Ultimately I found this a trial and error process. I started with a B-17 and it was reasonably comfortable for under 50 mile rides. Unbearably painful over that "trip wire" distance. I found the Terry Liberator Y to be the most comfortable all day saddle and have it on most of my bikes (its even more comfortable than the more expensive "fly" version). Recently I bought a single speed bike for around town errands and it came with an "aged" B-17 saddle which is amazingly comfortable. It comes with tethered lacing which actually changes the geometry in a very subtle way. But the difference for me makes a world of difference! All I can say is you really don't know until it passes the "ride it all day, for 3 days test". I tried about 18 different saddles. Final word, thank god for e-bay!
Cheers, Chris On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 1:35 PM, avillage <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. > > Thanks all. > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
