I run mine way upward - Rich @ Riv style - and the weird thing about it is how not-great it feels at first..then it's perfect! My rec for anyone interested in this is to start your saddle pointed up higher than you think will work, then keep riding after you think it's ridiculous. You may decide by Mile 5 that this is the way to go.
On Saturday, July 22, 2023 at 10:56:12 AM UTC-7 Valerie Yates wrote: > J -- same here. It looks funny (especially in pictures) but is much more > comfortable and stable feeling to have the nose pointed slightly upward. > Not true of other saddles. > > On Saturday, July 22, 2023 at 10:36:53 AM UTC-6 J wrote: > >> I've also found that as a Brooks breaks in/softens up, I need to tilt it >> up a bit more to maintain riding position/comfortable pelvic tilt. I don't >> ride upright. I'm sure it varies for everyone >> >> On Friday, July 21, 2023 at 4:30:13 PM UTC-4 John A. Bennett wrote: >> >>> 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/a82f6ca9-2847-4b82-bf88-8032908bada6n%40googlegroups.com.
