I've not used these on Rivs, but I have used them on other upright bikes; perhaps the Brooks B 66 and B 72 might work. IIRC, I used a B 72 on a Raleigh Sports and also on a hotrodded Worksman trike, both with upright pedaling setups; I forget what I used the B 66 on.
For me, the Champion and regular B 17 might work for upright -- I know that I don't like them for drop bars. Just for fun, Brooks made a saddle once that had both coil and loop springs for double cushioning; it weighed about 5 lb. Can any recall the model number? On Thu, Dec 30, 2021 at 8:41 AM George Schick <[email protected]> wrote: > Over the past several weeks I've been overhauling a bike that belongs to a > lady who can't afford much. It's a Huffy Broadmoor so nothing fancy. > Anyway, I've been talking to her about changing saddles. This bike has a > step-through frame pretty much on the order of some of the Riv bikes like > the Platy and it is equipped with run-of-the-mill bars, which means that > she's riding in an upright position. So she has one of those thick, > heavily padded, wide, wide saddles that looks like someone cut it out of a > mattress. I have convinced her to look for something more suitable for > efficient pedaling (she's apparently been riding around in the highest gear > - 80 inch - at what must be a very low cadence). > > So...what are some of you who ride Riv bikes that have been introduced in > recent years that encourage an upright riding style using for a saddle? > Seems like some of the pics I've seen on this blog show bikes equipped with > narrower leather models. Not sure if she'll be amenable to those, but any > input is welcome. I've also talked to her about "sits" bone width and > measurements she's taken seem to indicate that their around the 110-115mm > range. > > > -- > 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 [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/e011050f-557b-4c5d-91cd-c79a6b2e6552n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/e011050f-557b-4c5d-91cd-c79a6b2e6552n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfgvygRiK-mGfwosJ3NA%2BbtJh0tsasyLZk2AxbRKFokUGDQ%40mail.gmail.com.
