Provided they fit ok to start with, I find the plastic saddles comfortable
until the padding deteriorates usually within a few years. At that point they
are ok for maybe a few hours of riding at a time, then you start to feel them
bottoming out, ie. the plastic base getting through to the sit bones when the
padding no longer does its thing. It only gets worse from there.
The B17's take some time (500 to 1000 miles?) to break in, but then seem to
last about forever with an occasional touch of Obenaufs or whatever, and also
seem to get progressively softer under the sit bones. That is my experience
after about 15 saddles and 35 years of riding.
I can sit comfortably on my broken in B17 most of the day even without cycle
shorts, but do stay away from seams between you and the seat.
--- On Wed, 9/16/09, cm <chrispmur...@hotmail.com> wrote:
From: cm <chrispmur...@hotmail.com>
Subject: [RBW] Re: Saddles
To: "RBW Owners Bunch" <rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com>
Date: Wednesday, September 16, 2009, 1:09 PM
I say get rid of the Brooks. It ain't that comfy AND you have a butt
knot? hmmm... I think there are no better looking, more storied
saddles than Brooks, but if they dont work for you, they dont work. I
took the Brooks off my Riv and put on a Fizik-- a saddle that works
really well for me. I tried to find a picture on a Riv without a
Brooks on the intertubes and had a hard time. I jokingly wondered if
it was still a Riv without a Sugino crank (and a double no less!) and
without a Brooks. Turns out it still is, just more comfortable.
Could always try some "girl" saddles. They tend to be wider. Most
cyclists have extra saddles kicking around, maybe you could borrow a
few for a ride or two.
Cheers!
cm
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