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Saddle questions
Does an one know of a economically priced saddle that will let me ride more
than a couple of miles without the need for padded cycling pants? Or is this just a dream of mine? I was browsing nashbar and they have some in the $30 to $40 range that look as though they have a bit more padding than a "stock" read "cheap" seat. Ken -- More of my mind dribblings: http://mind-dribble.blogspot.com/ And my homepage: http://kcm-home.tripod.com/ |
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Someone once described the feeling of a Brooks B-17 as riding while
sitting in a hammock. Got it pretty right, in my experience. You can't go wrong with Wallingford, which sells them with a 6-month guarantee/return policy. But, as you will no doubt hear, saddles are extremely personal things, and no one "size" fits all. And padding is not necessarily a good thing on long rides. --Roy Zipris |
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Roy Zipris wrote:
Someone once described the feeling of a Brooks B-17 as riding while sitting in a hammock. Got it pretty right, in my experience. You can't go wrong with Wallingford, which sells them with a 6-month guarantee/return policy. A new Brooks is over a hundred bucks. In fact I've seen used ones sell for that much. Matt O. |
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A new Brooks is over a hundred bucks. In fact I've seen used ones
sell for that much. Matt O. Try $50-60 for the b-17 standard. The expensive ones are a bit lighter is all |
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On Wed, 09 Mar 2005 20:26:16 -0600, Mike Kruger wrote:
The other used Brooks I've bought have been in the $30 range. (one at Urban Bikes in Chicago, just to name one good place for stuff like this.) Are they still around? I used to LOVE that place. They only had a pair of vintage and frighteningly hard Ideale saddles when I was there last. [Shivers] I got my Brooks Champion Flyer this last spring for $50 on sale on-line. It's a heavy beast and I don't care. :P |
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In article .com,
wrote: A new Brooks is over a hundred bucks. In fact I've seen used ones sell for that much. Matt O. Try $50-60 for the b-17 standard. The expensive ones are a bit lighter is all The brand newly upgraded B-17 will be more expensive and they will be out in the spring of 2005. The classic B17 standard is getting harder to find, but not impossible. David. |
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Roy Zipris wrote:
Someone once described the feeling of a Brooks B-17 as riding while sitting in a hammock. Got it pretty right, in my experience.... For a real hammock seat: http://www.wisil.recumbents.com/wisil/costin/Monky1.jpg. -- Tom Sherman - Earth |
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Tom Sherman wrote:
For a real hammock seat: http://www.wisil.recumbents.com/wisil/costin/Monky1.jpg. Or perhaps http://www.pedersenbicycle.dk/history.html -- Darin McGrew, , http://www.rahul.net/mcgrew/ Web Design Group, , http://www.HTMLHelp.com/ "I'd love to make time, if only I could find the recipe." |
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