Kieran, I may drill my SA, it's the newer one rated for 250 pounds, and use zip ties to keep it from splaying. YMMV.
On Monday, December 5, 2016 at 1:18:26 PM UTC-5, Kieran J wrote: > Among other saddles, I've tried the B17, the Rivet Pearl and the regular > S-A (not X) from a couple of generations (although not one of their current > 'plate logo' versions). My impressions are that the Rivet is a nice > composition in feel between the B17 and S-A. It combines elements of each, > and it's pretty nice. > > I still really like the S-A. It is my go-to commuter saddle, and I have > probably 10,000km logged to my oldest one. Yes, the tension bolt is almost > maxed out but as another poster mentioned, don't over-tension it and it > will last. I have noticed the splayed out skirts of the saddle at times on > my inner thighs, but even so it is still the only product that will > virtually "disappear" underneath me. Almost everything else gives me real > arse problems, including the Rivet. > > I never got along well with the B17. It's a classic saddle and I really > wanted to, but the hardness and proximity of the back rivets to my butt > cheek didn't work out. > > KJ > > > On Sunday, December 4, 2016 at 1:22:48 AM UTC-5, Surlyprof wrote: >> >> I received an email from Selle Anatomica that all their saddles were on >> sale for $99 during the holidays. I had thought about the X-series in the >> past to replace my B17. The goal was to get a saddle with a cutout. >> Others I had been considering were the Brooks C17 Carved and the Rivet >> Pearl. I like the Rivet and don't know much about the C17 carved but was >> wondering if the SA was worth trying while it is $50-60 less. I've read >> people raving about the Rivet saddles here but also thought I remember some >> people complaining about the SA saddles sagging pretty quickly. Any >> thoughts comparing these 3 choices? >> >> Thanks, >> John >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
