Giant front spring on Brooks dangerous to your nuts?
06-14-16, 06:17 PM
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Giant front spring on Brooks dangerous to your nuts?
B190 feels really comfortable, but I'm wondering if I should be concerned about this front spring. What are the chances it'll break and stab me in the nuts?
06-14-16, 06:36 PM
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Approximately 9374628463526384959937256253739 to 1.
06-14-16, 06:39 PM
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Was really hoping for a probability closer to 0...like 0.
Spring looks pretty well-made. But all that energy wound up in it...
Spring looks pretty well-made. But all that energy wound up in it...
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Springs don't explode outward ---- ever. If the spring should ever break, it will simply drop down somewhat. Actually the odds of that type of failure are about as close to zero as you could imagine.
So, as long as you're not hanging very low, there's no worry about the spring. OTOH, if you are hanging low, the greater risk is trapping small parts between the saddle and your thigh.
So, as long as you're not hanging very low, there's no worry about the spring. OTOH, if you are hanging low, the greater risk is trapping small parts between the saddle and your thigh.
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All the action is at the back with the rear springs.
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Well, the rear springs don't concern me as the windings are parallel to the horizontal plane. But for the front spring, the windings are parallel to the vertical plane, meaning if the spring snaps, a piece of spring metal can shoot up or down.
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