KnottedYet,
I'm not sure what kind of bike you have your B62 Brooks on, but my bike savvy DH told me something interesting the other day. He said you really only need springs if you are riding an upright position bike a lot, because your weight goes all straight down your spine onto your butt as you ride and bump along.
With a road bike, he said that your weight is distributed over your seat, feet, your flexing back, and your hands, therefore springs are not really needed on road bikes. Made a lot of sense to me.
He put the Brooks with springs on his hybrid with albatross handlebars. I have the B17S (spring-less) on my Rambouillet road bike, and he's putting a spring-less Brooks on his Rambouillet (when he gets it around Thanksgiving).
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09-13-2006, 05:30 PM #1
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09-13-2006, 06:50 PM #2
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Hey KY
If its not raining I will have Ms Golighly with the Finesse and you're welcome to try it. I will bring Fred if it is wet with his, sigh, Fly.
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09-14-2006, 04:11 AM #3
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This message would sound pretty funny if it was not on a biking forum.
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09-14-2006, 06:22 AM #4
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Originally Posted by Lisa S.H.
This message would sound pretty funny if it was not on a biking forum.
hee hee! That's for sure!"If Americans want to live the American Dream, they should go to Denmark." - Richard Wilkinson
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09-14-2006, 08:10 AM #5
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Knotted, I think this is your saddle. The new B68: same top as the B67 et al, but NO SPRINGS. That sounds like exactly what you need!
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09-14-2006, 08:27 AM #6
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b68? hmm, that's new isn't it!
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09-14-2006, 08:37 AM #7
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Yeah, and it sounds like they won't have it until the spring. But it might be exactly what Knotted needs to solve her problem.
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09-14-2006, 08:55 PM #8
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Originally Posted by xeney
AAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!
THAT'S IT! THAT'S WHAT I WANT! OH MY GAWD! IT'S PERFECT!!!!!
AAAAAAAAAHHH! why didn't Bill tell me about this?
AAAAAAAAAAH!!!! YES! YES! YESSSSSSSSS!"If Americans want to live the American Dream, they should go to Denmark." - Richard Wilkinson
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09-15-2006, 02:31 AM #9
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yes, i now have a b17s and i love it!
trying pics again:
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