I've had the same experience, but depends on the model. I went on a 180km ride on a nearly brand new B17 Special and it felt awesome. Same with a standard B17 and a 100km ride. When they are setup perfectly, they are invisible. I do notice though that even the slightest adjustments make a huge difference. If my saddle gets tweaked even 1mm to the side or up and down, I seem to immediately think 'oh no, something is TERRIBLY wrong' hah!
I've had the opposite experience with the B17 narrow, which feels like it's a slab of granite. Same with my Swift, though it's a much narrower saddle so its comfort is going to be limited compared to the B17 from the beginning. It's great for faster rides where I'm bent over more, riding in the drops mostly. For upright riding, no way. On Wednesday, October 8, 2014 4:55:22 PM UTC-5, Jon in the foothills of Central Colorado wrote: > > I did a lot of reading about setting up a Brooks Saddle.A majority of > people said tip the nose of the saddle up. I did just a bit. Went for a 30 > mile ride. > The saddles positioned as far back as possible. I was expecting pain and > discomfort. Didn't happen.I did experience sliding forward into the > "hammock". > Started to feel some discomfort at the end of the ride. but bearable. > I got home and tipped up the nose a bit more.Took it for a short spin..No > slinding forward. Felt very comfortable > I'm very pleased. And what a piece of art and craftsmanship! I got the > Honey color.Just beautiful!. > -- 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/d/optout.
