I use sprung saddles exclusively. My back doesn't like road shock, despite fat/low[pressure tyres. With Flyers I can ride in total comfort up to 200k so far. They are great!
I have always wanted to try a Cambium. But they don't come sprung. So I got a Kalloy suspension post. Looks like a Crystal Fella but has a piston shaft. Very clean look and all silver. Cheap price but looks really nice. It has an adjustable elastomer in the shaft. Seems just as cushy/bouncy/responsive and shock dispersing as my Flyer/regular Kalloy posts setups but is a half pound lighter with this shock post/Cambium setup. So that is a bonus! This will enable me to use any saddle I want, though I love the Flyers. Also will allow me to use saddle bags without looking weird mounted behind springs and the springs bending bag/impinging into storage space of a bag like my Flyer did with my old Carradice. This way I can get away from leather for easier maintenance and the saddle not changing shape whenever I rain ride. I notice that I need the nose tipped down on the Cambium as it seems to feel "fuller" in the crotch area of saddle than a Flyer. Nose down helped. Will tweak position and try more. So far pretty good. And the all-weather carved version I have is pretty slippery like leather so clothes don't hang up on the saddle. I guess if the Cambium doesn't work, I can use a B17 or other Brooks on the Kalloy suspension post for better saddlebagging and cleaner look. Just a fun experiment. It is a really clean look. Nice. So far the post provides comfort like the springs of a Flyer. I will see how it goes. Hopefully it works out great. I will post pic later. -- 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.
