I really like the way a B68 looks, and was never compatible with it or the B67 with its - for me, anyway, at 6'1", 89cm PBH and 12 stone - unnecessarily heavy and squeaky and purely ornamental springs.
Tried them on Rivendells and Bromptons, and found that I sank into the saddle, with the sides effectively pinching my entire rear. To compensate, I would sit further forward on the saddle, which then cut into the leg circulation between my glutes and leg biceps. Ouch and ouch. The discomfort was reduced with a more upright position with more modern Riv bikes and bars, and I endured (to me, it takes 2-3 weeks to see if a saddle works or not), but nearly wept with joy when I returned to a B17 Champion Special. For me, in the end (sorry), the B67-68 is like a (metal) tractor seat, while the B17 is like a horse saddle. I also tried the C67 (Cambium), which was stranger still: the nose portion was extremely wide, it was unforgivingly stiff, and no saddle loops! Cheers, Chris Ketchum, ID On Tuesday, August 30, 2022 at 4:07:26 PM UTC-6 Joel S wrote: > Meant B17…… > > > Sent from Proton Mail for iOS > > > On Tue, Aug 30, 2022 at 5:59 PM, 'JRStern11' via RBW Owners Bunch < > rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > Roberta, you got my last one. The B67 fits my butt well but I still liked > that wider saddle. > > Glad you are enjoying it. > > Sent from Proton Mail for iOS > > > On Tue, Aug 30, 2022 at 2:39 PM, Roberta <rcha...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I was a lucky purchaser of one of Joel's B68 and have "happy butt." :) > > On Tuesday, August 30, 2022 at 2:03:20 PM UTC-4 Joel S wrote: > >> I found the B68 an easy break in saddle, wish I had not sold them all, I >> am too light for springs to have any benefit. I have no idea how the >> Loveland from Rivet would be to break in. When you do find a B68 on eBay >> the prices are generally pretty ridiculous. >> >> On Monday, August 29, 2022 at 1:51:48 PM UTC-4 lconley wrote: >> >>> B67 or B68 (no springs) if you can find one. Or a Loveland from Rivet >>> (no springs either). >>> >>> Laing >>> >>> On Monday, August 29, 2022 at 1:00:13 PM UTC-4 schralp wrote: >>> >>>> Just joined after purchasing my first Country bike; a beaut of a lime >>>> olive platypus. Goal is to get more upright and it was outfitted with >>>> albatross bars which are about perfect. However, I put my Brooks >>>> professional from the 70s on and it doesn’t quite match the more upright >>>> position. I’m thinking Flyer vs b67. Any recommendations from this >>>> esteemed >>>> group and, how does one avoid annoying squeaks with those spring saddles. >>>> My riding is essentially road and hard packed dry trails in so. Cal. >>>> Thanks! >>> >>> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/O1kpmT9lrTk/unsubscribe > . > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/e63b2978-ddad-4600-9060-178fd4dde45fn%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/e63b2978-ddad-4600-9060-178fd4dde45fn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/O1kpmT9lrTk/unsubscribe > . > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. > > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/dam2hKIUCeCBXhEXbph1t_Y7mdYQgeFDwxvxN20MCvf623YgYlq3SgvqFP13nh_um_LCbKao66k7jHF1CvF_FHuUPJ-Ckc7ReEa_eECdx5c%3D%40protonmail.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/dam2hKIUCeCBXhEXbph1t_Y7mdYQgeFDwxvxN20MCvf623YgYlq3SgvqFP13nh_um_LCbKao66k7jHF1CvF_FHuUPJ-Ckc7ReEa_eECdx5c%3D%40protonmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/a8623bdc-126b-4dd0-9813-718518b88a06n%40googlegroups.com.
