Really late response but when you included Brooks B17 and C17 Cambium, I wanted to chime in.
As far as what to wear it depends om the distance. If 1 to 2 hour day rides near home I wear regular cotton underwear and over-shorts. If bicycle touring I wear wool underwear (Smartwool brand) and normally Fjallravn shorts (which are gusseted). Wool u/w since it can be worn for several days between washings and has antimicrobial properties. If brevets traditional padded cycling shorts. Saddle of choice is the Brooks Cambium C17 *carved*. Tried the non-carved model and the carved is much more comfy, IMO. Did many long distance rides on this model along with multi-month bicycle tours. Up until 2016 I did ride a B17 but switched since the Cambium is waterproof thus no need to carry (and use) the saddle cover when it rains. Best regards, Jeff Claremont, CA On Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 3:26:32 PM UTC-8 Jay wrote: > I was curious to get some views from those with leather saddles and > whether you wear bib (padded) cycling shorts, underwear with shorts/pants. > If underwear; is it wool, synthetic, other; do you care about seam > placement; tight/compression fit, loose; or do you not think about this at > all (just ride in whatever)? > > I recently ordered a Brooks Team Pro Special and would love to not have to > wear padded bib shorts (despite having like 10 of them). I'm certainly > going to try riding with some synthetic compression long boxers (I have a > few pair) and winter tights, as it's that time of year. I'll also try with > a few models of bib shorts I have. > > Long rides on hot days are not always the best, for me, with bib shorts, > due to chafing. I rarely get actual saddle sores (not since switching to > the C17). > > When I started cycling over 20 years ago, after a couple years into it, I > got a B17 saddle. After some trial-error with set up, it was fairly > comfortable. I was always wearing bib shorts, but I still laugh at one > time in the winter when after riding for two hours I realized I wasn't > wearing bib shorts, just underwear and winter tights. I later got a Brooks > Swallow, and then for some reason switched to plastic saddles and only > tried Brooks again in the last 18 months. I tried a B17, twice maybe, and > it seemed too large and impacted how I pedalled. I then tried a C17, and > it was pretty good in that I was well supported, pedalling was fine, and > with padded shorts it has been the most comfortable saddles I've had in the > last 10 years. I want to see if I can eliminate chafing/sores and figured > I would try the Team Pro Special (hoping the width/shape works better for > me than B17; I'm rather skinny). > -- 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 visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/f1bc423c-64ce-4864-bdc1-2c844ac1b23cn%40googlegroups.com.
