Very good to hear. I can deal with that.:) Sent from my iPhone
> On Mar 21, 2022, at 2:08 PM, 'John Phillips' via RBW Owners Bunch > <rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > > If you were sliding off the front of the B67, next time angle the nose up > till the back is about level. Test ride and adjust until you no longer slide > forward or back. The nose might look like it's pointing up in a dangerous > direction, but I've never seen a well used B67 on a bike where the nose > wasn't pointed upward. It's not how your saddle looks when you're not riding, > it's how your saddle feels when you are. > > It's more than just your riding position, the width of your sit bones matters > too as to whether the B67 will be comfortable. If you have wider sit bones > like me, a wider saddle like the B67 or the Berthoud Aubisque or Berthoud > Vars is a must. > > John > >> On Sunday, March 20, 2022 at 9:19:32 AM UTC-7 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/2c1f99c5-a1e7-4ccf-8f0e-a010b8cd154dn%40googlegroups.com. -- 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/64E9DA7E-F356-4E3D-9277-BA76B776B002%40gmail.com.
