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Old 11-20-17, 08:31 PM
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Rent/Loan me your Brooks B17 for a trial?

Broken seat rail on my dearly beloved Specialized Phenom has me suddenly in the market for a new saddle. This is a call to anyone in and around the greater Bay Area for an opportunity to try a B17. I'm willing to travel and provide security deposit and/or compensation for the use of the saddle for about a week of commuting (~150 miles). Of course, if there's no love it could be a very brief trial. How about it NorCal?


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*crickets chirping*

No worries. I'll just buy one and if it doesn't work for me I'll Craigslist it. I kinda wanted to avoid that, but...

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I've got a B17s, don't know if that works for you, but it's off my bike for the next couple weeks. Willing to let you try it out, but I'd want cash in hand as security (hope you can understand that). It took me a year to get it comfortable so...
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