American watches.

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by Tom Joad

The best bike seat IMO, and the only one I use is a good old basic Brooks leather saddle, like the one on my bike:

A firm saddle takes some getting used to but once you do it is the most comfortable if you do a lot of riding. The soft ones are more comfortable for a beginner who only occasionally makes short rides. But when you do a lot of miles they will kill your ass.

You have to break them in over time which can be a painful process but I agree. The saddle on the Shinola appears to be very similar to a Brooks.

[BlueStreak]

My main ride, rebuilt and new Aksium wheels added a year ago.

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1994 Specialized Epic. I only ride it occasionally now, but when it was new and for about ten years after I rode about 200 to 250 miles a week.

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by BlueStreak

My main ride, rebuilt and new Aksium wheels added a year ago.

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1994 Specialized Epic. I only ride it occasionally now, but when it was new and for about ten years after I rode about 200 to 250 miles a week.

If it doesn't have a lugged frame, it isn't a bike.

Here's my oldtimer, a 1985 Fuji Espree.

[Tom Joad]

Originally Posted by Boreas

You have to break them in over time which can be a painful process but I agree. The saddle on the Shinola appears to be very similar to a Brooks.

Well at least we can still agree on bike saddles.

I rode a Selle San Marco Rolls for many years before I made the switch to the Brooks. It was a pretty good saddle also. I still have one new in the box sitting on a shelf that I bought at least 15 years ago.

[icenine]

Originally Posted by donquixote99

Interesting article. However, be aware that the "Schiller institute" site that host it is a Lyndon LaRouche front, and accuracy is always sacrificed to propaganda purpose.

On the other hand, the wikipedia article i was using turns out not to be well-sourced. The question of what Whitney demonstrated in 1891 will take further research.

There was a Jr if you are thinking about the 18th Century Whitney.

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by Tom Joad

Well at least we can still agree on bike saddles.

I rode a Selle San Marco Rolls for many years before I made the switch to the Brooks. It was a pretty good saddle also. I still have one new in the box sitting on a shelf that I bought at least 15 years ago.

No, no. We both agree that you've been trolling this board ever since you got here.

[donquixote99]

Originally Posted by icenine

There was a Jr if you are thinking about the 18th Century Whitney.

I was speaking of the story I heard as a schoolboy, about Eli Sr. and his knock-'em dead demo. That was 1801 (1891 was an unfortunate typo, am off to fix....)

[Pio1980]

Apparently, Eli Sr was quite the BS artist.

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