Following up on my experience with the Riv saddle... I have a couple hundred more miles on it, with the longest ride about 25 miles. No soreness for me. I really like it. The wider saddle horn doesn't bother me anymore. Humans are adaptable I guess.
I briefly swapped it out for my old Ergon saddle and was like, nope, and put the Riv back on. On Sat, Mar 2, 2024 at 11:58 AM Paul Donald <snippy.p...@gmail.com> wrote: > I sold all but one of my Brooks and Selle Anatomica's (I have a B67 if > anyone's looking) and have replaced them all with Ergon SF and one > Rivendell Clem saddle. I always wear regular clothes when riding and the > Ergon SF is less uncomfortable than all the leather saddles were for me. > The Riv is wide on the nose but so far is slightly more comfortable than > the Ergon. I commute about 18-20 mile round trip most days in a fairly > upright riding position. > > On Monday, February 26, 2024 at 3:11:24 PM UTC-8 Mackenzy Albright wrote: > >> Bumping this thread! >> >> I just made an order from Blue Lug and noticed they had them in stock. I >> decided to give it a try since saddles are always a thing and my brooks are >> all getting quite old and stretched. Now that the seat has been out for a >> few months I am curious how ya'll are feeling about it given more saddle >> time. >> >> On Thursday, December 7, 2023 at 8:24:54 AM UTC-8 Chris K wrote: >> >>> Chris - I wanna say my Ergon saddle is the SR Allroad Comp. Nice basic >>> saddle. >>> >>> On Thursday, December 7, 2023 at 7:58:55 AM UTC-7 Steven Seelig wrote: >>> >>>> I replaced a Brooks Flyer Curved on my Xtracycle now Bafang E-bike that >>>> is about as upright as it gets. Agree that at first I wasn't sure where >>>> this part of my sit bone connected to that part of the saddle. After a few >>>> more rides, I simply forgot it was on the bike at all. Given that with >>>> e-bikes you are constantly shifting the assist and the 9 speed derailleur >>>> to hit the perfect sweet spot, and I ride in City traffic, perhaps I was >>>> not as in-tune as i would be on a quiet country road. I prefer it to the >>>> Brooks and don't miss the absence of the spring in the least. >>>> >>>> My experience is likely comparing persimmons to cumquats for someone >>>> riding unupright on an analog bike. >>>> >>>> On Tuesday, December 5, 2023 at 1:53:12 PM UTC-5 Tom Wyland wrote: >>>> >>>> I have it on my Platy currently. It replaced a Selle Anatomica H2 (at >>>> least for the winter). The SA was a tad too narrow since I swapped to >>>> slighly more upright bars. I haven't yet decided if the Riv saddle is too >>>> wide (by 1-2cm). I don't really care for the wide nose of the Riv saddle, >>>> but I suppose I'll get used to it. I do like the flat shape and the amount >>>> of padding (minimal). It's good for a more upright ride due to the width. >>>> I may use it on my wife's bike to swap out the Bontrager commuter saddle >>>> (wide). When viewed from the side, the Bontrager commuter saddle has >>>> shoulders that slope down where the Riv saddle is a flat profile. We both >>>> prefer saddles that have a flat profile. I've also ridden a VO wide >>>> touring saddle and the Riv saddle is wider both in the nose and the rear. >>>> >>>> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/6pHC6qyBfL0/unsubscribe > . > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, 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/850aa607-5e69-405d-b11f-83742edea54an%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/850aa607-5e69-405d-b11f-83742edea54an%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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/CAKtQ5VR5vwPRSCMyLOgnSPwbzgZR%2BqMX2p%2BbMR7svS%3DANYQf7g%40mail.gmail.com.
