I just went through all of the Brooks iterations over the last 3 months for my Platypus. I found B67 was the right seat for my posture and rear. Flyer not flat enough, flyer carved pinches areas that shouldn't be pinched, B17 also not flat enough and my old Professional definitely not comfortable for upright riding. YMMV but I find the flat rear section perfect for upright riding and get no impingement on the hamstrings on the downstroke. The springs provide just enough give rocking back and forth at my weight (175#) but do not dampen much vibration. Hope that helps.
On Monday, October 19, 2020 at 5:06:28 PM UTC-7 jrst...@gmail.com wrote: > Sort of like the Sheldon Brown technique for breaking in a B 17 years ago > by soaking it in oil. I only did that once... > > On Monday, October 19, 2020 at 11:26:43 AM UTC-4 pa...@superplastic.co > wrote: > >> After a lot of testing I've come around to loving my Berthold Mente!! I >> have two. >> >> I dunked it in water and covered it with saddle grease to break it in >> fast, however. >> >> On Thursday, October 15, 2020 at 8:44:41 PM UTC-4 velomann wrote: >> >>> I personally find springs superfluous, maybe because I'm light and they >>> don't seem to do much except add weight and squeak. For the BEST upright >>> saddle I'm always on the lookout for increasingly rare B-68s. The Holy >>> Grail of upright saddles (to me) would be finding a B-68 Imperial. >>> >>> Michael M >>> >>> On Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at 4:42:42 AM UTC-7 Jesse Stoddard wrote: >>> >>>> What I really want is a sprung Brooks, but I'm not heavy enough to >>>> actuate the springs. Can't afford a Berthoud. >>>> >>>> The only other option I know of is the Rivet Loveland, which I've heard >>>> is excellent quality. >>>> >>>> Anything else to consider? >>>> >>> -- 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/466b2a70-fd8e-4c8a-aa66-518ecec5dfa8n%40googlegroups.com.
