Hey Sean, IIRC, the B17 specials have a bit thicker leather, so it takes some time to break in. If you're a lighter rider, it will probably take longer. If you haven't ridden awhile, your core muscles might not be used to biking, so your body make be tempted to shift forward to put the weight on your hands, thus you are probably sitting more towards the nose of the saddle than the saddle itself.
I suggest you put some proofhide on the saddle, let it work in the leather for a couple of days and go out for a ride. I would suggest tilting the nose of the saddle upward so it creates sort of a hammock to keep your glutes on the back of the saddle. I usually put proof hide on, once every few months until it breaks in. Also helps to tilt saddle nose upward, so it create sort of a hammock to keep your glutes on the saddle. Raise your bars up to help with this as well. Ride like that for a couple of months and your saddle should be broken in. Your body will also adjust and get stronger, and you'll probably be able to lower your bars slowly back to where it was. If you're a lighter rider, it'll take you longer to break in the saddle. I had a Brooks swift that took me 2 years to break in. Hope that helps! On Monday, April 22, 2019 at 1:16:30 PM UTC-4, Sean B. wrote: > > Hey Bunch! > > So I've recently set up my new MIT AHH with the albatross bars and the B17 > special. I've only ridden it about half a dozen times (approx 50-60 miles). > I know there's to be some breaking in for the Brooks. But I'm wondering if > the B17 was the wrong choice with the upright Albatross bars. My ride this > morning has my tailbone quite sore. I haven't ridden much since last summer > and it could be due to shifting my weight since my sitbones were sore from > a long ride on Saturday. > > Does anyone else ride with this same setup? Should I wait and see how it > breaks in or try another saddle like the Selle Anatomica X1? > > Any advice would be appreciated. > -- 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.
