > The Trek is currently sporting a B17 and I'm thinking it's a little flashy > to leave around NYC unattended. I am wondering if anyone out there knows of > a simple, cheap, probably plastic, saddle that has the same basic shape and > fits like a B17. I admit to not really paying attention to anything but > Brooks saddles for the last few decades, but looking just now it seems that > the saddle choices these days are > "stripped-down-carbon-wünderbike-have-to-wear-a-diaper-ass-hatchets" or > "three-inches-of-foam-sit-up-and-beg-BarcaLoungers" with not much in > between. > > Can anyone recommend (or better yet, have for sale or trade) a regular old > saddle that has the wide sit bone area of a B17 but doesn't have inches if > padding? Scuffed, beat-up or torn examples would be fine if still > functional. > > Thanks and cheers- Mike, recently landed in Bklyn, NY > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
