Rene, Well stated. The minor adjustments are the secret. I think the Red saddle looked good too & also thought red grips would have helped. I for one thought the B-68 saddle was the ticket in the upright position plus women tend to be anatomically different which that saddle addresses. Too bad they don't make it in Red.
Best, On Thursday, May 23, 2013 10:02:04 AM UTC-7, René wrote: > > Now you know... and knowing is priceless! > > That being said, there are things I firmly believed I had come to know, > like which saddle I liked and which one I didn't, or handlebar, or pedals, > and all of a sudden, when I try them again, I decide that know I like them > better than the previous best one. That's why I have a hard time selling > some of the items I've bought... > > With saddles I keep going back and forth between the B17 and the Berthoud > saddles, started with the B17 on all my bikes, decided I didn't quite like > it and tried the Berthoud. Decided I loved it and preferred it. Now two of > my bikes where I ride more upright on Bosco handlebars have B17 saddles > (Betty and Hunqapillar) and the other two where I have Rando drop bars and > lean forward a bit more have Berthoud saddles. > > So nothing wrong with returning the red B17 and recapturing the > perfect saddle position you had before (and then never again removing the > saddle from the seatpost until it has to be replaced), or you could get a > second seatpost and play around with the B17 for a while to see if you can > find its sweet spot. > > I can tell you that it's in these minor tweaks and adjustments where the > key to comfort resides; that and allowing some time to break in the saddle > and or get used to the new contact areas on your derriere... > > If you could only find some red leather matching grips... > > René > > > On Thu, May 23, 2013 at 9:47 AM, Ryan <ryte...@mts.net <javascript:>>wrote: > >> Well, the red does look nice,but if you honestly prefer the >> original....at least your Dad is getting a nice Father's day present. >> >> >> On Wednesday, May 22, 2013 10:16:24 PM UTC-5, LeahFoy wrote: >>> >>> Just in case the photos didn't attach properly... >>> >>> On Friday, May 10, 2013 1:43:09 PM UTC-7, LeahFoy wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi, All! >>>> >>>> I'm Leah, and I'm happy to have discovered you! >>>> >>>> In November I managed to get my paws on my very own Rivendell Betty >>>> Foy. She's the completely perfect answer to my cycling needs. I slapped a >>>> gorgeous Brooks B68 in honey on her and it's been great. But yesterday I >>>> made the mistake of tooling around on the Brooks site and discovered that >>>> they now make a RED B 17...and it would be the exact red that all the >>>> decals and fill-ins on the lugwork are. If fit isn't a consideration, what >>>> is your opinion about swapping for the red? Will it look too matchy? Would >>>> you tire of seeing a cherry red Brooks? Should the more sensible honey >>>> color prevail? My other saddle could go to my dad, who is currently >>>> suffering with his stock Specialized saddle, so no waste there... I'd love >>>> your opinions, so thanks ahead of time! >>>> >>>> Leah >>>> >>>> -- >> 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-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to >> rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com<javascript:> >> . >> Visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> > > -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
