I love my C17 saddles when I'm riding with padded underwear; they disappear under me. Riding unpadded, not so much after a while. When I rode my Betty around town unpadded, I couldn't stand it.
I'm now trying a B17 Select on my custom, after hearing so many good reports on its special leather compared to the regular ones. The regular ones I tried when I was 40 lbs heavier, I could never get fully comfortable on, and in fact, they were quite painful after a while. I think I was riding unpadded. I believe part of my problem was that I couldn't push the saddle backwards far enough, but my custom with the S84 seat post addresses that. I did ride it with padded underwear yesterday on its maiden ride, and it was quite comfortable for the 2.5 hours ride (report coming separately). I still have a lot of weight to lose, so I don't know how much of a factor having a fat behind plays in the padded vs. unpadded comfort. Again, saddles are so very personal... Would still like to try a C19 on the Betty/Cheviot for upright riding. René On Sunday, September 4, 2016, John Hawrylak <john.hawry...@verizon.net> wrote: > Alex > > Thanks for the candid C17/-19 comments, especially from a shop owner. I > guess if you are happy with a B17, then don't change. When the tensioning > bolt is maxed out get a new one. > > The C17/-19 appeal seemed to be: > * It should last a very long time as it should not stretch. > * It is not affected by rain, like a leather saddle > > John Hawrylak > Woodstown NJ > > On Sunday, September 4, 2016 at 10:26:27 AM UTC-4, Alex Wirth- Owner, > Yellow Haus Bicycles wrote: > >> Imo the cambiums are love hate. I personally think they missed the mark >> by a large margin if they were indeed chasing after the feel of a broken-in >> Brooks. Having tried a C17 and C19 for several weeks each, I'm not a fan. >> >> Some people that come in the shop love them.... I think they're crazy. >> Not enough give and a weird contour. >> > -- > 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 > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com');> > . > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com');>. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
