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newyorkjon
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 Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2012 6:07 pm |
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 Never got over the fun of spinning out on a Big WheelJoined: Thu Mar 24, 2011 6:46 pmPosts: 760Location: SOUTH SIDE PRIDE
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i LOVE it. dropped big bucks for brooks saddle and tape  
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kn_mpls
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| Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2012 6:46 pm |
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 42% more WOTF's than TOTH'sJoined: Thu Jun 04, 2009 10:37 pmPosts: 2316Location: NE Mpls - Windom Park
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 Edit: also, if you're gonna post some hot, sexy bike porn you need to post at least a few specs. Jeez. 
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newyorkjon
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| Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2012 6:56 pm |
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| Never got over the fun of spinning out on a Big WheelJoined: Thu Mar 24, 2011 6:46 pmPosts: 760Location: SOUTH SIDE PRIDE
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will post some shortly.
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newyorkjon
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| Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2012 7:09 pm |
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| Never got over the fun of spinning out on a Big WheelJoined: Thu Mar 24, 2011 6:46 pmPosts: 760Location: SOUTH SIDE PRIDE
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   \ frame is steel by bianchi, components are all Shimano 2300. FSA Tempo Compact 50/34
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Ted-D
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| Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2012 3:29 pm |
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 Has entire BMX Bandits catalogJoined: Sat Feb 03, 2007 7:04 pmPosts: 4223Location: SW MPLS
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classy
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Snak Shak
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| Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2012 4:31 pm |
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 Pretends the bricks at St. Anthony Main are the PaveJoined: Sat Jan 05, 2008 10:35 pmPosts: 2924Location: So.MPLS
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Classy, indeed. Work a kitty in one of your.photos, though.
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newyorkjon
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| Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2012 5:05 pm |
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| Never got over the fun of spinning out on a Big WheelJoined: Thu Mar 24, 2011 6:46 pmPosts: 760Location: SOUTH SIDE PRIDE
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about how many miles do i need to put on that brooks saddle before it starts to feel good? cuz right now it feels like i might as well just have the seat post directly up my ass.
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hokan
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| Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2012 6:26 pm |
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newyorkjon wrote: about how many miles do i need to put on that brooks saddle before it starts to feel good? cuz right now it feels like i might as well just have the seat post directly up my ass. Every saddle is different. Some are OK right away, some never seem to break in, but most feel good in 100 to 200 miles.
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FreeRangeZombie
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| Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2012 11:34 pm |
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 Chronic PinchflatterJoined: Sun Oct 30, 2011 1:37 pmPosts: 831Location: Your mom's house
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hokan wrote: newyorkjon wrote: about how many miles do i need to put on that brooks saddle before it starts to feel good? cuz right now it feels like i might as well just have the seat post directly up my ass. Every saddle is different. Some are OK right away, some never seem to break in, but most feel good in 100 to 200 miles. that makes me raise an eyebrow towards getting one. Right now I have the seat that came with my bike, and it feels terrible.
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Volsung
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| Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2012 11:56 pm |
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 Does this bike make my tires look fat?Joined: Sat Jul 30, 2011 8:18 pmPosts: 660Location: Audubon Park
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I have a team pro that took almost 1k miles to really start feeling good. Might have been because it sat in the box in my parents basement for 15 years.
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hokan
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| Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2012 11:58 pm |
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FreeRangeZombie wrote: that makes me raise an eyebrow towards getting one. Right now I have the seat that came with my bike, and it feels terrible. Some people love 'em, some don't. I have three so I guess I'm in the love crowd. My friend Bob had one that never seemed to break in but he liked it anyway. Eventually it broke (Bob's a big guy) and and he tried a few others, but decided he liked the Brooks and so got another.
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bc3
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| Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 12:19 am |
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 Secret: wants a tall bikeJoined: Sun Dec 21, 2008 12:06 amPosts: 422Location: South Minneapolis - Central
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I have Brooks saddles on all my bikes. In my opinion, once they are finally broken in to your butt, there is no more comfortable saddle made.
But they do come in different models, so make sure you get the one best suited to your riding style/position on the bike and your butt size, as in how wide a saddle do you prefer.
Mine have taken a few hundred miles to really break in, but I only weigh 145 lbs.
I've also had great luck with used Brooks saddles. They were already broken in and seemed to form to me in a much shorter time.
Also, buy some Brooks Proofide and treat your saddle with it as needed.
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newyorkjon
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| Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 12:29 am |
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| Never got over the fun of spinning out on a Big WheelJoined: Thu Mar 24, 2011 6:46 pmPosts: 760Location: SOUTH SIDE PRIDE
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im about 230 (hoping to drop that number a lot this summer) i go tthe B17 narrow, its pretty much the same shape of saddle iv been using on all my bikes. its starting to feel slightly better and not as stiff, i can actually press it in a tad now so i hope after a couple hundred miles it will be fine.
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FreeRangeZombie
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| Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 10:14 am |
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| Chronic PinchflatterJoined: Sun Oct 30, 2011 1:37 pmPosts: 831Location: Your mom's house
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newyorkjon wrote: im about 230 (hoping to drop that number a lot this summer) Come out and play some disc golf! As crazy as it may seem it's some very great low impact exercise  Aside from that, do you two take the saddle with you when you park the bike? I see some people remove the seat, but others leave it when they lock their bike, I would have a hard time just leaving my $100+ seat just hanging out there basking in the sun.
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newyorkjon
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| Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 10:25 am |
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| Never got over the fun of spinning out on a Big WheelJoined: Thu Mar 24, 2011 6:46 pmPosts: 760Location: SOUTH SIDE PRIDE
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FreeRangeZombie wrote: newyorkjon wrote: im about 230 (hoping to drop that number a lot this summer) Come out and play some disc golf! As crazy as it may seem it's some very great low impact exercise Aside from that, do you two take the saddle with you when you park the bike? I see some people remove the seat, but others leave it when they lock their bike, I would have a hard time just leaving my $100+ seat just hanging out there basking in the sun. i should....im going to buy a set of locking skewers though, my rear wheel has a quick release on it too which i really, really do not like.
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