I managed to score one of Rivendell's new 182.55 plastic weatherproof saddles and installed it on the Charlie Gallop. Previously it had a very nice green Brooks B17 Special that I really had no complaints about. But I wanted to try a saddle with a cutout. Tdhe ability to tolerate wet weather appealed to me as well. I've got about 30 miles on it an my impressions are as follows:
- Its pretty comfy, at least as comfy as the Brooks, and the cutout does seem to do it's job. - The pelvic bones are cushioned a bit more than the Brooks (duh) and I think that will pay off, though in years (long) past I routinely did century rides with the Brooks and my butt was none the worse for wear. But that was then. - It's a bit wider between the thighs than the Brooks but that feeling went away pretty quick. - It's pretty easy to slide around on. I wear sweatpants with silk long johns underneath on these chillier winter rides and there has been no bunching up. - It may prove to be warmer than the Brooks when summer comes. We'll see. I can get hot spots. - I've got the prescribed 10-15 (actually 12) degrees uptilt and that's working well. - It doesn't look half bad. In all I'm satisfied so far and since I transport the bike on the back of the car the weather resistance is appreciated. And at $50 (plus tax and shipping) it's pretty affordable. Here's a link to some picture I took last Wednesday: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1YcYEFIbBMjdwVtcptbwkAsI1rLLDHiH_?usp=sharing -- 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 visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/072a9329-177e-440f-ad05-e585bf498070n%40googlegroups.com.
