Saddles are a pretty personal choice. But good leather ones can last
a long time, so I wouldn't make a decision based on price. Brooks has
a good quality control track record and I love the Selle Anatomica. I
have two of them and never really want to ride on anything else. I
also prefer to do
Richard,
I received a brown Velo Orange Model 6 saddle this week to try on my
'95 Riv Road.:
http://www.velo-orange.com/vosaddlemodel6.html
It *appears* to be the same saddle as the Soma Cardiff Cambria:
http://store.somafab.com/calesa.html
The Cambria in turn looks just like the saddle sold
Hi All,
I own both a Surly Cross Check (currently set up with derailer, but
that might change) and a Soma Delancey. Both of these particular
models come with long slots at the rear to allow for many gearing
options. The Cross Check is quite versatile and inexpensive, so the
value seems very
On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 8:34 AM, Bill M. bmenn...@comcast.net wrote:
Richard,
I received a brown Velo Orange Model 6 saddle this week to try on my
'95 Riv Road.:
http://www.velo-orange.com/vosaddlemodel6.html
It *appears* to be the same saddle as the Soma Cardiff Cambria:
On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 7:42 PM, CycloFiend cyclofi...@earthlink.net wrote:
I have to say I've ridden a couple of Surlys over the years, and although I
think they are a good value, it's hard to make a case that they have the
same ride.
One thing I have observed is that some people care
What we need out here in the real world is a Team Pro with steel rails
and bag loops.
Are you listening, Mr. Brooks?
Bob
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Just confirming that one could use 26 (mtb) tubes for 650b tires. I
just checked out the Riv site and 26 tubes are 4.00, the 650b tubes
are 8.00! Why pay more if the mtb versions would work fine (and
should prove to be lighter than those Schwalbe versions)?
I'm thinking of buying the skinny
On Sat, 2009-02-28 at 11:53 -0800, Lesli wrote:
Just confirming that one could use 26 (mtb) tubes for 650b tires. I
just checked out the Riv site and 26 tubes are 4.00, the 650b tubes
are 8.00! Why pay more if the mtb versions would work fine (and
should prove to be lighter than those
On Sat, 2009-02-28 at 10:30 -0800, Bob Cooper wrote:
What we need out here in the real world is a Team Pro with steel rails
and bag loops.
Are you listening, Mr. Brooks?
The Viva bag loops that Velo Orange sells work very nicely on a
steel-railed Team Pro.
I noticed after reading this that Rivendell has also started selling
the Cardiff saddles.
On Feb 28, 9:09 am, Richard Merkin samcoal...@gmail.com wrote:
What do you guys think of these?
http://somafab.blogspot.com/2009/02/new-models-of-cardiff-saddles-in-...
On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 12:33 PM, Steve Palincsar palin...@his.com wrote:
On Sat, 2009-02-28 at 11:53 -0800, Lesli wrote:
Just confirming that one could use 26 (mtb) tubes for 650b tires. I
just checked out the Riv site and 26 tubes are 4.00, the 650b tubes
are 8.00! Why pay more if the
I have not tried a Persons but they have been around for a while. I
guess Permaco used to have a pretty tight relationship with Brooks
years back so I suspect they know a thing about saddles. Their prices
are pretty reasonable.
http://www.permaco.com/
On Feb 28, 2009, at 10:30 AM, Bob
Y'all inspired me to get out and ride the 'Beam. Well, actually I have a
flat on my A-R, and was too lazy to fix it...
The QB performed flawlessly. A bit over geared for my needs on this trail
(step-ish portions quite sandy in places). Forced me to take a break now
and then, which is good for
I have used 26x1.25-1.5 for Riv Nifty Swifty. It's a bit of stretch
but no problem. I got those tubes from Universal Cyclery in Portland
oregon.
Franklyn
On Feb 28, 1:48 pm, David Estes cyclotour...@gmail.com wrote:
On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 12:33 PM, Steve Palincsar palin...@his.com wrote:
I've used 559X1 tubes in 559X2 tires; no problems. I've used 559X2 tubes
in 622X60 mm tires: no problem (except that they are very, *very* hard to
install, with that extra 2 1/2 inches of rim to clea)r. I've used 622 X
28mm tubes in a 60 mm tire; no problem.These were situations where I didn't
On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 1:35 PM, Steve Palincsar palin...@his.com wrote:
The Viva bag loops that Velo Orange sells work very nicely on a
steel-railed Team Pro.
And even on a Flite or a Turbo. They are vastly better than the hateful
Cyclo loops, in you are tempted to judge these by those.
On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 10:00 AM, Horace max...@sdf.lonestar.org wrote:
On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 7:42 PM, CycloFiend cyclofi...@earthlink.net
wrote:
I have to say I've ridden a couple of Surlys over the years, and although
I
think they are a good value, it's hard to make a case that they
to be clear, I'm not knocking the QB in anyway or suggesting that any
of the bikes i mentioned are necessarily better options. ss/fixed
gear riding is different for everyone. i'm sure the slack angles and
long wheelbase of the QB yield exactly the kind of handling that some
want out of a bike
Parker 51! I, too, write with a fountain pen when writing for pleasure, as
in journals and the rare snail mail. Except, I learned to write with my
mother's Schaeffer, and have used a Pelikan 120 since, oh, 1970. And, I was
given a modern Lamy that writes really well. It's just that fountain pen
Okay, a couple of updates:
I rode 42 miles on the VO model 6 today, on the American River bike
trail in Sacramento. As it's a much narrower saddle than I've used in
some time, and a brand new stretched leather saddle, I expected some
discomfort. I had also dropped my handlebars nearly an inch,
Not mine, one of us here?
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/bik/1044182688.html
50cm seat tube 54cm top tube, suitable for someone 5'2-5'6
Custom built by Curt Goodrich includes frame/fork, headset, large rear
rack, mini front rack, wheelset, an assortment of tires, A set of new
fenders plus some
In my mind, the more a tube has to stretch the greater the chance of a
puncture. I try to use the largest volume tube of the correct diameter
for the tire. In a pinch, whatever works is better than walking for
ten hours.
On Feb 28, 11:53 am, Lesli lesli.lar...@gmail.com wrote:
Just confirming
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