I did ride on Sunday with Tim. I’ll write about that and share some pictures soon.
I intended to ride to work yesterday. I headed out the door on my LHT shortly before 7:00 am and made it less than two miles before my chain broke. Discouraged, I called my wife to come get me, and changed into work clothes, and drove.
In addition to getting a new chain for the bike, I made a second, spur of the moment, purchase at another bike shop. I bought a Brooks Professional saddle to replace my sagging Brooks B-17.
I hit the road this morning at 6:30 am, and took the long way through Utica to get to work. I stopped at a coffee shop along the way. It was nearly 22 miles one-way.
The hot weather has passed. It was about 63 degrees when I left the house. It was very comfortable weather with clear skies. I couldn’t have asked for a better commute to work. I may stay sane after all.
really, really nice sunrise pic. Nice saddle too. Keep it dry.
Thanks!
Yep, I don’t want to have to keep buying more saddles, so I’ll do better to keep this one dry.
I worked late last night to update a server after hours. The non-rush-hour ride in the dark was quite pleasant, other than a woman on a cell phone who nearly rear-ended me about 1/2 mile from home.
I’m looking forward to hearing how the Brooks Professional works out for you. I think I still might be able to save my Brooks, although I’m guessing its pants-staining problem won’t go away, which makes its utility a little limited …
Both of you need to find the RBW article out of a recent Reader about using dense foam to re-support a Brooks. As for discoloration, my only comment is that for general biking I use junky shorts or pants, and rarely real work clothes when riding.
I still have my black B-17, and yes, it stained a pair of jeans when I rode in wet weather (bad idea wearing jeans anyway).
I’m hoping the honey colored saddle won’t stain anything, but I usually wear black shorts, so it shouldn’t be too noticeable.
I’ve ridden about 40 miles on the new saddle. I still need to tweak it a bit, but it’s more comfortable than the stock WTB saddle that came with the bike.
It’s sitting on top of the Velo Orange seatpost, but I think I need to adjust fore-aft a little more.