[RBW] Re: leather saddle rain cover
I use the Velox. It does have a habit of slipping forward off the back so I run mine inside out and it stays in place. But I wouldn't leave the bike out in the rain without additional cover. Phil B --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[RBW] Re: leather saddle rain cover
chrom...@sbcglobal.net wrote: I've used the Saran bowl covers topped with the Caradice saddle cover. Works very well keeping everything dry. But now I can no longer find the Saran bowl covers. Sources? Jan Google bowl covers or saran bowl covers or plastic bowl covers and you'll find dozens of sources. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[RBW] Re: leather saddle rain cover
Try something similar from Vermont Country Store. They're highly reminiscent of those awful floral-print ones they used in the 50's, but they might work for your saddle. Beth --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[RBW] Re: leather saddle rain cover
There's a neoprene model from Aardvark that works well. We sell them for $12, but your LBS should be able to get them. They are stretchy and fit all the Brooks models. Jim On May 5, 8:59 am, Will wpm...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all. This image of my Rambouillet (http://tinyurl.com/cnz6os) shows a Saddle Bonnet for B17 (this one:http://tinyurl.com/c7rnrf) that I used for 8 hours of riding in Sunday's rain. After the ride, about 1/3 of the surface area of the saddle--the outer edges--was soaked; middle 2/3 was dry. Wondering if others have found more effective solutions. How do you like the Velox cover? (http://tinyurl.com/c49mxw). I know, nothing works as well as a plastic bag and duct tape -- just looking for something slightly more elegant. Thx. Will --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[RBW] Re: leather saddle rain cover
on 5/5/09 7:18 AM, Jim Thill wrote: There's a neoprene model from Aardvark that works well. We sell them for $12, but your LBS should be able to get them. They are stretchy and fit all the Brooks models. I've had recommendations for Nikwax Aqueous Wax as a non-softening barrier. Purchased, but haven't tested yet. - Jim If I take the fenders off my Quickbeam, will that stop the rain? -- Jim Edgar cyclofi...@earthlink.net ³Velvet pillows, safari parks, sunglasses: people have become woolly mice. They still have bodies that can walk for five days and four nights through a desert of snow, without food, but they accept praise for having taken a one-hour bicycle ride.² - Tim Krabbe, The Rider Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries - http://www.cyclofiend.com Current Classics - Cross Bikes Singlespeed - Working Bikes Send In Your Photos! - Here's how: http://www.cyclofiend.com/guidelines --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[RBW] Re: leather saddle rain cover
I don't know if taking your fenders off your Quickbeam will work, but I think putting fenders on my Riv works here in Tucson. We've had 1.66 of rain year-to-date. I had a set of Honjo hammered fenders around that I'd taken off my Paramount Moustache bike after I fitted some Campy Record sidepulls on the bike. The rear brake Campy sidepull only fits with a drop-bolt (originally used by Schwinn to fit this type of brake to Paramounts that didn't have full frame customization for sidepulls). The drop- bolt has a protrusion on the underside that leaves too little space to fit a Honjo fender. So, I fitted the Riv up with the fenders (you don't see many bikes with fender in Tucson, but I liked the way they look). Jim Cloud On May 5, 7:49 am, CycloFiend cyclofi...@earthlink.net wrote: I've had recommendations for Nikwax Aqueous Wax as a non-softening barrier. Purchased, but haven't tested yet. - Jim If I take the fenders off my Quickbeam, will that stop the rain? -- Jim Edgar cyclofi...@earthlink.net ³Velvet pillows, safari parks, sunglasses: people have become woolly mice. They still have bodies that can walk for five days and four nights through a desert of snow, without food, but they accept praise for having taken a one-hour bicycle ride.² - Tim Krabbe, The Rider Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries -http://www.cyclofiend.com Current Classics - Cross Bikes Singlespeed - Working Bikes Send In Your Photos! - Here's how:http://www.cyclofiend.com/guidelines --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[RBW] Re: leather saddle rain cover
Hey Will, In my experience, the Velox cover is a nice fit, but is not very durable at all (outer covering began to flake off after a few uses). The Aardvark is much more durable, but the fit is less than snug on a B.17 and will not stay in place with a saddlebag attached to the loops. For me, it's hard to beat the bonnet from Riv (or the nearly identical one from Carradice) in terms of fit, durability, and stay-on- the-saddleness. If you don't like to slip a plastic bag under yours, you could try and seam seal those stitches on the cover with some seam sealer (as used on tent floor seams and available from any self respecting outdoor shop). Hope this helps, -Jay Asheville, NC (where we are thankfully getting rain this year!) On May 5, 9:59 am, Will wpm...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all. This image of my Rambouillet (http://tinyurl.com/cnz6os) shows a Saddle Bonnet for B17 (this one:http://tinyurl.com/c7rnrf) that I used for 8 hours of riding in Sunday's rain. After the ride, about 1/3 of the surface area of the saddle--the outer edges--was soaked; middle 2/3 was dry. Wondering if others have found more effective solutions. How do you like the Velox cover? (http://tinyurl.com/c49mxw). I know, nothing works as well as a plastic bag and duct tape -- just looking for something slightly more elegant. Thx. Will --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[RBW] Re: leather saddle rain cover
Also, I make sure to pull the sides of the bonnet down and under the edges of the saddle, and then tie the eyelet straps together under the saddle. The B-17 bonnet also works on a Selle Anatomica Titanico, although the watershed version of Selle saddles doesn't really require much protection. From: J. Burkhalter burk...@yahoo.com For me, it's hard to beat the bonnet from Riv (or the nearly identical one from Carradice) in terms of fit, durability, and stay-on- the-saddleness. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[RBW] Re: leather saddle rain cover
On May 5, 9:59 am, Will wpm...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all. This image of my Rambouillet (http://tinyurl.com/cnz6os) shows a Saddle Bonnet for B17 (this one:http://tinyurl.com/c7rnrf) that I used for 8 hours of riding in Sunday's rain. After the ride, about 1/3 of the surface area of the saddle--the outer edges--was soaked; middle 2/3 was dry. Wondering if others have found more effective solutions. How do you like the Velox cover? (http://tinyurl.com/c49mxw). I know, nothing works as well as a plastic bag and duct tape -- just looking for something slightly more elegant. Thx. I use my butt as a saddle cover when I ride in the rain. Works pretty well for me, as my B-17s have quite a few very wet miles on them. Obenauf's every 6 months or so helps too, I think. YMMV John McMurry Burlington, VT --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[RBW] Re: leather saddle rain cover
On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 6:59 AM, Will wpm...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all. This image of my Rambouillet (http://tinyurl.com/cnz6os) shows a Saddle Bonnet for B17 (this one: http://tinyurl.com/c7rnrf) that I used for 8 hours of riding in Sunday's rain. After the ride, about 1/3 of the surface area of the saddle--the outer edges--was soaked; middle 2/3 was dry. Wondering if others have found more effective solutions. How do you like the Velox cover? (http://tinyurl.com/c49mxw). I know, nothing works as well as a plastic bag and duct tape -- just looking for something slightly more elegant. Thx. I use the Velox. But if you use the Velox when you ride it likes to slide off between your thighs when you stand up. I've lost a couple like this. Though I try to avoid riding on saddle covers, sometimes they end up living on the saddle for a few days... So now, I put the otherwise-worthless Brooks cover over the Velox to keep it on when I ride. I can then use the Brooks cover to store both the Velox and the Brooks cover under the saddle when I'm not using them. I stuff the velox into the nose of the brooks cover, roll it up, stuff it under the saddle and lash the velcro tab around the seatpost. I have a couple Truant covers, which were the best, and as such, are no longer made. But Jandd has a new one that appears to be nearly as nice. Wallbike sells the Jandd, the Velox, and the Brooks: http://www.wallbike.com/brooks/veloxseatcover.html -- John Speare Spokane, WA USA http://cyclingspokane.blogspot.com/ --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[RBW] Re: leather saddle rain cover
On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 6:59 AM, Will wpm...@gmail.com wrote: I know, nothing works as well as a plastic bag and duct tape -- just looking for something slightly more elegant. Thx. The Brooks cover is not so rain proof, as others have noted. I sprayed mine thoroughly with a water repellent spray, but have yet to test it out in rain after spraying it. As to elegance- some might argue that something that functions perfectly is innately elegant. ;) I always keep one of those infernal plastic grocery bags in my Little Joe saddle bag. Not only does it make a great rain cover (and the two handle loops can tie below the saddle to cinch it in place) ...but it also comes in handy for just about any odd thing you might have to pick up or carry home. A surprise bonus of morels or a puffball perhaps? I once found a baby painted turtle in the middle of the highway with no water in sight, so I put him in the bag and later released him into a pond with others of his kind. I sure didn't want turtle pee all over the inside of my Little Joe! (hmmm...where else but a bike list would you hear a sentence like that? ...and has anyone ever even uttered that sentence before in the history of mankind?) Lisa -- Lisa Appalachian Dulcimer noter drone blog: http://dulcimer-noter-drone.blogspot.com/ --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[RBW] Re: leather saddle rain cover
On Tue, 2009-05-05 at 06:59 -0700, Will wrote: Hi all. This image of my Rambouillet (http://tinyurl.com/cnz6os) shows a Saddle Bonnet for B17 (this one: http://tinyurl.com/c7rnrf) that I used for 8 hours of riding in Sunday's rain. After the ride, about 1/3 of the surface area of the saddle--the outer edges--was soaked; middle 2/3 was dry. I put a Saran Bowl Cover over the saddle and under the B.17 Bonnet. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[RBW] Re: leather saddle rain cover
Over time, water seems to penetrate these too if you are out for hours. The best thing that I have found is a use for recycling a small plastic grocery bag. Wad it up inside the Brooks cover for storage, use the integrated velcro strap to hold the cover and bag up inside the nose of the saddle. Spread the plastic bag over the saddle for protection and slip the Brooks cover over the top to hold everything in place. On May 5, 9:18 am, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery thill@gmail.com wrote: There's a neoprene model from Aardvark that works well. We sell them for $12, but your LBS should be able to get them. They are stretchy and fit all the Brooks models. Jim On May 5, 8:59 am, Will wpm...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all. This image of my Rambouillet (http://tinyurl.com/cnz6os) shows a Saddle Bonnet for B17 (this one:http://tinyurl.com/c7rnrf) that I used for 8 hours of riding in Sunday's rain. After the ride, about 1/3 of the surface area of the saddle--the outer edges--was soaked; middle 2/3 was dry. Wondering if others have found more effective solutions. How do you like the Velox cover? (http://tinyurl.com/c49mxw). I know, nothing works as well as a plastic bag and duct tape -- just looking for something slightly more elegant. Thx. Will --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[RBW] Re: leather saddle rain cover
I did the the NYC Five Borough tour on my Bleriot using a trusty plastic shopping bag on the seat. The Brooks was the only dry thing on the bike (or me) by the finish. Sorry I missed you, but I did chat briefly with someone on an Atlantis. I might look into that Aardvark if it will work with B-67 68 models. Dave --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[RBW] Re: leather saddle rain cover
I've used the Saran bowl covers topped with the Caradice saddle cover. Works very well keeping everything dry. But now I can no longer find the Saran bowl covers. Sources? Jan --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
