I'm impressed, Eric, that you dropped 80+ pounds (dang), and I appreciate your using "at present" instead of "presently." I work with a very kind English major who misuses "presently" every time he can.
I'm at 241, and I was 250 for the last couple years. No issues at all with my 9 year old Brooks B17 saddle rails. I think leaning forward will put less stress on the rails, compared to sitting dead upright on the saddle, because your body will act as another spring. Pedaling harder will similarly unweight the seat, so if your Rivendell works like mine, you'll be fine. My wife did break her B72 rails (one, then another one). I replaced them with a donor chassis: http://www.biketinker.com/2011/projects/brooks-saddle-repaired/ that has held up for a couple of years. I think it was more the iffy seat post clamp than any weight issue, but she's not a flyweight either. I think a B17 would work fine for a long time, but adjusting your existing saddle a bit fore and aft and tweaking the tilt a bit could bring everything together again as well. Basically what everyone else said... Philip www.biketinker.com On Sunday, August 25, 2013 5:56:14 PM UTC-7, EricP wrote: > > When I was using a B-17 my weight was over 300 (at the start) down to the > 220 range. Never had a problem with the rails. Not using them at present, > but it is unrelated to my weight. > Eric Platt > St. Paul, MN > > > On Sun, Aug 25, 2013 at 7:42 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. >> > > -- 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.
