The metal frame of the Rivet kind of curls in at the ends. Look at the underside to see what I mean. Those curls hit my sit bones in exactly the wrong way. I instantly knew that the Rivet wasn't for me when I sat on it. Steel doesn't break in, and I was sitting right on those curls. It made me immensely grateful for the demo program. I like Deb Banks a ton, and I wear wool bike socks with the Rivet logo, but I can't run the saddles.
Bill Lindsay El Cerrito, CA On Monday, April 17, 2017 at 4:59:55 PM UTC-7, Conway Bennett wrote: > > I'd say the leather on the rivet, which is white, is supple to the touch > and much more hammocky than my black VO b17 clone which is well broken in > but rock solid to the touch. I'm perplexed. > > Fair winds, > > Captain Conway Bennett > > On Apr 17, 2017, at 6:42 PM, Eric Norris <campyo...@me.com <javascript:>> > wrote: > > Conway: > > I switched from a B17 to a Rivet on my Quickbeam a few years ago. I > learned the following: > > - The Rivet saddle is taller than a B17. I had to move the seatpost down a > bit to get back to the same overall height. Measure your existing setup > carefully and then make sure the new saddle is at the correct height. > > - It took a while for the Rivet to feel as good as a B17—longer than it > takes for a new B17. The saddle eventually became very comfy, but the > break-in period was definitely longer. > > --Eric Norris > campyo...@me.com <javascript:> > @CampyOnlyguy (Twitter/Instagram) > > On Apr 17, 2017, at 4:39 PM, Conway Bennett <captaincon...@gmail.com > <javascript:>> wrote: > > So I picked up a bike locally for friend (no money has changed hands so > it's still mine) and it had a rivet saddle on it. I was upfront with the > seller that it was desirable but he said he didn't feel like taking it off. > I got excited so I put it on my Sam but maybe it's not for me. From what > I've measured it's a diablo. I probably could ride this model or > independence since there's some overlap in sizing but can't find the sweet > spot on it. > > Any advice for setup? Anything different from b17? > > -- > 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-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com > <javascript:>. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/MWIGJeWmeA0/unsubscribe > . > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com > <javascript:>. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
