I typically ride for 30 minutes to 1 hour per ride. I'm going to return the Brooks B67, and I ordered the Dahon specific Thudbuster seat post from www.thorusa.com I was going to get the extension seat post and a regular Thudbuster, but this bike can use as little weight added to it as possible.

The Post pump seatpost is pretty heavy. I don't know how it will compare to the Thudbuster version in weight.

I appreciate your input, but the Brooks is not the right solution for me.

I removed the bolt that goes through the fork to hold the fender on, removed the front reflector bracket, then remounted the fender. Don't know about your state, but in mine, it turns out a front reflector is not even a legal requirement, and it doesn't do much for safety, IMHO (headlights are a different matter). If that reflector bracket gets whacked, it can turn the fender to one side. In my case, it would also have been in the way of a Klickfix headtube bracket that I mounted, but I would have taken it off anyway.

Don't know about the "lumpy" tires, but maybe if you just let most of the air out without taking them off, you can reseat them. How bad is it?

I like mine, although I think the Brooks Champion Flyers I've got on other bikes are even better. Still, it's a matter of personal preference.

+1 on what others have said about the Brooks. You will notice the springs when you are riding on rough pavement and I have also found that this seat is more comfortable than any of the foam / gel / etc... seats that I've had in the past. I have a gel seat on my other bike and find that I start having pain after only a couple of miles and no amount of moving around will make it go away. I don't have this problem with my B67 and the more I ride it (and break it in) the more comfortable it gets.

Yes, it's heavy but I feel if a pound or two is a problem, I need to loose it from my back side, not from my saddle.

You obvioulsy need to do what you think is best but you might want to go for a few rides before you send it back.

I'm glad you got your bike. I use thudbuster seatpost on mine and it is decently now.

Good luck with your wheels, and do not forget to send us pictures!

R.

Unfortunately it was all rain after work yesterday. I'm a fair weather rider.....

My guess is that the Brooks saddle's springs are sized for a certain weight person. Someone weighing close to 200 lbs. would probably get good spring action on bumps. A 100 lb. person would feel nothing. Being in between those categories left me feeling little if any spring action. Brooks could sell different springs for different people, but then things would get complicated.

I have high hopes for the Thudbuster.

I forgot to mention how impressed I was with the braking capability of the Curve. Very nice!

I will try to deflate the tires and get them less lumpy. I did do more looking at the rims with the tires rotating and there might be a slight wobble in the rim, but the tire is the big problem. It is not a side to side wobble.

Maybe if I fix the front tire I will be able to put the front fender back on. It doesn't weigh anything and the protection would be nice if I get caught in the rain.

I took the rear rack off. That thing is ridiculously heavy! If I needed a rack, I would try to get a lighter version.

I won't forget the photos. Give me a little more time.

Tyre wobbles are (probably) most often the result of improper bead seating. You can spot improper seating by the fact that the tyre has at one place a LACK of bulge, ie it bulges 'inwards'. If you look carefully at the sidewall at that place you will usually spot the sidewall is hidden behind the rim a bit more than in the rest of the tyre. What happens is the tyre bead is still located in the rim well and has not slipped out of the well and not nestled in the rim sidewall corner.

Not so easy to fix in my experience, but possible.

Take the tyre off and lubricate the beads with talcum powder. Lubricate the tube and rim well also. Put it back and inflate it until it has seated correctly, then deflate (if necessary) to the desired pressure.

Turns out that Sunrise Cyclery's showroom is in Massapequa Park (which is a few miles from Brands in Wantagh), not where I thought it was in West Babylon (that's the wearhouse). So I stand corrected. It is down the street from Brands.

Late.... but in response to #107, Sunrise sells the Dahon's out of the triathelete store/warehouse in West Babylon. I called them and this is what they told me (and they said this was counterintuitive to what may be indicated on the web-site). I am going there tomorrow from NYC to perhaps get a D3 Curve for me and a D7 Speed for the mrs.

The Curves are rapidly becoming popular here. I have high hopes for my D3 as well. All the local shops in Chicagoland are way over-priced, so I ordered from Sunrise. Call first before you go over there to make sure they're in stock. Some shops are out of stock on them already.

Jer:

This Oak Park bike shop has Curves for $360.

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