[RBW] Re: Curious Brooks damage

2016-03-09 Thread Reid
It looks to me as though the nose piece is at the wrong angle, probably from new. As have a lot of people on this list, I have seen some pretty well worn and abused Brooks saddles, but never any like that. I agree with the "warranty" comment above. Reid > -- You received this message becaus

[RBW] Re: Curious Brooks damage

2016-03-09 Thread Hugh Smitham
Hey Mark, By the looks of the pictures you've shared I'd say it looks defective to my eye. I have the same saddle and have been riding it since 2013 and the leather at the nose has slipped to one side. I don't notice it or feel any adverse effect but it definitely looks funny. I'd go back to th

Re: [RBW] Re: Curious Brooks damage

2016-03-09 Thread Mark Reimer
Nope, not that I know of. Check out these photos. They are from when I first bought the saddle, one year after (bright colour striped photo), and then one year more (present day). You can see it's been a slow progressive thing. First starting out as some lighter spots, then turned tan (I thoug

Re: [RBW] Re: Curious Brooks damage

2016-03-09 Thread Scott Henry
Seeing that last photo Ever turn the bike upside down, resting on the bars and saddle? Rub points for storage or vehicle transport? Or wear something with a crotch zipper? That looks like mechanical wear to me... Scott On Wed, Mar 9, 2016 at 11:22 AM, Mark Reimer wrote: > One more photo...

[RBW] Re: Curious Brooks damage

2016-03-09 Thread Mark Reimer
One more photo... On Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at 10:21:31 AM UTC-6, Mark Reimer wrote: > > Yikes! > > Nope, never been soaked or anything like that. I'll take your > recommenda

[RBW] Re: Curious Brooks damage

2016-03-09 Thread Mark Reimer
Yikes! Nope, never been soaked or anything like that. I'll take your recommendation of inspecting the nose piece. This is how my saddle has looked since I got it - the nose shape I mean. It was slowly getting lighter at that spot, but only very recently did the grain change. That's what got me

[RBW] Re: Curious Brooks damage

2016-03-09 Thread Ron Mc
it really looks like it's about to tear through there - any chance it's been soaked through and ridden wet? I bought my first select last year, and I don't think I'll ever buy anything different. It's the only Brooks that I've been totally happy with the rate that it's stretching - i.e, negli

[RBW] Re: Curious Brooks damage

2016-03-09 Thread David Banzer
The side pic shows it better. Looks worse than the first photo. While it's not sagging, there is a shift in the direction of the leather, and that area is starting to wear through. The leather at the nose is angling up, while after the nose piece, it becomes horizontal. The leather looks worn a

[RBW] Re: Curious Brooks damage

2016-03-09 Thread Mark Reimer
Yeah, very true. I guess I'm just a bit confused because when you look at it from the side, it doesn't really have much sag at all. Particularly compared to my other brooks and

[RBW] Re: Curious Brooks damage

2016-03-09 Thread David Banzer
No experience with that type of wear, but the worn area looks like it lines up with the edge of the nose-piece. Does the leather change shape in this area as well? Maybe a side pic would help. I know when I ride in the winter, my saddle feels not as comfortable as in warmer temps. 'Brittle' isn

[RBW] Re: Curious Brooks damage

2016-03-09 Thread Ron Mc
it does kind of look like the leather is bending around the nose bridge - it's the exact shape of it http://www.pedallingabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/IMG_3909.jpg -- You received this message because you are subscri