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- From: ezag637@chpc.utexas.edu (Steve Manifold)
- Subject: Re: Selle Italia Flite saddle
- Message-ID: <1993Jan28.150005.7869@chpc.utexas.edu>
- Organization: The University of Texas System CHPC
- References: <105720@netnews.upenn.edu> <1460071@hplred.HPL.HP.COM> <1k3lpsINNa1q@overload.lbl.gov>
- Date: Thu, 28 Jan 93 15:00:05 GMT
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- In article <1k3lpsINNa1q@overload.lbl.gov>, chris@carnival.lbl.gov (Chris Moll) writes:
- > Larry Denys writes:
- > > I think most of the people that post about bad experiences with the
- > >Flite should also post how much they weigh. Obviously light weight equip-
- > >ment like the Flite is not meant for everybody.
- > >...
- > >you have to realize a lot of this equipment is great for a hundred and fifty
- > >pound rider, but just is not designed to last under a rider that weights
- > >fify pounds more.
- >
- > A 150lb. friend had his Flite bottom out after a month or so of riding.
- > So I sold mine to another, 160lb. friend :-)
- >
-
- I wonder if Selle Italia has quality control problems (or perhaps indifference).
- I weigh 200 lbs and after about 4000 miles my Flite has yet to bottom out and
- the leather is still in good condition (I don't ride in the rain and I use a
- leather preservative). On the other hand, I recently obtained a used Flite
- that I just now noticed is bottomed out (I don't know the weight of the pre-
- vious rider) and the leather is worn through at the nose of the saddle.
- Based on my experience with my original Flite, I wouldn't hesitate to buy
- another if and when it wears out, since it is by far the most comfortable
- saddle I've used.
-
- Steve
-
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- _______________________________________________________________________________
- Steve Manifold University of Texas
- ezag637@hermes.chpc.utexas.edu College of Engineering
- tasc637@crovax.cem.utexas.edu Center for Electromechanics
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