Tilting the nose up prevents sliding forward when you're riding upright bars.
It feels the same as an English equestrian saddle, once you get the hang of it. https://www.allpony.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/PartsSaddle2Web-1024x889.png John in Portland On Friday, July 21, 2023 at 1:07:51 PM UTC-7 Mackenzy Albright wrote: > brooks saddles have a bit of a curvature due to the shape of the leather > and frame. In my experience, when you sit in a more upright position your > sit bones sit further back on on the wider area of the saddle. Due to the > hammock shape of the saddle you nose it up a touch to maintain a somewhat > flat seat position to avoid slipping forward. > > not this way for everyone - there's variables like pelvic tilt, bike fit, > core strength, and general preference. But a lot of people using b17's on > relaxed bikes tend to nose up. > > On Friday, July 21, 2023 at 12:42:27 PM UTC-7 richd...@gmail.com wrote: > >> I was watching the Asheville video- looks like a great event. I’m sure we >> could lure 10’s to the DesMoines metro some weekend for a ride. :-) Corn >> and beans are a pretty sight you know…. >> >> Anyhow- my mind wondered to the range (one?) of nose up brooks saddles >> in pictures. What am I not understanding? No judgement. Could I make that >> work? When working with friends that are new riders- they seem to want to >> have a too high of a saddle height and tilt it down. >> >> Comments or feedback from those that nose up works for? >> >> Killing time as a passenger traveling to a Shriner’s event. >> >> Rich >> In DSM >> > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/d79c3cb7-adf8-412b-bc8c-bed70ffdc82dn%40googlegroups.com.
