I'm surprised to see the comments to the effect that the Pro is "flatter" than the B17. I have a couple of each and find them all to have that distinct "hammock" shape. The key differences, as far as I can tell, are that the Pro is a narrower at the back and is made of thicker leather. (I have one Pro that is at least 15 years old. I periodically mount it on a bike and use it for a few hundred miles, then take it off again, because I just can't get it to break in. I figure it's got at least 3000 miles on it at this point, plus several different (increasingly radical) attempts at softening it. It's still hard as a rock and looks/feels exactly like it did out of the box.)
Overall, I just haven't had great success with Brooks no matter what I do, for exactly the reasons outlined by James: if I get the rear section level enough so that I'm not sliding onto the nose, the nose is angled so steeply up that it digs into me. Lowering the nose just causes the rear section to angle downward, sliding me back onto the nose. Arg. Even with a two-bolt post, there is no happy medium. For some reason, though, the Velo-Orange saddles don't do that to me, even though they have the "hammock" shape too. Go figure. It's just too bad the V/O saddles aren't quite as nicely put together as the Brooks... Noel Orange County, Ca. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
