Late to the party, but here goes...
I only have one leather saddle these days - a Berthoud Galibier - the
skinny one with titanium rails. The Galibier is mounted on my Quickbeam.
The rest of my bikes have Fizik Alliante (The Bull) saddles. I wear the
same stuff whether astride the Quickbeam, R
Berthoud Aspin for me. No special consideration to clothing for it
otherwise, just whatever I have on.
-Dan
On Monday, January 27, 2025 at 1:16:40 AM UTC-5 Jeffrey Arita wrote:
> Really late response but when you included Brooks B17 and C17 Cambium, I
> wanted to chime in.
>
> As far as
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 n
This past weekend I did a ride without cycling shorts, and one with. It
was okay without, for an hour. It felt like it was chafing but after the
ride no sign/residual discomfort. I kept wanting to stand up though, like
walking in a shoe that doesn't feel quite right and you want to take a
br
Saddles on my 13 bicycles: Brooks Professional= 3; Brooks B17 Special=2;
Brooks B67=1; Fuji Belt=1; Ideale 90 Rebour=1; SDG Bel-Air=1; and lastly
Selle San Marco Rolls=4. My buttocks prefer the Brooks Professional and the
Selle San Marco Rolls. I can easily do 50 plus miles on either of those.
I'm late to the party here but let me throw my experience on the pile: I
prefer to ride in street clothes: cotton underwear and jeans to ride to
work or across town.
Shortish rides, say 25 miles: shorts and underwear.
This is on mostly B-17s. I've come to the conclusion that I can lose
weight,
Ha! It makes me wonder how they came up with the idea of using meat as a
cushion? Kind of like who was the first person to figure out which
mushrooms you can eat? Or which toads to lick?
Reminds me of a time in my college days where we took a road trip across
Texas and tried cooking a meal on our
All actors were professionals, don’t try this at home, but I recall a man
who belonged to our church 20 + years ago who had moved from Denver to
Albuquerque in mid-winter riding a KMart mountain bike over the Raton Pass.
He told me how, back in the 1960s, he and friends would ride from LA to San
Di
Hi Jay — I'd love to be one of the people who can ride all day in cotton
canvas shorts in the summer or chinos in the winter. I prefer the casual
look of some cutoffs and just being able to hop on the bike. But for long
rides they just don't work for me. I'd love to ride 50 miles around trails
I went back to Brooks leather and also VO leather saddles over 25 years ago
after trying "the latest greatest" whatever. I quit wearing cycling shorts
at the same time. I did find over the years that merino wool underwear is
more comfortable than cotton, but I'm still too young for diapers.
M
Loke Gary, I ride in Jackson & Gibbons touring shorts, always on B-17s. If
its coolout I wear a pair of longer Riv shorts. The pad on the Touring
shorts is very thin, for rides of all lengths. The owners retired last year
after a sale selling out of remaining stock.
Steven Sweedler
Plymouth, New H
I use Jackson & Gibbens. They're no longer available. If they were, or
there were others like them I'd scoop them up.
Here's what I'm talking about. Not my
size. https://www.ebay.com/itm/284108685797
Gary Jacobson
Rosendale, NY
and Roque Bluffs, ME
On Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 6:26:
I now have exclusively cut-out leather saddles, 3 Selle Anatomica and 1
Brooks Flyer. The cut-out was a huge improvement for me with long ride
comfort, and has made my choice of bottom layer mostly irrelevant. However
I still err towards shorts/pants that have a gusseted crotch so as to not
hav
When it comes to what to wear with Brooks Saddles, my first choice is
always whatever I have on.
Usually, that’s button-fly jeans. I have (4) nine year-old pairs from The
Gap. I can’t kill them.
I wear khakis in the summer. I like boxer briefs, mostly Hanes or Gildan.
My preferred Brooks m
For rides >1hr, padded shorts with a leather saddle. For my 40min commute,
wool or synthetic is fine. Honestly, with a brand new Team Pro, it might
be 5 years before you're riding without padding :).
Will
On Thursday, January 23, 2025 at 7:30:27 AM UTC-5 Brian Turner wrote:
> I haven’t worn
I haven’t worn padded shorts in years. I sweat too much when I ride, so riding with what eventually becomes a thin, wet sponge between my skin and saddle only increases the chance for saddle sores and chafing.I ride B-17s or Berthoud saddles (mostly the latter) with wool boxer briefs, and pants or
That’s a good question for the group. I have found that my bum prefers B17s
or a Berthoud saddle in the same ballpark width. I tried the Selle
Anatomica but I was too heavy at 250lbs and it was uncomfortable so I
returned it.
Personally, I just wear whatever shorts I have on hand as long as th
Levis 501 work for me!
On Wednesday, 22 January 2025 at 18:42:33 UTC-8 Patrick Moore wrote:
> I’ve found Brooks saddles uncomfortable (B17, B17N, Pro, Flyer, leaving
> aside a 72 which was fine on a Raleigh Sport) and use first edition Flites,
> but my experience is that with the right saddle p
I’ve found Brooks saddles uncomfortable (B17, B17N, Pro, Flyer, leaving
aside a 72 which was fine on a Raleigh Sport) and use first edition Flites,
but my experience is that with the right saddle properly set up one should
not need any special pants for rides up to ~35 miles (tho’ most of my
riding
I'm a B17 person. No pads or anything, usually 20-60 miles (during the
kinder parts of the year).
Nick A.
Falls Church VA
On Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 7:56:50 PM UTC-5 Ted Durant wrote:
> On Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 6:26:32 PM UTC-5 Jay wrote:
>
> I was curious to get some views fro
On Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 6:26:32 PM UTC-5 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.
My leather saddle is a Berthoud Aravis. Most frequently I use lycra biking
shorts with as
I wear bike shorts with the pads that Kucharick used to put in their
shorts. These were offered for a couple of years at least prior to their
closing. Not overly bulky. I ride Brooks B17 saddles. I cannot ride with
out some padding.as I have none of my own.
On Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 7:1
Jay,
I’ve been riding only Selle Anitomica saddles the past few years. I had
some brooks in the past and never cared for them as much as the Selle
Anitomica. I can ride them all day without padding after I break them in,
and even during the break-in process they are comfy, but gave me a bit of
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