This is a thread drift, but only slightly: The comments here and on iBob inspired me to give the *C15* a go. I have one on demo from my LBS right now. It's almost an exact match in terms of shape with a hideous-but-oh-so-comfy plastic saddle I pulled off a cracked frame scrap heap Specialized Allez, so I figured it would feel pretty great. I was wrong, at least so far.
I love the look, but to my sits bones, it may as well be made of granite. Might have to finally lace-up and pool noodle my B17s and/or come to grips with the fact that I love an ugly saddle and shift the aforementioned plastic job onto my Sam. Bob in Baltimore On Monday, September 5, 2016 at 1:09:59 PM UTC-4, Eric Karnes wrote: > > Whoops...looks like the C19 is in fact shorter-nosed like the C17s. Shows > what I know! > > Eric > > On Monday, September 5, 2016 at 1:03:33 PM UTC-4, Eric Karnes wrote: >> >> Agreed. If you're looking for the closest in width to the B17, I would >> look for a shop that has a C19 you could demo. Because the Cambiums are >> more rounded on top, I've found they feel a bit narrower than their leather >> counterparts. Although the 19 doesn't come in a short-nosed version like >> the C17 the OP was asking about. >> >> In my search for the perfect(ish) saddle, I have to say that the C17 has >> come closest so far. For the majority of riding I do (anywhere from 1–40 >> miles in regular old clothes) it seems to offer the most advantages: >> >> 1. Very comfortable over shorter distances, and not too bad over longer >> ones >> 2. Fairly weatherproof >> 3. Doesn't stain all of my clothes like the non-select versions of >> leather Brooks I've owned >> 4. Much more fore/aft rail adjustability than leather Brooks (not as big >> a deal on Rivs or Surlys, but still nice) >> 5. Seems very well made >> >> The two runner ups are the B17 (dye transfer just ruined too many pairs >> of shorts) and the Selle Anatomica (super comfortable, but poorly made and >> ALWAYS squeaking). I never did try a Rivet, as I have limited funds for >> experimentation. >> >> Although, as always it's whatever works for you... >> >> Eric >> >> >> >> On Monday, September 5, 2016 at 3:36:08 AM UTC-4, Jay in Tel Aviv wrote: >>> >>> I have a C17. >>> It was just OK on the Sam Hillborne but I really like it on my Bromton. >>> No idea why. >>> >>> Jay >>> >>> On Sunday, September 4, 2016 at 3:45:24 AM UTC+3, Kellie wrote: >>> >>>> Anyone ride one of these? The shorter, wider version in the Cambium >>>> line. >>>> >>>> >>>> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pNEy-5YekKQ/V8tuivM8M9I/AAAAAAAAAkM/VBjqthGmKXgTERg2X-KuPTZzL7KRT8RxwCLcB/s1600/s7-11099-2T.jpg> >>>> >>>> -- 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.
