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On Wednesday, April 2, 2014 3:02:14 AM UTC+1, (PeteCresswell) wrote:
Per Frank Krygowski: ones with two moveable pads, I still have one of those. Sounded like a good idea to me - especially with the faux saddle horn that this one featured. Gave the usual control when out of the saddle, absolutely zero perinial contact. Made my asshole bleed for a couple of days. I'm guessing focused pressure where pressure shouldn't be focused with no support. OTOH, the guy who designed/marketed it was all bent out of shape when I commented - said "You're the only one...".... which I've heard waaaaay too many times in my life.... I used to work with the co-author of 'DeLong's Guide To Bicycles and Bicycling". He was Fred DeLong's son and a mechanical engineer. His take was that every "new" cycling item (aside from materials) has already been tried and discarded back in cycling's heyday between the period of horses and the period of automobiles. -- Pete Cresswell I liked the Cheeko90 seat, and I still do. But it really fits the meme of an old, proven idea recycled for bicycles. If you've ever seen an old-fashioned tractor seat, which was just a hollowed metal shape, sometimes perforated, you know where the Cheeko90 came from. It's the same thing, upholstered.. I used mine for a year or two but it was made with good-looking but fast-wearing materials, and it started to look a bit tatty, so on my next bike, which cost BMW money and looked like it, I replaced it with a Brooks that one could expect to look smart for longer. But if I could have a Cheeko90 beautifully covered in leather by Brooks, I'd pay Brooks money for in a flash, and give my Brooks B73 away. the Cheeko90 is on the bike illustrated at http://coolmainpress.com/BICYCLINGsmover.html and has even got a Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Revla...80568688834060 but I don't see it for sale anywhere. Andre Jute |
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On 4/2/2014 8:36 AM, Andre Jute wrote:
On Wednesday, April 2, 2014 3:02:14 AM UTC+1, (PeteCresswell) wrote: Per Frank Krygowski: ones with two moveable pads, I still have one of those. Sounded like a good idea to me - especially with the faux saddle horn that this one featured. Gave the usual control when out of the saddle, absolutely zero perinial contact. Made my asshole bleed for a couple of days. I'm guessing focused pressure where pressure shouldn't be focused with no support. OTOH, the guy who designed/marketed it was all bent out of shape when I commented - said "You're the only one...".... which I've heard waaaaay too many times in my life.... I used to work with the co-author of 'DeLong's Guide To Bicycles and Bicycling". He was Fred DeLong's son and a mechanical engineer. His take was that every "new" cycling item (aside from materials) has already been tried and discarded back in cycling's heyday between the period of horses and the period of automobiles. -- Pete Cresswell I liked the Cheeko90 seat, and I still do. But it really fits the meme of an old, proven idea recycled for bicycles. If you've ever seen an old-fashioned tractor seat, which was just a hollowed metal shape, sometimes perforated, you know where the Cheeko90 came from. It's the same thing, upholstered. I used mine for a year or two but it was made with good-looking but fast-wearing materials, and it started to look a bit tatty, so on my next bike, which cost BMW money and looked like it, I replaced it with a Brooks that one could expect to look smart for longer. But if I could have a Cheeko90 beautifully covered in leather by Brooks, I'd pay Brooks money for in a flash, and give my Brooks B73 away. the Cheeko90 is on the bike illustrated at http://coolmainpress.com/BICYCLINGsmover.html and has even got a Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Revla...80568688834060 but I don't see it for sale anywhere. Saddle choices are very subjective. After about 5 different ones over the years I found this one: http://www.cyclestore.co.uk/productD...Fa_m7AodKwYAyw When the LBS guy recommended it I was skeptical. I would not have tried it if he didn't offer me a 90 day trial. It's probably the most comfortable saddle that I've tried. But I'm not sure I'd recommend this to everyone. You can just give your own impressions and let the reader decide g |
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On Wednesday, April 2, 2014 1:44:09 PM UTC+1, Duane wrote:
On 4/2/2014 8:36 AM, Andre Jute wrote: I liked the Cheeko90 seat, and I still do. But it really fits the meme of an old, proven idea recycled for bicycles. If you've ever seen an old-fashioned tractor seat, which was just a hollowed metal shape, sometimes perforated, you know where the Cheeko90 came from. It's the same thing, upholstered. I used mine for a year or two but it was made with good-looking but fast-wearing materials, and it started to look a bit tatty, so on my next bike, which cost BMW money and looked like it, I replaced it with a Brooks that one could expect to look smart for longer. But if I could have a Cheeko90 beautifully covered in leather by Brooks, I'd pay Brooks money for in a flash, and give my Brooks B73 away. the Cheeko90 is on the bike illustrated at http://coolmainpress.com/BICYCLINGsmover.html and has even got a Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Revla...80568688834060 but I don't see it for sale anywhere. Saddle choices are very subjective. After about 5 different ones over the years I found this one: http://www.cyclestore.co.uk/productD...Fa_m7AodKwYAyw When the LBS guy recommended it I was skeptical. I would not have tried it if he didn't offer me a 90 day trial. It's probably the most comfortable saddle that I've tried. But I'm not sure I'd recommend this to everyone. You can just give your own impressions and let the reader decide g That's a very well-known saddle for road bikes. The Cheeko90 that I like is only suitable for people who sit upright on bikes with lazy angles, though the designer knew what he was doing when he made the rails long to help riders give steep sporting bikes a lazier angle by putting the seat well back. But I wouldn't recommend any seat too strongly; like you, I think people are so different, they should find a dealer willing to let them exchange saddles/seats until they find one that works for their anatomy or prejudices or whatever. I'll tell you this though; over here Terry seats are very highly rated, and fitted by quite a few upmarket bikes as standard -- and I've never sat on one that I didn't positively hate. Horses for courses, saddles for bums. Andre Jute |
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less you move Andre, the softer the use able saddle
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Per Andre Jute:
the bike illustrated at http://coolmainpress.com/BICYCLINGsmover.html and has even got a Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Revla...80568688834060 but I don't see it for sale anywhere. You still have the Kranich, right? Don't you have control issues out-of-the saddle with that saddle's lack of a horn? -- Pete Cresswell |
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On Wednesday, April 2, 2014 7:25:50 PM UTC+1, (PeteCresswell) wrote:
Per Andre Jute: the bike illustrated at http://coolmainpress.com/BICYCLINGsmover.html and has even got a Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Revla...80568688834060 but I don't see it for sale anywhere. You still have the Kranich, right? Don't you have control issues out-of-the saddle with that saddle's lack of a horn? -- Pete Cresswell That's what I was saying earlier, Pete, when I got the smart new Kranich, instead of transferring the worn Cheeko90, I switched to a Brooks B73 which could be counted on to stay respectable for a long time. But, anyhow, the Kranich is specifically designed to be pedaled under all conditions from the saddle. You never stand up out of the saddle. In addition, with the 500+% gearing range of the Rohloff gearbox you never need to anyway on any bike, you keep your seat and just gear down. Andre Jute |
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