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It is good to have a Brooks saddle when …

Leave a Comment Posted by on June 8, 2011

It is good to have a Brooks saddle when … It rains while your bike is parked outside. Because you will have put a saddle cover on your nice Brooks saddle so your bum won’t get wet. You ride home after spending hours on hard chairs at a village hall You ride all day in [...]

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Getting a saddle that fits

1 Comment Posted by on May 10, 2011

In years gone by I have bought more than one Body Geometry saddle from Specialized. These are available in different width, to find out which width is right for you they have a pad that you sit on. When you get up you have to quickly measure the dents your sit bones left in the [...]

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More lovely fixie riding

Leave a Comment Posted by on April 27, 2011

So it turns out that my fear expressed in Potential bike upgrade miscalculation did not happen. Our oldest son decided that he didn’t want a bike for another term. I am clearly on notice though, as next year he will not be living right in the heart of Oxford. So I have been enjoying my fixie while [...]

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How sad, I need to ride my fixie more

Leave a Comment Posted by on April 21, 2011

I have just finished my tinkering with my fixie by fitting a new Brooks B17 standard black saddle. So now I need to ride my fixie lots in order to break the saddle in. How sad I did just check and my last saddle weight 245g compared to the 540g of the Brooks B17 (cutting [...]

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Don’t forget to do the zip up

5 Comments Posted by on October 26, 2010

I felt a bit silly today. It was raining hard when I rode the 1/2 mile to Syston Methodist Church for the lunch club but I didn’t do the zip right up on my jacket. So I had a v-necked wet patch below my dog collar. Looked very silly and of course everyone noticed and [...]

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Brooks Flyer Special Review

7 Comments Posted by on September 30, 2010

Nearly a week ago I installed a new saddle on my Bullitt Cargobike. It is my first Brooks leather saddle and is a Black Flyer Special as pictured left. Since then I have done about 100 miles on it and have used it every day in both dry and wet conditions, for rides from 1/2 [...]

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