I've cycled through a few different saddles but I now prefer my B67s on my new clem (even over my Berthoud Marie-Blanque saddle and definitely more than the B17). The cons of the saddle seem to be the weight (those heavy springs!) -- also at first the leather feels almost plastic-like, as compared to the smooth leather on the B17. I also think the springiness of the saddle is perceptible in a good way, which makes up for the weight. The B67s feels the most hammock-like of any of the ones I've tried. Granted, I have not taken the Clem or the saddle for any long rides, so I speak from very limited experience!
On Sunday, March 20, 2022 at 12:19:32 PM UTC-4 rmro...@gmail.com wrote: > This may or may not be a question aimed specifically at Clem owners. > Rivendell suggest the B67 for very upright positions. But, most Riv bikes > (Clem or other) I see have either B17, Flyer or other brand leather saddles > (Rivet, RH, SAA...). Even when I take a look at the Riv "staff bikes" I > rarely see a B67, though most of the bikes look pretty upright. > FWIW, I tried a secondhand B67 on my Jones bike when I was struggling to > get comfortable on it after converting it from my mountain bike to my > everything else bike. In that effort I swapped the Jones loop bar for a > more swept back bar (Soma Oxford) and jacked the bars up using a VO Cigne > stem. I was pretty comfortable but just could not get the B67 in a place > where I was not sliding forward so I (foolishly?) sold it. But the > experiment led me to my interest in and eventual purchase of my Clem (Lucky > day!). To date I have only ridden the Clem with my trusty SQ Labs saddle > and it has been great for most of the nearly 600 miles I have put on the > bike. Most of those rides have been between 1 - 2.5 hours in length. The > other day I went almost three hours and my sit bones were getting > uncomfortable. My thinking is that the SQ is just too narrow for the very > upright position. The B67 seems the natural choice. Thus my question - why > do I not see more B67's on Riv bikes and on Clem's in particular? > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/638c2a3a-3c66-4126-b538-ccb026c51330n%40googlegroups.com.
