Hey Mark, With regard to the stock saddle, I only rode around a parking lot for like two minutes on it and put my brooks on before my longer rides so I can't really comment too much. It felt pretty good tho, it's a flat saddle and is wider then my b17, it almost resembles the shape of a b67.
The riding position is upright but you can still achieve some lean in your back, I think it feels tall more than upright if that makes sense. That being said, and as Zed alluded to, the boscos allow for multiple hand positions which allow you to get lower and more aggressive if the situation calls for it. I found when I was climbing I grabbed near the "stem" on the flat, front area and that got me in a pretty aggressive position. While descending or powering the flats, I found it comfortable to rest my forearms on the high tops, on top of the brake/shifter lever area, and grab just fore of them. In that position I would say my back was flat and almost parallel to the top tube. But it sure was nice after riding hard in these positions to sit up and grab the grips and not feel stretched out or strained. It's the best of both worlds. I even did some out of the saddle efforts and once I got the cadence and weight of the bike figured out it was a nice climbing position. That being said, running bar end shifters on these bars may be difficult as you'd be bumping them with you legs and or body. The bike is like a locomotive, once it's up to speed it just rolls along, soaking up the bumps beautifully. I literally smile every time I'm on it. It's raining here in Vancouver and my fenders haven't arrived yet but I think another night ride is in the cards. Can't stop thinking about my Clem - thanks Riv!! -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
