I've 3 VO saddles and weigh 215 if I'm lucky, in September. I've no problems with them or the Brooks I have.
Marc On May 31, 10:01 am, EricP <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm 225 and have had a Model 6 for a year without problems. (First > one had a rail weld fail. Replaced quickly without question.) > > A big difference between the VO and the Brooks is the shape. While > the Brooks is concave in the middle, the VO is more humped. Possibly > due to the lamination. It doesn't bother me, but might some. > > Am actually having enough problems with Brooks saddles at present that > am not riding them. Have given up trying to get things right. After > years of trying they just don't work for me. > > Eric Platt > St. Paul, MN > > On May 31, 8:26 am, Tim McNamara <[email protected]> wrote:> 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.
