on 9/15/09 1:35 PM, avillage at avill...@verizon.net wrote: > > Howdy. This is a bit embarassing and here goes anyway. I cycle commute > to work each day on my Bleriot with a Brooks B-17. The saddle was > reasonably comfortable and I thought it would break in and do the job. > Previously, I'd ridden an Avocet O2 for years, a wonderful saddle, > nearly as wide as the B-17, comfy, just right. They are no more, I > think, after a long search. Anyway, I rode throughout this year > noticing that the B-17 just wasn't that comfortable for me. Then, > recently, I get this small "knot" on my butt right just in front of > the sits bones that is not terribly painful against the saddle. Red in > color, etc. I just returned from a hiking trip in the West and the > knot is much smaller. Upon returning, I make a trip to the doc (not > just for the know, but a 20,000 mile tune-up), she looks at the knot > and believes it nothing, probably caused by the hard saddle. > > Ok, so now what to do...the B-17 has not been totally comfortable and > not that bad, either and it may be causing me a physical problem. > Maybe not. And, I don't really like saddle shopping because the > finding the "right" saddle is a function of "how does it compare to > the Avocet. I'd love to hear some thoughts on this and get some other > saddle ideas.
With all of the Brooks saddles I've used, I find that after a short period of time, I need to readjust the tilt. The shape of the saddle will change over time, and sometimes that means more pressure from different areas of the saddle. Typically, once I readjust - normally a few mm's of tilting the nose down - there isn't an issue. But, they are organic material, and as such subject to changes over time, as opposed to a plastic formed shell, which normally won't ever change. hope that helps, but if it doesn't I wouldn't hesistate to try different saddles, shorts, and "changing regimen" at work. - J -- Jim Edgar cyclofi...@earthlink.net Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries - http://www.cyclofiend.com Current Classics - Cross Bikes Singlespeed - Working Bikes Send In Your Photos! - Here's how: http://www.cyclofiend.com/guidelines "There were messengers who named their bikes, but Chevette never would have done that, and somehow because she did think about it like it was something alive." William Gibson - "Virtual Light" --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
