Just joined after purchasing my first Country bike; a beaut of a lime olive
platypus. Goal is to get more upright and it was outfitted with albatross
bars which are about perfect. However, I put my Brooks professional from
the 70s on and it doesn’t quite match the more upright position. I’m
thi
I have both seats. I prefer the B67 for bolt upright where I’m more back on my
butt, and the Flyer goes on my mountain bikes/more lean-over bikes. Flyer is
narrower by quite a bit. It’s a B17 with springs.
> On Aug 29, 2022, at 10:00, schralp wrote:
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> Just joined after purchasing my first
About the squeaks in a B67: I came to accept the squeaks in my first B67,
but it was more of necessity and resignation than of true appreciation. A
few months ago I had to get a new B67 because the tension bolt snapped on
the old one as I tried to tighten it (~10 years old) and I did not have
t
I cannot comment on the flyer. However, for my very upright position my B67 is
really perfect. Since getting it I no longer need or use padded shorts. I have
cycled probably 1,500 miles with it in total comfort. I’ve gone 4 hours
practically non stop & did a 6 day bikecamping adventure on it. Ze
Yes! Mine required no break in period.
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> On Aug 29, 2022, at 2:08 PM, J J wrote:
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> About the squeaks in a B67: I came to accept the squeaks in my first B67,
> but it was more of necessity and resignation than of true appreciation. A few
> months ago I had to get a new B
Thanks. Do you notice the B67 impacting hamstrings given the width?
On Monday, August 29, 2022 at 10:05:19 AM UTC-7 Lucky wrote:
> I have both seats. I prefer the B67 for bolt upright where I’m more back
> on my butt, and the Flyer goes on my mountain bikes/more lean-over bikes.
> Flyer is nar
Thanks, maybe something to try right off the bat…
On Monday, August 29, 2022 at 11:08:01 AM UTC-7 J J wrote:
> About the squeaks in a B67: I came to accept the squeaks in my first B67,
> but it was more of necessity and resignation than of true appreciation. A
> few months ago I had to get a ne
Thanks for the tip on the nose. I like the idea of bringing wrenches along
on a ride to tweak until right…
On Monday, August 29, 2022 at 12:07:51 PM UTC-7 rmro...@gmail.com wrote:
> I cannot comment on the flyer. However, for my very upright position my
> B67 is really perfect. Since getting it
I definitely have not. In fact, I’ve not experienced any of the reported
problems with the B67.
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> On Aug 30, 2022, at 1:02 AM, schralp wrote:
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> Thanks. Do you notice the B67 impacting hamstrings given the width?
>
>> On Monday, August 29, 2022 at 10:05:19 AM UTC-7 Lucky