Ian, I have to agree about comfort - the high-mileage laced saddle I show Is an easy-chair. But I'll end up replacing it this fall after finishing out the summer sweat. S. Texas summer sweat is what ages Brooks saddles here. From October to May we just ride on them, but June to September, they stretch on every ride.
On Wednesday, August 1, 2018 at 5:50:06 PM UTC-5, Ian A wrote: > > Ron makes and fair point and the saddle certainly looks sorry for itself > in the photos, but for my 15 mile round trip commute and the odd 60 mile > weekend ride, it does well enough and is as comfortable as an old boot. For > longer rides I have other bikes with newer lower mileage Brooks. I probably > won't retire the old Brooks until the leather rips clear of the rivets. > It's not pretty, but works well - a bit like its owner. > > IanA > > On Wednesday, August 1, 2018 at 5:27:18 AM UTC-6, Ron Mc wrote: >> >> I would consider that saddle ready to replace. >> >> On Tuesday, July 31, 2018 at 10:53:47 AM UTC-5, Ian A wrote: >>> >>> Hi Lum >>> >>> So far the rivets are holding up fine. >>> >> -- 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.
