All three of my bikes have different iterations of the Terry Liberator Y saddle. Ages range from about 10 years old to one year old. They change the mold and design every few years it seems.
The style of riding is more a "just ride" type. Some commuting, general getting out there and goofing off, a little dirt road and sometimes double-track. In the last couple years the longest ride being about a metric century in length. Did use Brooks B-17 saddles until a bit over a year and a half ago when I started getting serious skin problems from the rear part of the saddle frame. Have also tried the Cardiff saddle and unfortunately it's the same problem. Briefly tried a B-67 which is wider and should avoid that, but found my thighs chafe on the sides of that saddle. Eric Platt St. Paul, MN Eric Platt St. Paul, MN On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 4:58 AM, Bruce Herbitter <bruce.herbit...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > I have Selle Anatomica Titanico Saddles on 3 bikes and a Brooks B5N on one. > > Saluki w/bars above saddle: S-A without the cut out, for light riders: > Most comfy saddle ever, but stretched to the max soonest. Leather starting > to crack around the rivets after 5 years of wear. Can be sent back for new > leather. > > Road and Rambouillet have S-A with cut out, heavy rider version. Both fine > after a number of years. Handlebars just above saddle. Reasonably comfy > from day one, but seriously comfy after a month or two. > > Maruishi (for Nashbar) crit racer set up with tall stem and M-bars. B5N > was an OEM saddle shaped like a B17N with pebbled top and thinner leather. > Got one NOS and treated it with Obenauf's before riding it. Actually a > pretty nice saddle. These come up on Ebay from time to time. > > Saddles I rode and took off to put on the shelf: 2 Brooks B-17s, a Team > Pro and a Gyes road saddle (god awful POS). I just don't like the B17 all > that well, despite the fact that many love them. > > > >> On Thursday, August 15, 2013 10:21:41 PM UTC-7, Michael wrote: >>> >>> Since I asked about shorts, I thought I'd ask about saddles, too. >>> >>> 1. What are the most comfortable saddles that you use? Please give the >>> full name of the saddle (like, don't say just "Terry saddle", if it was a >>> "Terry Liberator Y Gel saddle"). >>> >>> 2. Please state for which kind of riding you use the saddle (ex: >>> racing/touring/dirt/stunt/**commuting/drops/upright, etc.). >>> >>> 3. On which of your bikes do you use the saddle (ex: >>> Riv/All-R/Lego/Cust/Ram/Rom/**Red/Bomb/Ap/At/Bet/Yv/Sam/** >>> Hunq/Road/Glor/Wilb/Bler/**Homer/Simp/Quick/whatever other models they >>> make)? >>> >>> 4. Feel free to link to a pic of your saddle. >>> >>> Interesting to read about these things. >>> For instance, I read that someone stated they used their B67 or 68 >>> for bars-below-saddle riding, though contrary to its designed purpose, I >>> think. >>> >>> Always nice to hear that people are using gear outside the box with >>> success. >>> Helps keep perspective and not always buy into the "no you can't" gear >>> zeitgeists that are always flying around bicycle circles. >>> >> -- >> 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> > > -- > 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
