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Community => Thorn General => Topic started by: jags on March 02, 2008, 05:30:15 PM

Title: brooks and thorn
Post by: jags on March 02, 2008, 05:30:15 PM
im thinking of buying the brook's b17 saddle will it fit the sherpa seat post
only reason im asking this is a friend had problem's with his carbon s/post
Title: Re: brooks and thorn
Post by: john28july on March 02, 2008, 07:13:44 PM
Jags,
Look at all of my bikes!
John.
www.pbase.com/john28july
Title: Re: brooks and thorn
Post by: ians on March 02, 2008, 07:57:17 PM
I have a Brooks B17 titanium and a Mr Control Carbon seatpost.  The only problem I have is that the Brooks doesn't seem to offer as much layback as other saddles.  The parallel  section of the rails (where the seat post clamp fits) is about 1 cm shorter than my Specialized saddle.  But that's not a Thorn problem as such - it's a Brooks problem.  I solved it with a seat post offering a bit more layback.

ian
Title: Re: brooks and thorn
Post by: jags on March 03, 2008, 04:57:11 PM
thank's john,and ian .i should have looked a bit harder john sorry.

i was looking at b17 with copper rails on chain reaction ,better price than sjs sorry boy's
but when i went to order it they said it was discontinued
Title: Re: brooks and thorn
Post by: john28july on March 03, 2008, 06:37:19 PM
thank's john,and ian .i should have looked a bit harder john sorry.

i was looking at b17 with copper rails on chain reaction ,better price than sjs sorry boy's
but when i went to order it they said it was discontinued

Telephone Spa Cycles. Tel number on their Website.
John.
Title: Re: brooks and thorn
Post by: jags on March 04, 2008, 12:58:27 AM
good stuff john i'll do that tomarrow.
john can you recommend the lumotec lamp and axa dynamo you have on the sherpa
Title: Re: brooks and thorn
Post by: john28july on March 04, 2008, 09:18:31 AM
good stuff john i'll do that tomarrow.
john can you recommend the lumotec lamp and axa dynamo you have on the sherpa

Not particularly. Take a look at the pictures of the Sherpa in 'Outdoor Life' on its first Camping trip. This was shortly after. Its fitted with Schmidt SON hub dynamo and lamp.
Any dynamo will work obviously but its what can be afforded at the time which determines. In my case at that time etc..
John.
Title: Re: brooks and thorn
Post by: jags on March 04, 2008, 12:31:13 PM
thanks john for all the night rideing i'll be doing think i might just buy a good  led headlight