I got one of those for Xmas, and really like the two bolt design. I am worried about the clamping area as it seems much narrower than a Nitto, Thomspon, or brand X clamp. Seems like it could concentrate vibrations over a smaller area and lead to fatigue on the saddle rails. Time will tell...
On Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 10:06 AM, NickBull <nick.bike.b...@gmail.com> wrote: > It's a little unclear just how much setback the Nitto lugged seatpost > has. Rivendell says it has 15mm more than the Crystal Fellow, and on > AEBike's website, it says that the Crystal Fellow has 14mm of setback, > so that would imply that the lugged seatpost has around 30mm of > setback. > > That's the same amount of setback as the Velo Orange Grand Cru > seatpost, 30.2mm. I've been riding one of those for a little over a > month and it is a really nice 2-bolt seatpost. Much less expensive > than the Nitto, though not as blingy of course. > > Nick > > > On Jan 9, 6:19 pm, Mike S <mikeshalj...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Well, based on that near-certainty of bent rails based on what I want > > to do, it seems another $150 Nitto S-84 seatpost & B17 combo is in > > order for me. It is strange that S.A would design rails that lend > > themselves to failure-inducing experiments, but I'm glad I can learn > > from experience. > > > > Life shure is tougher for us long-legged, long-armed dudes... but who > > can whine about having a fancy lugged seatpost? > > > > On Jan 9, 4:58 pm, "Bill M." <bmenn...@comcast.net> wrote: > > > > > No Bomba in my stable! > > > > > It didn't take anything extreme, just having the saddle too far back, > > > a seatpost clamp that didn't support the rails properly (an old > > > American Classic) and my 180 lb body were enough to bend the rails. > > > As I said, I bent them back and I still ride the saddle, but with a > > > different post and a less extreme position. > > > > > Jason, > > > > > If the mfg. says "don't do this" and you do anyway, don't you own some > > > responsibility for the results? > > > > > Bill > > > > > On Jan 9, 9:33 am, Philip Williamson <philip.william...@gmail.com> > > > wrote: > > > > > > On Jan 8, 9:49 pm, "Bill M." <bmenn...@comcast.net> wrote: > > > > > > > "Bent Frame Wire - A small number of saddles have been replaced in > the > > > > > past two years due to frame wire bending during a ride. These first > > > > > happened exclusively with mountain bike riders doing extreme > riding. > > > > ... > > > > > They aren't kidding. Ask how I know... > > > > > > Hucking your Bombadil? > > > > > > Philip > > > > > > Philip Williamsonwww.biketinker.com > > -- > 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%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA *...in terms of recreational cycling there are many riders who would probably benefit more from improving their taste than from improving their performance.* - RTMS -- 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.
