Andy, yes, I can picture this exactly. In fact, I think I’ve experienced that on my Brooks. That saddle will get a break for awhile and I’ll see if some of what I feel goes away now that I’m using the Rivet. It’s not huge discomfort, but every now and again I get a hot spot with heavy mileage. If I could ride and not have a single thought in my head about my saddle, that would be heavenly. Oh, and great photos, too! Hope that shoulder is about healed up and you can go back to eating up the Pittsburgh miles. Glad to hear your Pearl is (to quote clever Roberta) a pearl. A detailed review someday would really be beneficial to the group.
Roberta - I would guess maybe late August? We shall see! L Sent from my iPad > On Jul 13, 2021, at 10:47 AM, ascpgh <asc....@gmail.com> wrote: > > Leah, I had an extended break in on my slotted Pearl too but what I most > wanted from the slotted format was elimination of the material down the > middle of the saddle that my original Independence had. As it broke in to my > sit bones the ridge down the center that was tethered from the nose of the > frame to the frame at the rear (cantle). With nothing like the weight my sit > bones were exerting breaking it in, that ridge down the center remained > tight, linear and was becoming a real perineum cleaver as my sit bones > settled in to a comfortable level. > > Deb sent me the slotted Pearl to address this and that I do move forward and > aft much more than I thought and the Pearl has a longer platform for sit > bones than the Independence. When I scooted forward on it for some pedaling > advantage, the surface for my sit bones sloped off and effectively put me (my > soft parts) on the ridge even harder. > > So far the slot has let the middle of the saddle not be a cake wire to my > under side and the Pearl better suits my riding which I found to be more > seated than others'. > > Hope you enjoy! Here's a gratuitous shot of Deb at the Philly bike Expo, lots > of bike experience right there! > <039B9AB9-229A-4CC8-861E-DA4A7FA92AA5_1_105_c.jpeg> > And also, a gratuitous shot of the slotted Pearl on my bike during my > (unofficial) first ride post-op: > <94D9ABBC-877D-4767-BB5F-15FEE779AC1B_1_105_c.jpeg> > > Andy Cheatham > Pittsburgh >> On Monday, July 12, 2021 at 5:32:59 PM UTC-5 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! wrote: >> I guess I’m going to be Three Bike Leah. In building that bike, I was in >> need of a saddle. I decided to try a new saddle on my raspberry dream bike, >> and then move along the Platy saddle (a lovely B17 Select) to the new bike. >> I have heard a lot of good press about Rivet. I began looking over their >> offerings and decided to email the company to ask a couple of questions. The >> owner, Debra Banks, emailed me back very quickly. She answered my questions, >> so I decided to try the beautiful ivory Sonora. The Sonora arrived today >> and, quicker than a jackrabbit on a date, I installed on the Platypus. It >> really looks fantastic. >> >> I got the one with a cutout. I have never had a cutout, don’t know if I need >> a cutout. The nose is shorter and the rails are longer, and so far (I’ve >> ridden it a few miles today) it would seem to be perfect. Will there be >> patina that wears away the white paint in the leather? Yes. Am I a priss >> about that? No. I like patina. >> >> I will rack up some miles and report back in case anyone else was >> considering a Rivet. Might take me awhile since Vegas is hotter than Hades… >> Leah > > -- > 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/6i5iClOdE7k/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/6dacb701-ee18-4d01-9a18-3f261c55bc2bn%40googlegroups.com. > <94D9ABBC-877D-4767-BB5F-15FEE779AC1B_1_105_c.jpeg> > <039B9AB9-229A-4CC8-861E-DA4A7FA92AA5_1_105_c.jpeg> -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/55A9F682-5561-4987-A74E-5073D84B01C8%40gmail.com.
