Hi Mike. I have an SA sans cutout and a B-17 Champion Special. I find both comfortable for long distance (70+ mile) rides, but they are different beasts. I haven't had a problem with any differences in width or length. The main difference I've found between the saddles is that the SA is a bit softer than the B-17 CS. The initial adjustments I made with the SA were the usual height, tilt, and fore/aft. Importantly, I also had to adjust the tension. A little on the taught side was the ticket for me. Apparently, working with the tension is fine with the SA, which may be unusual for those of us used to Brooks saddle.
I will say that on longer rides, I feel more of a need to shift around a little bit on the B-17 than I do on the SA. Sorry, I haven't tried the SA with cutout so I can't provide any comparisons there. Note that I have the SA on a bike where the bars are about 2 cm lower than my saddle. The B-17 is on a bike where the bars and saddle are even. I've put upwards of 500 miles on the SA and significantly more than that on the B-17. Here's a visual comparison of the SA, B-17, and a VO Model-6: http://tinyurl.com/2dkfb45 Oh yes, fwiw, I've read that if you're near the limit, go for the clydesdale. Take care, Lee On Aug 22, 8:05 am, MikeC <mecinib...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > I was just considering buying a Selle Anatomica instead of a B17 and > had few questions. I weigh just shy of the 180 lb limit for the > standard saddle. Since I have been reading about the stretching that > the leather does, would you recommend that I go with the clydesdale > version? Also, has anyone tried the version without the cut-out? It's > almost half the price of the cut-out version and I don't have a > problem with pressure up front. Does the cut-out provide significantly > more comfort under the sit bones by allowing increased flex? > > Thanks, > > -Mike C. > > On Aug 21, 5:58 pm, Bruce <fullylug...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > Since I first bought a Selle Anatomica from RBW, it's been my seat of > > choice. I > > have them on 3 of the 4 bikes that call our garage "home." One of the > > saddles > > came used from another cyclist, and was already fully stretched out. My past > > experience with Selles is that once they get to that point, they stay > > there. GP > > said the same thing in the advertising blurb back when Riv was selling > > them. I > > was surprised then on today's ride (to Fat Girl's BBQ Cafe, no less) when > > the > > seat stretcher bolt fell OUT and onto teh ground as I was riding. The > > saddle was > > soaked with sweat and hammocked so that it was laying on top of the > > seatpost. > > No, there was no pain, just consternation. The leather LOOKS okay, and > > instead > > of sending $75 to re skin the frame back at the factory, I decided to go to > > Home > > Depot instead. I came back with a 3 1/2" bolt to replace the 2" long fallen > > out > > one. The Selle bolt has a custom head which gets a narrow hex socket inside > > a > > hole in the steel saddle nose piece. I knew I wouldn't find that, but came > > back > > with a carriage bolt instead. I turned it up snug against the rounded inside > > portion of the nose piece and we'll see how it rides. If it's a bust, I'm > > out a > > whopping $0.33 (inc tax) > > > None of my other Selles have done this, btw. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
