The Painted Toupe
05-24-13, 08:07 AM
#3
Senior Member
Did you paint your rear tire too - looks shiny!?
05-24-13, 08:51 AM
#4
Banned.
Thread Starter
Join Date: Mar 2013
Posts: 435
Bikes: 2 x 2012 GT Series 1, 2012 P2C
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 1 Time
in
1 Post
Originally Posted by AndyK
Did you paint your rear tire too - looks shiny!?
05-24-13, 08:55 AM
#5
Banned.
Thread Starter
Join Date: Mar 2013
Posts: 435
Bikes: 2 x 2012 GT Series 1, 2012 P2C
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 1 Time
in
1 Post
Originally Posted by NWS Alpine
Looks good. I like the new toupe design as it doesn't have all the ugly plastic.
Still have them:
https://www.specialized.com/us/en/ftb...isport-saddles
05-24-13, 08:58 AM
#6
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: South Florida
Posts: 1,104
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Originally Posted by CrankAndYank
New Toupe Pro
05-24-13, 09:00 AM
#7
Banned.
Thread Starter
Join Date: Mar 2013
Posts: 435
Bikes: 2 x 2012 GT Series 1, 2012 P2C
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 1 Time
in
1 Post
Originally Posted by NWS Alpine
New Toupe Pro
Damn. I just bought 2 old-styles a few month ago. Oh well, the plastic thingies are handy for hanging license tags.
05-24-13, 11:22 AM
#8
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Orange, CA
Posts: 2,201
Bikes: Roubaix / Shiv
Mentioned: 3 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 12 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 2 Times
in
1 Post
The rear plastic bits come off ya know. I pulled them off my toupe saddles on day 1. Have seen no downsides. Didn't really need chunks of plastic decoration bolted to my saddle.
05-24-13, 11:31 AM
#9
Banned.
Thread Starter
Join Date: Mar 2013
Posts: 435
Bikes: 2 x 2012 GT Series 1, 2012 P2C
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 1 Time
in
1 Post
Originally Posted by jmX
The rear plastic bits come off ya know. I pulled them off my toupe saddles on day 1. Have seen no downsides. Didn't really need chunks of plastic decoration bolted to my saddle.
05-24-13, 11:32 AM
#10
Banned.
Thread Starter
Join Date: Mar 2013
Posts: 435
Bikes: 2 x 2012 GT Series 1, 2012 P2C
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 1 Time
in
1 Post
Originally Posted by jmX
I pulled them off my toupe saddles on day 1. Have seen no downsides. Didn't really need chunks of plastic decoration bolted to my saddle.
Last edited by CrankAndYank; 05-24-13 at 11:59 AM.
05-24-13, 12:01 PM
#12
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Orange, CA
Posts: 2,201
Bikes: Roubaix / Shiv
Mentioned: 3 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 12 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 2 Times
in
1 Post
Originally Posted by CrankAndYank
But what do you hang you bike license plate from????
05-24-13, 12:02 PM
#13
Banned.
Thread Starter
Join Date: Mar 2013
Posts: 435
Bikes: 2 x 2012 GT Series 1, 2012 P2C
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 1 Time
in
1 Post
Originally Posted by jmX
I have no shame.
I could be pugilistic and say something like "Fancy someone who uses a saddle bag telling others to HTFU", but your use of the Toupe and the KK trainer offsets that bit of Fredishness.
Last edited by CrankAndYank; 05-24-13 at 12:06 PM.
05-24-13, 12:18 PM
#14
Voice of the Industry
Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 12,572
Mentioned: 18 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1187 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 8 Times
in
8 Posts
Originally Posted by NWS Alpine
New Toupe Pro
05-24-13, 12:24 PM
#15
Senior Member
Originally Posted by Campag4life
Schweet. Was waiting for Specialized to remove those crappy plastic pieces from my favorite saddle. For those that have removed the plastic pieces from their Toupes...is there any glue?...or just screws holding them on?
Good question! I'd love to remove the plastic from my 2 year old Toupe Pro!
05-24-13, 12:27 PM
#16
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Orange, CA
Posts: 2,201
Bikes: Roubaix / Shiv
Mentioned: 3 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 12 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 2 Times
in
1 Post
2 torx screws hold on each of the rear tabs. Probably something like a T-10 or T-15, I don't recall. My seatbag photo shows what the saddle looks like without the rear tabs...the "leather" is folded over and glued underneath, but it looks fine and appears to hold well without the plastic.
The front beak looks less friendly to remove, so I left it on.
The front beak looks less friendly to remove, so I left it on.
05-24-13, 12:30 PM
#17
Banned.
Thread Starter
Join Date: Mar 2013
Posts: 435
Bikes: 2 x 2012 GT Series 1, 2012 P2C
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 1 Time
in
1 Post
Originally Posted by jmX
The front beak looks less friendly to remove, so I left it on.
09-27-13, 12:54 PM
#19
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: GA
Posts: 1,155
Bikes: Helix, HonkyTonk, NailTrail
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 6 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 1 Time
in
1 Post
See Helix in sig. Put it on back in April-ish.
Several months on it now. The new Toupe rides good.
Several months on it now. The new Toupe rides good.
09-27-13, 03:50 PM
#20
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Allen, TX
Posts: 1,916
Bikes: Look 585
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 25 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 2 Times
in
2 Posts
Originally Posted by CrankAndYank
Ah, much better.
10-01-13, 01:23 PM
#21
Senior Member
I took my rear plastic hangers off, but they kinda hold the saddle material to the frame! I put them back on!
