Thanks for all the comments. I was thinking about the question, "Was the saddle ever comfortable?" Interesting question. I think when I first got the saddle it wasn't comfortable, which is exactly what I expected, because I'd often read that Brooks saddles aren't comfortable until they're broken in. I remember riding and asking myself, "Is it broken in yet? Is it broken in yet?" So I'm not sure it was ever what I would call comfortable. I had been so used to high quality padded seats which are-what-they-are the day you bolt them on. What reminded me of this is Jim's comment about the WTB seat. When I bought my Atlantis I stole a few parts from my Stumpjumper which had a WTB seat that I loved. (Sidebar: I tried selling my Stumpjumper as is and no one would give me more that $600. I parted it out and got $1200, which is what I paid for it and managed to even keep a few parts for the Atlantis. Go figure.) When I built up the Atlantis I put the WTB seat on it. I have shellacked bars and hammered Honjos and a saddle bag and the WTB looked kind of goofy. So I went with the Brooks which looks spectacular. But ouch.
Crazy idea (maybe someone already does this): Leveraging the Rivet idea. How about a bike shop that rents out expensive seats for $30/mo. which can applied to the purchase. The Berthoud seat looks really cool, but I can't come to grips with spending $200 and finding out that gee, it hurts as much as the Brooks. But I would spend $30 to ride it for a month to figure it out. On Tuesday, August 18, 2015 at 11:33:21 PM UTC-4, Jim M. wrote: > > One of my favorite saddles is a B17 that got sent to Selle Anatomica, and > came back with a cutout and some extra leather reinforcement. If perineal > pressure is an issue, I'd suggest that route before trying different > saddles, though I'm also happy with the newer SA clydesdale saddle and with > a Rivet Diablo. Also a Specialized Alien and WTB Rocket, but those won't > look as good on an Atlantis. > > jim m > wc ca > > On Tuesday, August 18, 2015 at 11:24:32 AM UTC-7, Buck wrote: >> >> I spent some time reviewing old posts, but was wondering what folks >> currently think. >> >> I have a rather unconventional problem. While most people think a Brooks >> saddle is the ultimate comfort ride, I have a (beautiful) honey colored >> Brooks that is (sadly) a pain in my arse. It's several years old and broken >> in. I have ridden it since the bike was new. I have an Atlantis with >> touring wheels/tires, drop bars and racks, etc. I've reached the point in >> life where no one wants to see me in spandex. I have platform pedals and >> ride in sneakers. There is no particular smoking gun. It's not that my soft >> tissue goes to sleep. The saddle is just not so comfy for me. >> >> Anyway, I'm thinking about trying an alternative to the Brooks. A friend >> recommended a Selle touring saddle. I'm vain enough that I want the saddle >> to look good on the Atlantis and also not to have it look like a La-Z-Boy. >> Does anyone have thoughts on a comfy touring seat for rides that are mostly >> a couple of hours long? >> >> Thanks. >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
