Bummer
04-04-09 | 02:09 PM
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Bummer
The perils of riding vintage.
On its "first" ride too. I was about 15 miles out. At least I found all of the parts on the road. And I just traded my spare Brooks. Anyone have a 50s/60s Italian saddle to trade/sell? I have some, if not NOS, perfect Sheffield pedals and some other interesting bits.
On its "first" ride too. I was about 15 miles out. At least I found all of the parts on the road. And I just traded my spare Brooks. Anyone have a 50s/60s Italian saddle to trade/sell? I have some, if not NOS, perfect Sheffield pedals and some other interesting bits.
04-04-09 | 02:50 PM
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Bikes: 1959 Capo Modell Campagnolo; 1960 Capo Sieger (2); 1962 Carlton Franco Suisse; 1970 Peugeot UO-8; 1982 Bianchi Campione d'Italia; 1988 Schwinn Project KOM-10;
I am about ready to retire my Brooks Competition for fear of that sort of failure.
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
04-04-09 | 07:33 PM
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Bummer indeed! I had a Brooks B72 do that to me and I've got another one threatening to do so...
04-04-09 | 07:41 PM
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My loss this week was much easier to take. On my Guerc's maiden voyage the center post nut fell off of my rear Athena calipers and disappeared - that distintive "bullet" kind 
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04-04-09 | 08:16 PM
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May your saddle rest in peace.
Incidentally, when saddles break like this, it doesn't usually hurt. One moment, you're riding as usual, the next, you're sitting an inch lower for no apparent reason. Simultaneously, you hear a couple of metallic clanks from the saddle nose and assorted parts falling onto the pavement.
It only hurts once you realize what just happened.
-Kurt
Incidentally, when saddles break like this, it doesn't usually hurt. One moment, you're riding as usual, the next, you're sitting an inch lower for no apparent reason. Simultaneously, you hear a couple of metallic clanks from the saddle nose and assorted parts falling onto the pavement.
It only hurts once you realize what just happened.
-Kurt
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04-05-09 | 06:15 AM
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They dry out. I have Brooks saddles that are 35+ years old and are fine, having been both treated & stored away from excessive dry heat, and then there's this 50-year-old that started to tear the minute I sat on it.
04-05-09 | 10:38 AM
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Yes they do get rather dry over the years. I learned that the hard way when replacing a rivet on the right corner of a Brooks Pro. The leather just tore like it was paper. Glued a leather patch underneath to contain the damage and then pounded the rivet. A good coat of Obenauf's, and she's holding so far.
04-05-09 | 01:11 PM
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04-05-09 | 01:37 PM
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Bikes: Cannondale CAAD9, Ritchey Breakaway Cross, Nashbar X-frame bike, Bike Friday Haul-a-Day, Surly Pugsley.
I have a Brooks Swift for sale...less than 1 year old.
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