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[RBW] Brooks B68

2024-05-15 Thread J S

Anyone have a fairly new B68 you are looking to sell?

Thanks

Joel

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[RBW] Brooks B-17 Special S2-11006

2024-04-11 Thread Lyman Labry

Hello All,
The pin and shackle fell off my Brooks B17 saddle recently.  The saddle was
purchased from Rivendell and is less than 3 years old.  I asked Riv for
guidance but have not heard back from them.
Has anyone in the group experienced this problem?  Any guidance appreciated.
Thank you,
Lyman in ATX

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[RBW] Brooks 5J9 Leather Bicycle Saddle

2024-02-04 Thread Kim H.

This Brooks 5J9 Leather Bicycle Saddle is currently on eBay. I personally 
have never seen this model of saddle before. The seller has no background 
information on it. 

Does anyone herein have any information about this saddle ?

I am not interested in purchasing the saddle. I am just curious about it. 
It is most definitely for upright riding. 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/156031671538?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D1110006%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20200818143230%26meid%3D89b1b345406340aeb3f6d1efbd7ba20d%26pid%3D101224%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D5%26sd%3D296193610948%26itm%3D156031671538%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D4429486%26algv%3DDefaultOrganicWebV9BertRefreshRanker%26brand%3DBrooks%2BEngland&_trksid=p4429486.c101224.m-1

Thank-you.
Kim Hetzel. 

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[RBW] Brooks B68 Video

2024-01-19 Thread Corwin Zechar

I no longer ride Brooks saddles, but I am a big fan of this video 
.
 
My new custom is enshrined in it. Apparently Mark had it in the stand when 
Brian came around filming. You can tell that it's not a purple Platypus as 
it has an RBW custom head badge and is fitted with Tektro red anodized 
V-brakes.

Look for it at 0:51 seconds.

Regards,

Corwin

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[RBW] Brooks B72 Reissued!

2023-12-06 Thread Coal Bee Rye Anne

FYI for anyone that hasn't already noticed the resurrection of the B72
model.
https://theradavist.com/brooks-b72-review/

I know the B68 gets a bit more attention as the wide, unsprung, single rail
model that is plug & play with modern seatpost clamps but I thought this
was interesting news to share for anyone that might like to find something
of a middle ground between the unsprung models and the large coil springs
found on the Flyer/Conquest and other sprung, more upright saddles.

Not sure when the new Brooks adapter kit will actually become available as
it's not yet on their site (as of earlier this morning) and Radavist only
mentions 'next week' with their 11/30 article but seems they'll be
obtainable soon.

I have an old B72 with a condition pretty much matching that of the one
installed on the Ritchey in the photos of the Radavist link. My own came
off a mid 70's Raleigh Sports I picked up used. I treated the leather a
handful of times and eventually used it on my Clem with a Breezer double
rail adapter until it sagged enough to hit the top of the seatpost clamp on
even mild bumps. I retired it before it broke rather than keep stretching
the old leather with more and more bolt adjustments as a few spots started
to crack and flake. I also kind of just like the look of the saddle and
unique spring design so wanted to keep an old example intact.

We also have a B18 with the same rail and spring design as the B72 on my
spouse's three speed (I had sadly slept on the limited Raspberry color when
it was available so we only have a brown.) That bike gets much less use
lately but I built it up as a nice resto-mod using the best condition parts
between our two matching Raleigh's, got rebuilt wheels on the original hubs
with new alloy rims, etc. so the new embossed saddle was an additional
splurge. My own Sports turned into more of a franken-build but was a fun
project, albeit too small and short lived.

I had one of the Conquest re-issues but the narrower shape just didn't fit
me even on a more aggressive, bar-below-saddle build so I sold or traded
away the Conquest. I do not necessarily recall a distinct difference in
the suspended feeling between the Conquest and Brooks as much as I did in
the overall fit, shape, and design.

I have no real need for a new B72 at the moment but might go for the new
adapter kit, when available, and play around to see how my old one fits
some spare seatposts with the different sets of bolts and see if I find a
good match that may offer greater under saddle to top of clamp clearance
than I had on the 1-bolt post I used on the Clem with the old B72.

Brian Cole
Lawrence NJ

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Re: [RBW] Brooks B68s, Dura-Ace 7403 front derailleur (NOS), IRD Alpina front derailleur with clamp

2023-10-13 Thread James Valiensi

Hi,
I will buy the B68.
valie...@mac.com

> On Oct 13, 2023, at 10:53 AM, J J  wrote:
> 
> Hi all, selling a few nice items. Please reach out privately if you're 
> interested. Thanks!
> 
> 1) Brooks B68s saddle (like new, $135 shipped)
> This is the "s" version, a few millimeters shorter than the regular B68. 
> Textured leather, beautiful, hard to find. Treated with Brooks Proofide and 
> some areas are slightly darker. Ridden twice for short distances. No saddle 
> bag ever mounted.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 2) Dura-Ace FD 7403 front derailleur. Bottom pull, 28.6 clamp. (NOS with 
> original box, $142 shipped) 
> Beautiful polished silver, classic model. One of the few Dura-Ace FDs that 
> has the sweet (and subtle) Dura-Ace logotype/emblem on it. Adjustable spring 
> tension. Pristine condition. 
> 
> 
> 
> 3) IRD Alpina front derailleur. Bottom pull, includes 28.6 clamp (excellent 
> condition, $45 shipped)
> Mechanically like new. Some chain rub on the cage. 
> 
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Re: [RBW] Brooks B17 repair

2023-04-30 Thread Pam Bikes

Simon is the guy.  He's repaired my saddle several times - I think twice 
but then said it was like the "ship of epheseus"there's another guy 
that you check with:  https://www.rhmsaddles.com/contact
I have one like that as well so let me know what you decide.  Mine may not 
be worth saving.  It's really old and has thin rails.  If anyone wants it, 
let me know if you want to see some pictures.

On Saturday, April 29, 2023 at 1:41:18 AM UTC-4 row.n.2...@gmail.com wrote:

> Firth & Wilson
> (215) 644-8124
> si...@transportcycle.com 
> Philadelphia, PA. 19148-2386
> These people are fast and reasonably priced.
> Jon
>
> On Thu, Apr 27, 2023, 6:20 PM dougP  wrote:
>
>> After years of good service, my Brooks B17 blew out the leather at the 
>> nose. Is there a North American source for repair? Any idea what this costs?
>>
>> Doug Peterson
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Re: [RBW] Brooks B17 repair

2023-04-28 Thread Jon Dukeman

Firth & Wilson
(215) 644-8124
si...@transportcycle.com
Philadelphia, PA. 19148-2386
These people are fast and reasonably priced.
Jon

On Thu, Apr 27, 2023, 6:20 PM dougP  wrote:

> After years of good service, my Brooks B17 blew out the leather at the
> nose. Is there a North American source for repair? Any idea what this costs?
>
> Doug Peterson
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[RBW] Brooks B17 repair

2023-04-27 Thread dougP

After years of good service, my Brooks B17 blew out the leather at the 
nose. Is there a North American source for repair? Any idea what this costs?

Doug Peterson

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[RBW] Brooks Cambium mod advice

2022-09-01 Thread Brian Turner

Does anyone here have any experience modifying or replacing parts on Brooks 
Cambium saddles? I've done it once, when swapping out the stock rivets for 
some of the copper ones from Crivets. 3 of the 5 rivets came out without 
issue, but for two of them, the rivets just spun around in the square hole 
of the saddle rubber that seats the rivets, and I basically had to destroy 
the old rivets by cutting a slot into them with a Dremel tool and using a 
flat-head screwdriver to unscrew the rivet.

I'm thinking about doing that again to another Cambium, but I'm wondering 
if there's a better way to get these rivets to unscrew without destroying 
them?

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Re: [RBW] Brooks B67 on a Clem or other upright bike

2022-03-21 Thread Friend

Only complaint I have with my B67 on a very upright Joe App is that is 
squeaks.  I imagine some oil would fix that though.

On Sunday, March 20, 2022 at 8:28:36 PM UTC-4 Patrick Moore wrote:

> I've used a couple of B 67s and B 68s and they are very definitely made 
> for the old-fashioned sit-up-and-beg riding position; bend forward much and 
> you'll wish for something narrower. But for sitting bolt upright they were 
> fine, tho' I'm just as happy upright on a b 17-width saddle, which I find 
> too wide for drop bars 1" lower than saddle (the original Flite is perfect 
> for that, for me).
>
> But saddles are so personal that others' choices may well be very 
> different from what is comfortable for you.
>
> On Sun, Mar 20, 2022 at 10:19 AM Richard Rose  wrote:
>
>> This may or may not be a question aimed specifically at Clem owners. 
>> Rivendell suggest the B67 for very upright positions. But, most Riv bikes 
>> (Clem or other) I see have either B17, Flyer or other brand leather saddles 
>> (Rivet, RH, SAA...). Even when I take a look at the Riv "staff bikes" I 
>> rarely see a B67, though most of the bikes look pretty upright.
>> FWIW, I tried a secondhand B67 on my Jones bike when I was struggling to 
>> get comfortable on it after converting it from my mountain bike to my 
>> everything else bike. In that effort I swapped the Jones loop bar for a 
>> more swept back bar (Soma Oxford) and jacked the bars up using a VO Cigne 
>> stem. I was pretty comfortable but just could not get the B67 in a place 
>> where I was not sliding forward so I (foolishly?) sold it. But the 
>> experiment led me to my interest in and eventual purchase of my Clem (Lucky 
>> day!). To date I have only ridden the Clem with my trusty SQ Labs saddle 
>> and it has been great for most of the nearly 600 miles I have put on the 
>> bike. Most of those rides have been between 1 - 2.5 hours in length. The 
>> other day I went almost three hours and my sit bones were getting 
>> uncomfortable. My thinking is that the SQ is just too narrow for the very 
>> upright position. The B67 seems the natural choice. Thus my question - why 
>> do I not see more B67's on Riv bikes and on Clem's in particular?
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Re: [RBW] Brooks B67 on a Clem or other upright bike

2022-03-20 Thread Patrick Moore

I've used a couple of B 67s and B 68s and they are very definitely made for
the old-fashioned sit-up-and-beg riding position; bend forward much and
you'll wish for something narrower. But for sitting bolt upright they were
fine, tho' I'm just as happy upright on a b 17-width saddle, which I find
too wide for drop bars 1" lower than saddle (the original Flite is perfect
for that, for me).

But saddles are so personal that others' choices may well be very different
from what is comfortable for you.

On Sun, Mar 20, 2022 at 10:19 AM Richard Rose  wrote:

> This may or may not be a question aimed specifically at Clem owners.
> Rivendell suggest the B67 for very upright positions. But, most Riv bikes
> (Clem or other) I see have either B17, Flyer or other brand leather saddles
> (Rivet, RH, SAA...). Even when I take a look at the Riv "staff bikes" I
> rarely see a B67, though most of the bikes look pretty upright.
> FWIW, I tried a secondhand B67 on my Jones bike when I was struggling to
> get comfortable on it after converting it from my mountain bike to my
> everything else bike. In that effort I swapped the Jones loop bar for a
> more swept back bar (Soma Oxford) and jacked the bars up using a VO Cigne
> stem. I was pretty comfortable but just could not get the B67 in a place
> where I was not sliding forward so I (foolishly?) sold it. But the
> experiment led me to my interest in and eventual purchase of my Clem (Lucky
> day!). To date I have only ridden the Clem with my trusty SQ Labs saddle
> and it has been great for most of the nearly 600 miles I have put on the
> bike. Most of those rides have been between 1 - 2.5 hours in length. The
> other day I went almost three hours and my sit bones were getting
> uncomfortable. My thinking is that the SQ is just too narrow for the very
> upright position. The B67 seems the natural choice. Thus my question - why
> do I not see more B67's on Riv bikes and on Clem's in particular?
>
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[RBW] Brooks B67 on a Clem or other upright bike

2022-03-20 Thread Richard Rose

This may or may not be a question aimed specifically at Clem owners.
Rivendell suggest the B67 for very upright positions. But, most Riv bikes
(Clem or other) I see have either B17, Flyer or other brand leather saddles
(Rivet, RH, SAA...). Even when I take a look at the Riv "staff bikes" I
rarely see a B67, though most of the bikes look pretty upright.
FWIW, I tried a secondhand B67 on my Jones bike when I was struggling to
get comfortable on it after converting it from my mountain bike to my
everything else bike. In that effort I swapped the Jones loop bar for a
more swept back bar (Soma Oxford) and jacked the bars up using a VO Cigne
stem. I was pretty comfortable but just could not get the B67 in a place
where I was not sliding forward so I (foolishly?) sold it. But the
experiment led me to my interest in and eventual purchase of my Clem (Lucky
day!). To date I have only ridden the Clem with my trusty SQ Labs saddle
and it has been great for most of the nearly 600 miles I have put on the
bike. Most of those rides have been between 1 - 2.5 hours in length. The
other day I went almost three hours and my sit bones were getting
uncomfortable. My thinking is that the SQ is just too narrow for the very
upright position. The B67 seems the natural choice. Thus my question - why
do I not see more B67's on Riv bikes and on Clem's in particular?

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