View Poll Results: Saddle Choice: Brooks Black, Navy, Levis Denim, or _______?
Black Brooks B-17
17
37.78%
Navy Brooks Professional
19
42.22%
Levis Denim Cambium
3
6.67%
Something else?
6
13.33%
Voters: 45. You may not vote on this poll
Saddle Choice: Brooks Black, Navy, Demin, or _____?
01-31-23, 03:01 PM
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This is coming down to the wire and the Black B17 and Navy Professional are in a dead heat with each other. Feb 1st is the deadline for the voting to end. I need a tiebreaker, or I'll need to cover the Avocet saddle @jdawginsc sent me--- with 'gator hide! 
The blue Pro is the only logical choice here.
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The Navy Professional has pulled ahead by one vote with less than 9 hours until the polls close. I certainly hope the losing Brooks doesn't demand a recount--- or challenges the results--- or declares the whole process as, FAKE! The last thing I want is a runoff!Don't worry, the faux Alligator Avocet will eventually see the light of day and it certainly will be modeled on the gator themed Voyageur II.
However, my butt has its standards to maintain,
and it is a bit snobbish towards Brooks, Ideale, and @rhm customs.
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This is turning into a real nail biter! The Navy Professional has pulled ahead by one vote with less than 9 hours until the polls close. I certainly hope the losing Brooks doesn't demand a recount--- or challenges the results--- or declares the whole process as, FAKE! The last thing I want is a runoff!
Don't worry, the faux Alligator Avocet will eventually see the light of day and it certainly will be modeled on the gator themed Voyageur II.
However, my butt has its standards to maintain, and it is a bit snobbish towards Brooks, Ideale, and @rhm customs.
The Navy Professional has pulled ahead by one vote with less than 9 hours until the polls close. I certainly hope the losing Brooks doesn't demand a recount--- or challenges the results--- or declares the whole process as, FAKE! The last thing I want is a runoff!Don't worry, the faux Alligator Avocet will eventually see the light of day and it certainly will be modeled on the gator themed Voyageur II.
However, my butt has its standards to maintain,
and it is a bit snobbish towards Brooks, Ideale, and @rhm customs.
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More later on the Alligator Avocet.
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Maroon (!) Brooks Pro for me -- lucky find. I have not seen them offered anywhere since. My old 50K mile 1972 black Brooks Pro also looked good on this bike, but it is reaching end-of-life.
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... @obrentharris PMed me about something else and suggested I find a covered plastic saddle, rip off the original cover, and install the faux alligator hide as the new cover. I might just try that for the fun and audacity of doing so. However, I'm partial to Brooks under my butt.
Brent also suggested making new leather uppers for a pair of bike shoes out of the same leather hide--- but I'm guessing shoe uppers are beyond my capabilities!
However, I'm partial to Brooks under my butt.Brent also suggested making new leather uppers for a pair of bike shoes out of the same leather hide--- but I'm guessing shoe uppers are beyond my capabilities!
Since the base is from an Avocet Racing saddle that was losing its original cover, do we call it an "Avogator" or a "Gatorcet?"
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I can't wait to see this. May creative ingenuity forever triumph.
"When people start telling you that you're crazy, you just might be onto the most important innovation in your life." -Larry Ellison
EDIT: It has arrived. Bob, you beat me to the punch!
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