Is your saddle a new one and a Brooks?
I used a great many different kinds of saddle before I settled on my choice
(the original Flite) including many Brooks models. I found that Brooks
saddles (and possibly Ideals and others of the type; I used mostly
Brookses) require both more tilt and a more
I also tilt my Brooks up to keep me from sliding towards the nose. Angling
too much gets me in the front, especially if forget to unweight at a
pothole or bump (ouch! ). I find there’s a narrow opportunity for angle
perfection. I look at pictures of my bike and I think the upward tilt is
@Scott - the angle on the diagram refers to the rider's back :)
@Brokebike - I have heard that Cambium saddles are different from the
Brooks leather saddles and meant to be set up horizontally. Angling it
upwards might have caused your pelvis to tilt back causing you to hunch
over in the
Yes, that (Cambium) seems suspect for sure.
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> On Nov 15, 2022, at 9:20 PM, Brian Turner wrote:
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> I should mention, I’m normally a leather saddle guy. I have a variety of
> Brooks and Berthoud saddles; one Brooks being about 15 years old and has a
> distinct
I should mention, I’m normally a leather saddle guy. I have a variety of Brooks and Berthoud saddles; one Brooks being about 15 years old and has a distinct broken-in sag to it, but the saddle itself is still “level”.The saddle on my Gus is a Cambium, which may factor into it. It’s not my first
I always thought I tilted my Brooks saddles up just a bit. They look
tilted. But then I put a level on them out of curiosity and they were all
actually level. Point being, maybe all those saddles that appear to be
tilted up in the pictures aren't actually? Maybe that banana sway creates
a
I was a big doubter of Brooks saddles in general & the nose up thing in
particular. But, after fitting a B17 I quite liked it. Except I kept sliding
forward - and onto the narrow, uncomfortable part of the saddle. So I started
adjusting it nose up in very small increments. I think I have it at
I wanted to post a bit about an experience I've had lately to see if anyone
else here can relate, or provide some insights into: to preface, I'm a
relatively new Riv owner, a longtime cyclist in his late 40's with no
previous history of back pain (knock on wood), and someone who has always
