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There goes Zen again, asking for a fight. :p
I'll get the popcorn...
Why is it stupid? Mine has saved my seat a time or two when I'm transporting my bike on the back of my car. I don't like my Brooks exposed to rain and sun while it's on my Thule. I used plastic bags a couple of times, but the wind catches them and rips them. This is pretty form fitting and works perfectly. Maybe it doesn't rain there? Once I left in early morning humidity/fog and it kept the seat dry then, too. I try not to expose my bike to the rain, but sometimes the weather changes on a dime and I've been caught in it.
If I'm leaving my bike out in the rain and I intend to ride it later, I put plastic bags or a shower cap on the seat.
usually I double bag it, so I can take off the wet outer bag and sit on the dry inner bag during my wide & not wet my seat or bum prematurely.
But maybe I'm a princess.
i tend to turn mine inside out so as not to advertise the fact that there's a brooks saddle underneath, but yeah, i guess i don't see why it's such a bad product. it rolls up and fits under my seat so it's always there. i don't always have plastic bags on me.
Heh. If you even RIDE in the rain you're not as princess as me :) I don't know what it is but I can run in the rain and walk in the rain but riding? I don't know if it's princess or wuss, I just can't bring myself to do it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Catriona
I rarely do it on purpose.Quote:
Originally Posted by teigyr
if that's the stupidest bike accessory ever than we must be on some hella smart planet! I've been trying to make some really cool looking ones with oilcloth......
Its nine dollars plus shipping. There are and endless supply of plastic bags waiting to be reused. If you can remember to keep that under your seat surely you can remember a plastic bag.Quote:
Originally Posted by Catriona
Consumers.
They spelled 'cord; wrong!
The plastic bags don't work when you are traveling 70mph down the interstate. The wind catches them and they rip and fly off, not to mention the noise they make. I spent one entire trip trying to get the darn things to stay and gave up. If your bike was just sitting, sure they would be fine. I was even going to make my own, but my lbs had one for about $7, so I just bought it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zen
I have one for my brooks finesse and its great. It fits much more snugly than in the pic (at least on women's width saddle), and the saddle feels 'normal' (i.e. you are not sliding around on a plastic bag), but it can really save the leather from a deluge. It packs tiny too.
I don't know about the cover, but I loved the videos about Brooks!
Karen
Actually, the things are not waterproof. So i use a plastic bag if my bike is sitting outside or is being transported in the rain. We bought them we tried to use them found them rather disappointing (maybe they have improved?)
so yeah, plastic bag for me. And if you wrap them right, they don't come off. I never used the seat cover while riding nor do i use a plastic bag in those circumstances.