Thanks all, I was wondering about trying a B-67 but it's a major investment if I'm wrong! I guess I could do Amazon & return though.
On Friday, August 5, 2022 at 10:26:16 AM UTC-5 George Schick wrote: > Interestingly, I have either B-17's or a Flyer on all but one of my bikes > and I ride them without issue. The 4th one, however, has a Team Pro, > probably the narrowest of the Brooks saddles and whenever I ride that one I > begin to develop similar problems, probably piriformis or related. > Similarly, in the past when I switched one of the B-17's out for a B-17 > Narrow I rode it for a couple hundred miles and just could not get past the > same kind of discomfort as with the Team Pro. So, there may indeed be > something to this saddle type, width, etc. issue. > > On Friday, August 5, 2022 at 9:01:55 AM UTC-5 [email protected] wrote: > >> My riding is being seriously compromised by Piriformis syndrome. I'm with >> a sports doc and in PT for this so don't need advice on treatment, more so, >> any shared experience specific to cycling. >> >> Pressure on the Periformis area causes both localized pain and pain in my >> calf. Running does not exasperate the problem, in fact it seems to help! >> Cycling however is difficult & will leave lingering pain long after the >> ride. I've readjusted fit & seat height, my saddles are all Brooks B-17s >> and I stay focused on a spin rather than big pressure but nothing seems to >> help. Basically a bike ride sets any recovery process backwards. >> >> I'm actually suspecting the seat, albeit it seems to support correctly >> perhaps there's just enough pressure in the wrong place to cause issues? >> Anyone's experiences around this would be very much appreciated as I've had >> to cut my riding time down exponentially and I find that (literally) >> depressing. >> > -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/d0703ddb-d45e-46cf-83b8-632f236fb70dn%40googlegroups.com.
