David's right regarding the shape. For me, a Pro is good only if the h'bars are below the saddle. Even, get a B17. Waaaay up there Albatrossess, get the sprung B66/67.
Esteban San Diego, California On Sep 11, 3:48 pm, Thomas Lynn Skean <thomaslynnsk...@comcast.net> wrote: > "bowed" in that its front and/or back is/are higher than the middle? > I'd so, does either point "up" more than the other? > > I may actually *like* it, for example, if the nose is turned up some, > whether or not the tail is. However, if the tail is up and the nose > not so much, I wouldn't Luke that. > > I think the B68's nose was a little higher than it's back; I liked > that part if it. > > Yours, > Thomas Lynn Skean > > On Sep 11, 4:59 pm, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Team Pros are very nice saddles. The leather is (used to be???) thicker > > than a B17. The top's big difference other than width is shape. The top on > > the TP is bowed a bit, instead of flat like on the B17. I much prefer the > > B17 to the TP due to the flat top. > > > FWIW, I'm riding a new to me Swallow which has a similar flat top. Even > > though it's narrower by 8mm, the flat top makes it pretty comfortable over > > 30-40 miles. > > > On Sat, Sep 11, 2010 at 2:39 PM, Thomas Lynn Skean < > > > thomaslynnsk...@comcast.net> wrote: > > > Hi! > > > > I used to use a B68. But I broke one's frame and then slowly turned a > > > second one into a B17's width with my gravitas. So I decided to simply > > > use a B17 to begin with. I like it fine. But I wonder if a Team Pro > > > would be even better. The B17's width is good but I don't think > > > shaving another cm of width would really make a significant > > > difference. > > > > What are the other real differences? Shape? If so, how is it > > > different? Thickness of leather (for me I think thicker would be > > > better)? Don't care about weight per se. Or rail color. > > > > Thanks for any info/opininons! > > > > Yours, > > > Thomas Lynn Skean > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2Bunsubscrib > > > e...@googlegroups.com> > > > . > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > -- > > Cheers, > > David > > Redlands, CA -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
