On May 30, 2011, at 9:31 PM, dweendaddy wrote: > I have a VO Model 8, sprung and similar in dimensions to the B67. I > have it on my cargo bike and ride upright. I am 210 pounds and I think > I am a bit big for it. I don't know if it is my size, but the two > rivets on the side of the nose failed. > I have a few questions: > 1. Is the B67 leather thicker or more substantial? I think it is 5mm > wider - would that make a difference?
Any differences in the shape of the saddle would make more difference than the 5 mm. > 2. Did my weight cause the rivets to fail? Well, yes, but that only indicates that the saddle was underbuilt to begin with. I have a Brooks Pro I have been using since ~1977 and have weighed anywhere between 193 and 250 in that time (210 - 220 most of the time). I have had a nose rivet break and two tensioning bolts break on a Lepper Voyageur, which weighs about half of what my Pros weigh- clearly underbuilt. > 3. Do I need to step up to one of the "heavy duty" (and heavy cost) > Brooks models like the B33? How would I attach such a thing to a > typical single rail seat post? No. Any Brooks saddle should deal with your weight must fine. > 4. Do I need to replace those rivets? If so, how? First check to see if this failure would be covered under warranty. 210 lbs is not an exceptionally heavy rider, after all. If you were 400 lbs then you'd be outside of what a bike saddle designer would likely expect, but half the male US population probably weighs 200 lbs or more. I replaced the broken rivet on my Lepper with a recessed machine screw and a nut; I have to grind the end of the screw and the nut down a bit for clearance. Maybe something like that would work here. It's held up longer than the original rivet, which looked basically like a brass pop-rivet. -- 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.
