Yes, Anne's right. I've experimented with tilting the saddle downward on other bikes, and whenever I did that I ended up sliding forward. I'll try a really small adjustment to see if that helps, but I'm reluctant to tilt it down too far.
I'll consider a saddle with a cutout after I've monkeyed around with the saddle a bit more. On Sunday, August 25, 2013 8:36:18 PM UTC-7, Anne Paulson wrote: > > I don't think there would be an issue with a B17 as far as weight. > > I do, however, think you may end up considering a saddle with a > cutout. If a B17 or a B67 is causing pressure where you don't want any > pressure, you'll try tilting the nose down, but tilting the nose down > enough to get the front of the saddle out of the way makes you slide > forward off the saddle. > > On Sun, Aug 25, 2013 at 5:42 PM, Cecily Walker > <cecily...@gmail.com<javascript:>> > wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > I have a Brooks B67 S saddle on my Betty Foy, but I'm finding that the > > saddle isn't as comfortable as it used to be when I was riding > completely > > upright on my Dutch bike. I'm leaning a bit more forward on the Betty > Foy, > > and that's putting some uncomfortable pressure on sensitive parts. > > > > My concern is that because I'm a heavyweight rider, a saddle like the > B17 > > won't stand up to my weight, and I'll damage the seat rails. Have any of > you > > who are in excess of 220# had any issues with the B17 saddle? > > > > If you have other recommendations, I'm happy to entertain them. > > > > Thanks! > > Cecily > > > > -- > > 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-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. > > To post to this group, send email to > > rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com<javascript:>. > > > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > -- > -- Anne Paulson > > It isn't a contest. Enjoy the ride. > -- 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 http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
