My first SAX after the first 7 miles <https://imgur.com/8QficUJ.jpg>
stopped at the Blue Star bike shop to borrow a tool On Sunday, July 1, 2018 at 3:48:55 PM UTC-5, Ron Mc wrote: > > Perhaps B17 is the wrong saddle for your riding position. Had that > discussion with someone this morning, and recommended Swallow. > > Good week for riding (finished up a big project at work), and finished 130 > miles for the week this morning (and won the sprint, but only by passing > Daniel at the last traffic signal - he should have had me by a block - 4 of > us in the lead group were 3 minutes ahead of the next group). > Brutal sun this afternoon, and a good afternoon for an indoor project. > > My highest-mileage Brooks was showing front frame through the leather, and > needed a rare stretch bolt tighten (quarter-turn). > Expected, and accumulated stretch from this summer's sweat. > So I laced it this afternoon to get that last 5000 or so miles before I > replace it with the new (closeout) saddle I have stashed - it's essentially > back to new shape, with just a little pucker around the rivets. > > <https://imgur.com/r6dAeKl.jpg> > This isn't a good back-lit photo, with the exception it shows the smooth > lift you get in place of a center ridge when you lace a stretched Brooks. > and yes, I cut my finger with the leather awl (nothing bad) > > > On Saturday, June 30, 2018 at 6:43:21 PM UTC-5, Mushroom Man wrote: >> >> I agree with Fullylugged, comfy from day 1. I prefer it over my Brooks >> but perhaps the B17 just needs to be broken in more. The Anatomica does >> seem to sag easily, the Brooks feels more sturdy. >> >> On Thursday, June 28, 2018 at 9:33:11 PM UTC-7, Lum Gim Fong wrote: >>> >>> Anyone have anything to say about theirs? >>> Like it? >>> Compared to Brooks? >> >> -- 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.
