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"hippy" wrote in message
... I had a Brooks on my track bike for a single ride and found it to be the most painful saddle I own.. it's for sale if you want it I am interested in at least trying one - what do you want for it? Brian |
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flyingdutch wrote:
Aah, yes. they work on the theory that the saddle 'moulds' to you. ie you must 'shape' it to your nether-regions Yeah, I know the theory.. but my nether regions would've given up LONG before any saddle moulding took place.. I'll _start_ with something at least remotely comfy. hippy -- |
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hippy wrote:
Yeah, I know the theory.. but my nether regions would've given up LONG before any saddle moulding took place.. hippy Having ordered the arione, I then did my google research - gather its designed to easily breakin, ideal for a flyweight like me but possibly not so good for the heavyweights. -- |
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On Mon, 21 Jun 2004 12:33:17 +0930, Halbstaker Wrote :
Tony wrote: Without a doubt the most comfortable saddle on the market is the Selle San Marco Rolls. Yeah a little heavier than some, you won't get a sore ass after 100 miles on one of these. Brooks B17 owners would probably disagree with you here Not to mention Brooks Professional owners...:-) In daily use I've got a 30 year old Brooks Pro. which is as comfortable as can be. The B17 on the Moulton has only about 5,000 km on it and it's nearly as comfortable as the Pro on the old grey bike. Only nearly though...:-) FWIW the old grey bike is a George McDonald built Reynolds 531DB throughout touring frame built in 1971 that's been in almost daily use since. This is _NOT_ bike porn....:-) http://members.optushome.com.au/forsythm/GreyBike/ -- Humbug |
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Originally posted by Brian Watson
"hippy" wrote I had a Brooks on my track bike for a single ride and found it to be the most painful saddle I own.. it's for sale if you want it I am interested in at least trying one - what do you want for it? Tough question as I can't find any aussie prices for it. It appears to be a Team Professional (Black). It has a scuff mark on one side but other than that appears to be in very good condition. Phantom Cycles has the B-17 for $120 and looking at international sites, the Team Pro is around 50% more than that. So, I'll leave it up to you to make an offer You can have a look at it or I can take pics. If you find out how much they sell for in Oz then I can drop the price accordingly.. Aussie: http://www.phantomcycles.com.au/Cont...LT=3,@CatID=83 International: http://www.qbike.com/category/saddles.html http://www.branfordbike.com/saddles/saddle6.html http://www.bicycleclassics.com/saddles.html -- |
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Peter S wrote:
Dominic which saddle in the range did you choose - have you had time to evaluate it? I did a fair amount of research and posted a request for recomendations in this forum. I was originally going to buy a Selle Italia Pro gel flow (with hole) as I thought this would be better for heavier riders. I few replies convinced me that the oposite is true. On post sugested Fi'zi:k and I found their site very interesting. I spent a lot of time custominsing saddles and finally settled on the CP3 Pave (black and white with red scuff guards - to go with my Zebra Allez Comp. Ordering was easy and delivery was very fast seeing as I live in the middle of the Pacific Ocean (nearest LBS 5000km). It seems shipping is included in the price. The first time I used it was was all ready to evaluate it as I rode but completely forgot about it - a VERY good sign - but more luck than judgment I think. -- |
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hippy wrote:
Is that before or after the 12 months wearing one in? I had a Brooks on my track bike for a single ride and found it tpatiente most painful saddle I own.. it's for sale if you want it Do you mean you only used it once? It takes a couple of thousand kilometres to break in Brooks saddle. They get to be very comfortable for most people, but you do have to be patient. The downside, is that they look like they've been stolen from a penny farthing -- not very cool on the latest carbon fibre wet dream H |
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got and fitted the Arionne last night, after one commute - sweet.
then again, the saddle it replaced was really starting to pain me. -- |
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aeek wrote:
got and fitted the Arionne last night, after one commute - sweet. then again, the saddle it replaced was really starting to pain me. -- My Arione has done about 300kms now. Fizik reckon it takes 100km to wear in. I reckon that's about right. Mine feels really comfy now. -- Nick |
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Originally posted by Nickzx6r My Arione has done about 300kms now.
Fizik reckon it takes 100km to wear in. I reckon that's about right. These Arione are getting a lot of press... what's the hype? Are they somehow vastly different from a lot of other saddles? Regarding the Brooks.. yeah I realise they take ages to break in, but this was on a track bike.. couple of thousand kays on the track in pain??? No thanks! It's still for sale hippy -- |
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