Bicycle Seat

6 Nov 2004 13:26:43 -0800,
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(Maggie) said:

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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zk

"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.

(Maggie) said:

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.

I'm confused. What part of the procedure for changing saddles
involves pulling so hard that it could cause the saddle to go
through a window? I've swapped saddles half a dozen times and
never had to do that.
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Zoot Katz <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

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

Quoted message said:

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!

Maggie said:

Zoot Katz <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

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

Quoted message said:

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 :-)

"Leo Lichtman" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

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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.

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/

"Maggie" <[email hidden]> skrev i en meddelelse
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Quoted message said:

Zoot Katz <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

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

Quoted message said:

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

7 Nov 2004 08:05:03 -0800,
<[email hidden]>,

(Maggie) said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

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

Quoted message said:

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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zk

On Sun, 07 Nov 2004 12:12:16 -0800, Zoot Katz <[email hidden]>

wrote in message : said:

For a comfortable seat, fly Lufthansa or KLM.

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

Guy
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Ben Pfaff <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

Quoted message said:

(Maggie) said:

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.

I'm confused. What part of the procedure for changing saddles
involves pulling so hard that it could cause the saddle to go
through a window? I've swapped saddles half a dozen times and
never had to do that.

I THREW it through the window. It was not an accident. The saddle or
seat was not easy to swap. It may be because I have a very cheap
bike. Who knows.

Zoot Katz <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>..

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For a comfortable seat, fly Lufthansa or KLM.

I can't. I have to use my one pass miles on Continental. But thanks
for the education regarding seats and saddles. :-)

http://hometown.aol.com/lbuset/

Maggie wrote:
:: 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 [censored] of a day. "Finally realizes why the LBS is always
:: crowded." Peace and Stuff

You ended you post with this: Peace and Stuff

I suggest you keep this in mind.

"Roger Zoul" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

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You ended you post with this: Peace and Stuff

I suggest you keep this in mind.

Point taken. Age has not mellowed me. It has made me angry and
bitter,
Throwing a bike seat through a window...keeps me from throwing some
people I've had to deal with in my life through a window. Which one is
better??? Riding my bike makes me mellow though. It is a GOOD THING!
:-)
Peace.