I'll definitely try moving it forward a bit if I can. I know my seat rails are bent a bit, and while the bike mechanic was able to straighten them somewhat, I remember him saying I'd be limited to how far forward/back I moved the saddle because of the bent rails.
Of course, now I'm wondering what I did to bend the rails on a saddle. :-/ On Sunday, August 25, 2013 5:45:41 PM UTC-7, Deacon Patrick wrote: > > The rails are the same I believe. But before you switch saddles, you may > want to play with (one at a time to not confuse the issue) tilt of the nose > up/down, sliding the saddle forward or back (try this first, moving it > forward first based on what you wrote), and height. What you describe may > well be resolved with those adjustments and have little to nothing to do > with saddle width. > > With abandon, > Patrick > > On Sunday, August 25, 2013 6:42:11 PM UTC-6, Cecily Walker wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> >> I have a Brooks B67 S saddle on my Betty Foy, but I'm finding that the >> saddle isn't as comfortable as it used to be when I was riding completely >> upright on my Dutch bike. I'm leaning a bit more forward on the Betty Foy, >> and that's putting some uncomfortable pressure on sensitive parts. >> >> My concern is that because I'm a heavyweight rider, a saddle like the B17 >> won't stand up to my weight, and I'll damage the seat rails. Have any of >> you who are in excess of 220# had any issues with the B17 saddle? >> >> If you have other recommendations, I'm happy to entertain them. >> >> Thanks! >> Cecily >> > -- 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.
