You gotta' be quick around these parts!!!
On Sun, Dec 27, 2009 at 11:05 AM, Rene Sterental wrote:
> Wow! I have barely landed in Dallas on my way to Ft. Lauderdale, am
> reading all the comments regarding my question on the sprung saddles,
> see your offer and as I read through the thread I see
Wow! I have barely landed in Dallas on my way to Ft. Lauderdale, am
reading all the comments regarding my question on the sprung saddles,
see your offer and as I read through the thread I see someone else
already jumped at the chance!
I'm not sure if I'll like riding the Flyer as I have found I se
What Patrick said, the part about saddle position fore and aft.
applies.
That said, I prefer a sprung saddle for all my upright city riding.
When I built up my Xtracycle I installed a flyer, which was perfect
for the close, swept-back handlebars and the very upright position on
that bike.
I liked
I like the Flyer a lot for certain bikes. If the bike already has a
cushy ride then it's probably overkill. I use the Flyer to smooth out
the kick from an otherwise stiff bike. or put another way, to soften
the ride. The spring action is rather subtle, however. After awhile I
don't notice it unles
I use a flyer on my commuter with uprights. I like it, as it takes just enough
of the rough stuff off. I ride on 35s on the commuter, all pavement, of
course. For a period of time I had it mounted on my Atlantis with uprights and
35s, and that was OK, too. But, I briefly mounted it on my Qu
Rene,
I use B-17s on my Rivedell's with drop bars and found that with
Albatross bars the Flyer is a nice saddle to have.
I have used the Flyer when touring with drop bars but really noticed
the difference in a more upright position with Albatross bars and/or
off road.
When using saddle bars with
I have a pre-aged Flyer on my Soma DoubleCross set up with noodlebars.
I love it. I haven't used a B17 but in Philly I thank god for my 35c
Schwalbes and the sprung saddle every time I ride. For a while I had
one of the used Selle-Anatomica saddles that Riv was selling on there
but I moved that to
Will agree with David on this. Had a Flyer on my Atlantis and it
seemed too "mushy". The Atlantis is set up with Albatross bars.
Combination of upright sitting and sprung saddle just got things too
bouncy. Oh, and the Atlantis has Big Apple tires. Comfy, yes. But
was really difficult to pedal
I have a Champion Flyer on my commuter. I doubt I'd buy another one.
While you can still attach a large saddle bag to the saddle, because
of the springs you can't attach a smaller bag such as a Barley or XS
Sackville. It's also very heavy. I find B-17s to be pretty darn comfy
without the springs.
