have you done micro adjusting of b17 angle and setback. they are subtle sun a guns and seems sometime a milli here or there can change a lot with that old clunker of a saddle.
On Sep 15, 2:50 pm, Richard <[email protected]> wrote: > This won't help now, but a call to Avocet indicates the O2 might be > available next Spring. If the saddles become available, the Avocet > rep also said he will direct to the consumer. > > On Sep 15, 3:35 pm, avillage <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Howdy. This is a bit embarassing and here goes anyway. I cycle commute > > to work each day on my Bleriot with a Brooks B-17. The saddle was > > reasonably comfortable and I thought it would break in and do the job. > > Previously, I'd ridden an Avocet O2 for years, a wonderful saddle, > > nearly as wide as the B-17, comfy, just right. They are no more, I > > think, after a long search. Anyway, I rode throughout this year > > noticing that the B-17 just wasn't that comfortable for me. Then, > > recently, I get this small "knot" on my butt right just in front of > > the sits bones that is not terribly painful against the saddle. Red in > > color, etc. I just returned from a hiking trip in the West and the > > knot is much smaller. Upon returning, I make a trip to the doc (not > > just for the know, but a 20,000 mile tune-up), she looks at the knot > > and believes it nothing, probably caused by the hard saddle. > > > Ok, so now what to do...the B-17 has not been totally comfortable and > > not that bad, either and it may be causing me a physical problem. > > Maybe not. And, I don't really like saddle shopping because the > > finding the "right" saddle is a function of "how does it compare to > > the Avocet. I'd love to hear some thoughts on this and get some other > > saddle ideas. > > > Thanks all.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
