+1. The cheap WTB saddles are pretty nice. And for you, it would be an inexpensive way to make sure the Broos "isn't" causing the issue.
Eric Platt St. Paul, MN On Sep 15, 3:41�pm, Seth Vidal <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 4:35 PM, avillage <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Howdy. This is a bit embarassing and here goes anyway. I cycle commute > > to work each day on my Bleriot with a Brooks B-17. The saddle was > > reasonably comfortable and I thought it would break in and do the job. > > Previously, I'd ridden an Avocet O2 for years, a wonderful saddle, > > nearly as wide as the B-17, comfy, just right. They are no more, I > > think, after a long search. Anyway, I rode throughout this year > > noticing that the B-17 just wasn't that comfortable for me. Then, > > recently, I get this small "knot" on my butt right just in front of > > the sits bones that is not terribly painful against the saddle. Red in > > color, etc. I just returned from a hiking trip in the West and the > > knot is much smaller. Upon returning, I make a trip to the doc (not > > just for the know, but a 20,000 mile tune-up), she looks at the knot > > and believes it nothing, probably caused by the hard saddle. > > > Ok, so now what to do...the B-17 has not been totally comfortable and > > not that bad, either and it may be causing me a physical problem. > > Maybe not. And, I don't really like saddle shopping because the > > finding the �"right" saddle is a function of "how does it compare to > > the Avocet. I'd love to hear some thoughts on this and get some other > > saddle ideas. > > Get a cheap wtb saddle - maybe an sst or a rocket-v or something like > that. pop it on for a few weeks - see if the knot is smaller or > larger. > > It is possible it's not the saddle but something else you got away > from when you went hiking. > > -sv- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
