I must be one of those that the X fits, I call it my "taint hammock" and it is by far the most comfortable saddle I've ever been on. B17 on my Atlantis with Albas and the X on my Noodled Ram.
On Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at 7:14:35 AM UTC-7, ian m wrote: > > I am honestly surprised people have managed to stretch the SA leather past > the length of the tension bolt. I have a Titanico (original model before T, > X, &c.) I've had for about 5 years. Put countless miles on it, rode it on a > week long tour, commuted on it, you name it. Still going strong. I bought a > second about 3 years ago (T model) and like the leather more than on the > original. Haven't moved the tension bolt past halfway for either. > > I'm guessing the combination of a less stiff leather than the Brooks and > the looser hammocking shape of the saddle makes the SA work better with > specific body shapes. People with uneven hip rotation will stretch each > side of the saddle differently, people with thicker legs may experience > thigh rub, &c. I personally never found a Brooks comfortable and after > riding one for about a year barely noticed any breaking in whereas the SA > was the most comfortable saddle I ever sat in right out of the box. To each > their own, best thing you can do is try as many saddles as possible. > > > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
