Re: [RBW] Re: How to select a Brooks saddle

2019-01-20 Thread Toshi Takeuchi
My C19 all weather looks to be 179/180 mm wide and 270 long. Toshi On Thu, Jan 17, 2019 at 11:59 AM John Phillips wrote: >Has anyone measured the width & length of their Cambium C19? Brooks > says all versions of the C19 are 275mm long & 184mm wide. > > I was about to order the All

[RBW] Re: How to select a Brooks saddle

2019-01-18 Thread Jay in Tel Aviv
I didn't like the (non carved) C-17 on my Sam. Don't recall if I had Noodles or Albas on there when I tried, but either would have been around saddle height. I moved it to my Brompton and I like it there just fine. Very happy with the Rivet Pearl which is now on the Sam. Saddles - you gotta just

[RBW] Re: How to select a Brooks saddle

2019-01-18 Thread John Phillips
Thanks Howard! John -- 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] Re: How to select a Brooks saddle

2019-01-18 Thread Howard Hatten
John Philips asked the width of the c-19 Brooks saddle. My 3 week old c-19 carved measures as advertised Howard Livonia Mi -- 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,

[RBW] Re: How to select a Brooks saddle

2019-01-17 Thread John Phillips
Has anyone measured the width & length of their Cambium C19? Brooks says all versions of the C19 are 275mm long & 184mm wide. I was about to order the All Weather Carved C19 after reading some people found carved version to be a bit more comfortable, but I wasn't sure if my sit bones would

Re: [RBW] Re: How to select a Brooks saddle

2019-01-10 Thread Lester Lammers
It's a Nylon cover but I would not label it as slick. Me likey. On Wednesday, December 19, 2018 at 2:22:26 PM UTC-5, Tim Gavin wrote: > > Brooks seems to have evolved the fabric top a bit. More/slicker rubber > coating? > > On Wed, Dec 19, 2018 at 1:13 PM Hoffsta > > wrote: > >> I tried an

[RBW] Re: How to select a Brooks saddle

2019-01-09 Thread Tim Bantham
Just a quick update on my saddle exploits. I borrowed a C17 carved from a friend and I can say without a doubt that I like it better than the regular C17. The difference in the amount of "give" is noticeable but I am not yet convinced that this is the one. What I don't like about it is that I

[RBW] Re: How to select a Brooks saddle

2019-01-09 Thread masmojo
The article was pretty good, but here's how they break down for me. #1 C-17 carved #2 C-17 All weather #3 broken in B-17 #4 regular C-17 #5 regular C-19 #6 B-72 This list is most of the Brooks saddles I have spent considerable time with. I haven't tried the B-17 with the slot or the carved C-19,

[RBW] Re: How to select a Brooks saddle

2018-12-31 Thread Kiley Demond
To answer a question not asked, I just want to give a shout out to Rivet. I tried and used several Brooks saddles over the years (never a Cambian) and discovered in getting my fit dialed in on my Cheviot, that the Rivet was a better option, in good measure because its rails allow for being

[RBW] Re: How to select a Brooks saddle

2018-12-20 Thread A. Nostuh
I only ride in black jeans à la Johnny Cash so it’s hard to tell Al On Wednesday, December 19, 2018 at 8:00:58 PM UTC-5, Hoffsta wrote: > Does a shellacked Cambium rub off on clothing? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group.

[RBW] Re: How to select a Brooks saddle

2018-12-19 Thread Kevin Mulcahy
The C17 is too wide for me, even on upright bikes. I use one for a couple years on my comutter but it caused some pain on my inner thighs on rides over 20 miles. I now use the C15 on two of my most-ridden bikes and rally like it. One slotted and one standard. I agree that the carved

[RBW] Re: How to select a Brooks saddle

2018-12-19 Thread Hoffsta
Does a shellacked Cambium rub off on clothing? -- 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

Re: [RBW] Re: How to select a Brooks saddle

2018-12-19 Thread Tim Gavin
Actually, I'm thinking about the top of the Cambium All-Weather, which is what I have on my bikes. Its top is better (in my opinion) than the original Cambium. https://www.brooksengland.com/en_us/saddles/cambium/cambium-c17-carved-all-weather-black.html On Wed, Dec 19, 2018 at 1:22 PM Tim Gavin

Re: [RBW] Re: How to select a Brooks saddle

2018-12-19 Thread David Bivins
I had/have the same experience with the crotch on every pair of pants and shorts getting torn up. I ended up putting a saddle cover on it (the Aardvark from rivbike.com, which I bought to disguise it in NYC) which helps tremendously. I hate not seeing it though! It's a beautiful saddle. I had the

Re: [RBW] Re: How to select a Brooks saddle

2018-12-19 Thread Tim Gavin
Brooks seems to have evolved the fabric top a bit. More/slicker rubber coating? On Wed, Dec 19, 2018 at 1:13 PM Hoffsta wrote: > I tried an early Cambium C17 but experienced it eating all my shorts very > quickly and it seemed the fabric textured top was responsible. I saw one in > a shop the

[RBW] Re: How to select a Brooks saddle

2018-12-19 Thread Hoffsta
I tried an early Cambium C17 but experienced it eating all my shorts very quickly and it seemed the fabric textured top was responsible. I saw one in a shop the other day and it looked smoother. Are there different textures available or did it get updated at some point? I found the saddle

[RBW] Re: How to select a Brooks saddle

2018-12-19 Thread Ed Carolipio
I had a similar experience with the C17: I tried it on my Appaloosa with Albatross and it was only ok for short distances. I put the C17 on a Roadini with drops and it's excellent there. I now have a B17 Standard on the Appaloosa. I saw Will's statement on the carved saddle and, though I