btw, my daughter and I rode yesterday. Of course she adores the B68 on her upright bike, but complained during the break-in on her B17S Imperial.
<http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v728/bulldog1935/Raleigh/Fuji/aaaP6230001.jpg> It's finally broken in, and she loves it - she said she could ride it forever now I also read the nose angle is more critical for women than men. I started with hers pointing at the stem (a hair below flat), but raised the nose one notch and she liked it better right off - it helped her make the longer ride that finally broke it in. But what I read was that women typically need a lower nose angle then men. There are probably women on the board who have better anecdotal evidence than me... On Friday, August 16, 2013 9:48:11 AM UTC-5, Cecily Walker wrote: > > Thanks for the advice! I tried this in the past, but nothing changed. I > wrote to Brooks and they suggested adjusting the tensioner. I'll try that > today to see if it makes a difference. > > On Friday, August 16, 2013 2:47:06 AM UTC-7, Fullylugged wrote: >> >> Squeaks often come from the tension bolt or the frame where it is held by >> the seat post clamp. A bit of grease there may help >> >> >> On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 1:55 AM, Cecily Walker <cecily...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> I have a Brooks B67 S Aged saddle. It's the same as the B67 S, but it >>> was treated with special materials to help it break in faster. I used it >>> on my Dutch bike, and I'm planning to use it on my Betty Foy as well. I >>> mostly ride around the city, but I also use it for rides out in the country >>> of 25-30km. >>> >>> I quite like it, but the leather has developed the most embarrassing >>> squeak, and I can't seem to get rid of it no matter what I try. >>> >>> 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-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@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.
