I've ridden a Brooks Pro for years, first on a Raleigh Competition (replacing the original B-17) and now on an AHH. It has NEVER hurt me, even when new, the way other saddles have. And it has never seen the business end of any blunt instrument (other than my bum).
BTW my gearing is a "half-step + granny": front: 44 / 41 / 24 rear: 12 / 14 / 16 / 18 / 21 / 24 / 28 / 32 / 36. This gives a gear range from 18.2 to 100.2 inches on 650Bs. It'll climb just about anything where I can keep the front wheel down, and I can keep climbing when bonked. This is based on a standard Shimano cassette from RBW and a special combination of chainwheels with Sugino 44 and 24 ordered from RBW and the 41 a TA from Harris Cyclery. Kudos for Grant and the RBW staff from setting this up. For those not familiar with the "half-step + granny" you can consider this to be a compact double with the ability to fine-tune the gearing on the high side between the large chainwheels. I've ridden this type of gearing for 30 years and wouldn't change for anything! (Originally a TA 49 / 46 / 26 by SunTour Ultra 13 / 15 / 17 / 20 / 23 / 26 102 to 27 inches -- I'm getting older.) Cheers. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/ilumVpNiJxMJ. 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.
