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Old November 6th 04, 10:26 PM
Maggie
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Went to the LBS...bought a new seat for my bike. Brought it home,
tried to put it on my bike. Threw it out with garage window and
shattered the glass. Lesson learned....let the person in the LBS put
your bike seat on for you. LEARNING THE HARD WAY!!! Hope everyone
else is enjoying this beautiful Saturday riding their bike. Mine is in
the garage without a seat. Guess I will throw the bike in the trunk,
ride over there and see if he will take pity on me. Where do I get the
idea I have one mechanical bone in my body? I also broke a nail. What
a bitch of a day. "Finally realizes why the LBS is always crowded."
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Old November 6th 04, 11:46 PM
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6 Nov 2004 13:26:43 -0800,
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(Maggie) wrote:

Went to the LBS...bought a new seat for my bike.


There's your problem right there. You should have gotten a saddle.
Toilets have seats.
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Old November 7th 04, 12:56 AM
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"Maggie" wrote: (clip)bought a new seat for my bike. Brought it home,
tried to put it on my bike. Threw it out with garage window and shattered
the glass. (clip)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Maybe if you threw the bike out the window as well, that would solve the
problem. BG Sorry, I just couldn't resist.


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Old November 7th 04, 05:05 PM
Maggie
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Zoot Katz wrote in message ...
Went to the LBS...bought a new seat for my bike.


There's your problem right there. You should have gotten a saddle.
Toilets have seats.


So it's not a bicycle seat any longer?

http://www.jimlangley.net/crank/bicycleseats.html

The above tells me its a seat. I am confus-ed!
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Old November 7th 04, 05:14 PM
Neil Brooks
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Maggie wrote:
Zoot Katz wrote in message
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Went to the LBS...bought a new seat for my bike.


There's your problem right there. You should have gotten a saddle.
Toilets have seats.


So it's not a bicycle seat any longer?

http://www.jimlangley.net/crank/bicycleseats.html

The above tells me its a seat. I am confus-ed!


It's never quite as simple as that, Maggie. Rumor has it that, in the
mid-60's, Brooks made a hugely popular toilet saddle . . . brass rivets and
all :-)


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Old November 7th 04, 05:24 PM
Maggie
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"Leo Lichtman" wrote in message ...
"Maggie" wrote: (clip)bought a new seat for my bike. Brought it home,
tried to put it on my bike. Threw it out with garage window and shattered
the glass. (clip)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Maybe if you threw the bike out the window as well, that would solve the
problem. BG Sorry, I just couldn't resist.


It probably WOULD solve the problem but I am determined to "go the
distance" I want to be like ROCKY....eye of the tiger. grrrr
http://hometown.aol.com/lbuset/
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Old November 7th 04, 07:22 PM
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"Maggie" skrev i en meddelelse
om...
Zoot Katz wrote in message
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Went to the LBS...bought a new seat for my bike.


There's your problem right there. You should have gotten a saddle.
Toilets have seats.


So it's not a bicycle seat any longer?

http://www.jimlangley.net/crank/bicycleseats.html

The above tells me its a seat. I am confus-ed!

If it's a Brook's B17 it's at front row seat. Go out and pick it up. Then
buy a SEATpost that fits your bike as well as the seat. The nail will grow
out, and you will be happy with this saddle ... seat.
Ivar



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Old November 7th 04, 09:12 PM
Zoot Katz
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7 Nov 2004 08:05:03 -0800,
,
(Maggie) wrote:

Went to the LBS...bought a new seat for my bike.


There's your problem right there. You should have gotten a saddle.
Toilets have seats.


So it's not a bicycle seat any longer?

http://www.jimlangley.net/crank/bicycleseats.html

The above tells me its a seat. I am confus-ed!


The picture at the top of the page is captioned:
"The classic Brooks B17 leather saddle; click image for more on Brooks
saddles."

A bicycle saddle doesn't automatically become a seat because it's made
of the same materials as toilet seats.

Sheldon Brown's glossary says:
\==
Saddle
Frequently called a "seat", a bicycle's saddle is not intended to
support the rider's entire weight....

Seat
The chair-like fitting the rider of a recumbent sits on; also a device
for carrying small children on a bicycle. See also "saddle."
==/

I would allow that modern usage permits defining a saddle as the seat
of a bicycle or motorcycle or similar vehicle. Saddle connotes an
activity like riding astride a mount. Seat is more like lawn
furniture.

For a comfortable seat, fly Lufthansa or KLM.
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Old November 7th 04, 10:46 PM
Just zis Guy, you know?
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On Sun, 07 Nov 2004 12:12:16 -0800, Zoot Katz
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For a comfortable seat, fly Lufthansa or KLM.


Or HP Velotechnic, Optima, AVD, Trice, RANS, Bacchetta...

Guy
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