tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3473788350177581335.post6083093860801395552..comments2013-12-03T05:17:21.085-07:00Comments on Loop-Frame Love: First ride on Mary, & adjusting a saddleDeborahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15979321317873788140noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3473788350177581335.post-57322041761804550892009-11-19T23:22:38.807-07:002009-11-19T23:22:38.807-07:00Thanks for the advice, Eduard! I do kind of want t...Thanks for the advice, Eduard! I do kind of want to keep all the original parts on this bike, if I can. I spent $3 + shipping for a similar Lycett saddle from off a '60s Raleigh, with upholstery that's beyond help so i don't feel guilty about taking it apart. I'm going to try swapping out the springs, then make a padded cover for it to make it more comfortable. We'll see how that goes. But yes, a Brooks saddle is officially on my Christmas wish list.Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15979321317873788140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3473788350177581335.post-42349586651240601152009-11-19T21:03:53.858-07:002009-11-19T21:03:53.858-07:00Not a Brooks, It does not appear to be a Brooks s...Not a Brooks, It does not appear to be a Brooks saddle. The saddle you show is sprung but not a mattress type. The Brooks mattress saddle vinyl and mattress type are usually found on the Raleigh Twenty and others. Yours with the metal and vinyl cover is El Knockoff and can not be too comfy. The springs are juvenile in apparent strength and not designed for adults it appears. Saddles are quickly removable and I have moved several around. Brooks and cheapos etc. Pop for a new Brooks and don't buy one ready to tear for 80 bucks on ebay. I bought a new brown one B 17 for 89 dollars U.S. and shipping around 10 and have moved it around a couple times. Today it is on my Raleigh Fixie and not yet broken in after a year. (sort of like the Sunday Shoes of years ago) A true suspension leather saddle is a good thing. Forget the tin can covered with vinyl it does not breath. Cancel the newspaper and cable TV and in three months the Brooks is paid for. Ride on............ Eduard on the Brooks both Leather and some old vinyl jobs on the folders.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12658448678926011859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3473788350177581335.post-53900507888313358042009-10-29T13:48:21.161-06:002009-10-29T13:48:21.161-06:00Thanks (again!) for the tips, Thom.
I'm bidd...Thanks (again!) for the tips, Thom. <br /><br />I'm bidding on one of the damaged similar saddles that are on eBay right now, with the thought that I might be able to switch out the springs myself, without a huge investment, then donate all the remaining parts to our local communal bikeworks (the Edmonton Bicycle Commuter society) so someone else can use them. This will, of course, be more work than I think. ;-) Wish me luck.Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15979321317873788140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3473788350177581335.post-85603831060323624132009-10-27T11:01:45.399-06:002009-10-27T11:01:45.399-06:00If you can afford it, a Brooks would be the way to...If you can afford it, a Brooks would be the way to go, for sure. Can't say enough good about them. The B66 women's model would be the way to go.<br /><br />The coaster brake could probably use an overhaul (dismantling, cleaning, repacking) but will probably also still not stop you too fast. Most bikes with coaster hubs also have a regular brake on the front wheel as backup. A bike shop can probably find you an older-style brake and install it for not much cost.<br /><br />I doubt there's too much to worry about with the rust, but you can have a bike shop treat the inside of the frame or you can do it yourself with linseed oil. Just Google "bicycle rust prevention linseed oil" or something like that, and you should find the formula. But really, these bikes will be around long after we're gone, with or without rust treatment.Thomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06554401529238642573noreply@blogger.com