Bruce
Hadn't considered the possibility of a longer replacement bolt.
Suspect that info will come in handy. Thanks, and keep us posted on
how it holds up.
Mike and Steve:
My guess is that some anatomies benefit from Selle Anatomicas
more than others. In my experience the additional saddle flexibility
isn't as much a benefit for the sit bones as it is for the avant garde
of the nether regions. I started out with B17s on my Saluki and
vintage Trek,and my sit bones never complained. But in spite of all
trimming, I found the nose exceedingly uncomfortable and numbing after
30 or so miles, particularly when I was hunched down in the drops.
This doesn't seem to be a problem for everyone, obviously. But the
complaint nose of the SA _ and it's the CUT-OUT that apparently makes
it compliant _ eliminated that issue entirely. I keep my saddle
relatively stiff, so it's not quite a hammock where my butt is
concerned. I have a friend whose SA looks like a sway-backed horse,
but I don't think I could stand to ride mine that a'way.
I must add that my experience with the build of SA's has been up
and down. I'm a tad under 180, primarily a road rider, and a rider who
"posts" frequently, but have had the metal bend on one, even though it
purported to be a Clydesdale. As Grant might note, it IS steel, and
can be bent back, but it ain't easy, and it shouldn't have been a
problem in the first place. To offset leather sag, lace-ups along the
bottom of the saddle seem almost inevitable (and seem to work fine),
and lace-ups can greatly delay the day of reckoning with the end of
the saddle bolt. Sent one SA back for way premature leather sag, and
the company graciously and quickly replaced it.
I have wondered if this inconsistency is one of the reasons Riv
quietly stopped selling them. But the saddles that have been good have
been very good, and I'd hate to have to do without them.
From all I've seen, it would be a big mistake to get any other
than a Clyde, unless you weight less than 150 and promise never to hit
a bump in the road.
On Aug 21, 4:58 pm, Bruce <fullylug...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Since I first bought a Selle Anatomica from RBW, it's been my seat of choice.
> I
> have them on 3 of the 4 bikes that call our garage "home." One of the saddles
> came used from another cyclist, and was already fully stretched out. My past
> experience with Selles is that once they get to that point, they stay there.
> GP
> said the same thing in the advertising blurb back when Riv was selling them. I
> was surprised then on today's ride (to Fat Girl's BBQ Cafe, no less) when the
> seat stretcher bolt fell OUT and onto teh ground as I was riding. The saddle
> was
> soaked with sweat and hammocked so that it was laying on top of the seatpost.
> No, there was no pain, just consternation. The leather LOOKS okay, and instead
> of sending $75 to re skin the frame back at the factory, I decided to go to
> Home
> Depot instead. I came back with a 3 1/2" bolt to replace the 2" long fallen
> out
> one. The Selle bolt has a custom head which gets a narrow hex socket inside a
> hole in the steel saddle nose piece. I knew I wouldn't find that, but came
> back
> with a carriage bolt instead. I turned it up snug against the rounded inside
> portion of the nose piece and we'll see how it rides. If it's a bust, I'm out
> a
> whopping $0.33 (inc tax)
>
> None of my other Selles have done this, btw.
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