I'm a loser baby, so.....
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- gairym
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I'm a loser baby, so.....
I realise that this line of enquiry is entirely shallow and superficial and pathetic but.....
I'm building up my shiny new frameset (Velo Orange 'Piolet') and the look I'm going for requires a tan coloured saddle (see below for the look I'm attempting to replicate - but with tan tyres too).
I know, I know, literally nobody in the world cares and I should be one of those people. I'm angry at myself for wanting to copy the look of a bike build I like - total loser!!!
But if you can find it in your heart to indulge me then I'm looking to discover if Brooks do a leather saddle that's the same (or near as damn it) to the Cambium C15 (cutout) that is currently doing a sterling job of minimising my legendary bottom issues on multi-day trips.
Any ideas? The Brooks website isn't being as user friendly as I'd like so I thought it worth an ask.
Cheers, Gairy.
I'm building up my shiny new frameset (Velo Orange 'Piolet') and the look I'm going for requires a tan coloured saddle (see below for the look I'm attempting to replicate - but with tan tyres too).
I know, I know, literally nobody in the world cares and I should be one of those people. I'm angry at myself for wanting to copy the look of a bike build I like - total loser!!!
But if you can find it in your heart to indulge me then I'm looking to discover if Brooks do a leather saddle that's the same (or near as damn it) to the Cambium C15 (cutout) that is currently doing a sterling job of minimising my legendary bottom issues on multi-day trips.
Any ideas? The Brooks website isn't being as user friendly as I'd like so I thought it worth an ask.
Cheers, Gairy.
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Re: I'm a loser baby, so.....
You can get a B17 carve in that tan colour, with lovely hammered copper rivets.
Re: I'm a loser baby, so.....
I can see why you want to emulate that look... Very nice.
I like a lot of what Velo Orange do. I will admit to wanting one of their porteur front racks.
There! I said it out loud. We can both be judged together...
Si
I like a lot of what Velo Orange do. I will admit to wanting one of their porteur front racks.
There! I said it out loud. We can both be judged together...
Si
- Bearlegged
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Re: I'm a loser baby, so.....
Hmm... As you say, the website doesn't seem especially definitive...
Drop them an email?
Drop them an email?
- gairym
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Re: I'm a loser baby, so.....
It's not a bad match. 11mm wider and a sniff short with a rounder seating area but it's pretty close - good find.BreninBeener wrote: ↑Wed Jul 03, 2019 9:25 pm You can get a B17 carve in that tan colour, with lovely hammered copper rivets.
Good idea, I think I will.
I've got my eye on the Nitto M18 (which I was looking for and then randomly found on the PX site).
It's half the price and one third of the weight of the Porteur but it's not nearly as pretty
Think I might need to rethink a few life choices as I'll soon be thinking that a nice chrome cup attached to the outside of the seatpack will finish the look off nicely
Re: I'm a loser baby, so.....
It’s a slippery slope - you’ll start wearing a checked shirt and growing a long beard next. If you start braiding the beard it’ll be too late and you’ll be lost
- BigdummySteve
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Re: I'm a loser baby, so.....
id just go a B17, preferably in titanium, you still get the nice copper rivets and its a top class bottom perch..
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- BigdummySteve
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Re: I'm a loser baby, so.....
Oh I nearly forgot, the women's versions have a shorter nose
We’re all individuals, except me.
I woke up this morning but I’m still in the dark
I woke up this morning but I’m still in the dark
Re: I'm a loser baby, so.....
I've a rack very similar to the above you can have on the cheap, the legs that come down though are designed to screw into a bolt hole on inside of fork if yours has that?
Re: I'm a loser baby, so.....
I've a Swift in tan with copper rivets that I've not ridden in over 3 years if you want it.
- gairym
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Re: I'm a loser baby, so.....
Oooh, any chance of a few photos. And yes, my forks have more braze-ons than is legal in most countries
You can mail them to:
simple (at) gmail (dot) com
Nice one!
Ah! Lucky checked shirts ain't my thing but I have been known to sport a beard occasionally and am no stranger to the craftier beers
- gairym
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Re: I'm a loser baby, so.....
Cool, that looks to be about as close to the C15 as any of the leather offerings.
Fancy emailing a photo or two and naming your price?
This is great, I'd just got permission to buy a new saddle as an early joint birthday and christmas present from the wife but buying used is waaay better - good effort forum!!!
Re: I'm a loser baby, so.....
Yeah, may be shallow and what not, but it is a very nice looking bike.
Good on you for admitting you're after a certain look (which includes functionality you're comfy with).
Looking forward to seeing you build with skin walls etc.
Edit
Sorry, not of any help at all with getting the bits together - just a minor mind fart of mine
Good on you for admitting you're after a certain look (which includes functionality you're comfy with).
Looking forward to seeing you build with skin walls etc.
Edit
Sorry, not of any help at all with getting the bits together - just a minor mind fart of mine
- gairym
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Re: I'm a loser baby, so.....
Thanks Gian! The look is something that really got my attention in a way that a bike normally doesn't BUT the only reason for the purchase is that it's the exact bike I was looking for......and it just happens to be a beauty!
- voodoo_simon
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Re: I'm a loser baby, so.....
First and foremost, a bike has got to look nice.
That bike certainly does
But yeah, a bike has to look nice
Re: I'm a loser baby, so.....
Looks a bit like a Selle Anatomica saddle. https://selleanatomica.com/
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- gairym
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Re: I'm a loser baby, so.....
So.....my new Brooks 'B17 Imperial narrow' leather saddle is in the post and will be finishing off the look of my shiny new bike any day now.....
Thanks for the saddle input everyone, much appreciated.
Here's a link to a little blog post I did as an initial review of my new love.
She's (she? weird assigning a sex to a bike) a beaut!
Thanks for the saddle input everyone, much appreciated.
Here's a link to a little blog post I did as an initial review of my new love.
She's (she? weird assigning a sex to a bike) a beaut!
- BigdummySteve
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Re: I'm a loser baby, so.....
Corrr I would!
We’re all individuals, except me.
I woke up this morning but I’m still in the dark
I woke up this morning but I’m still in the dark
Re: I'm a loser baby, so.....
very nice indeed.