I have a C19 carved on my 53 MIT Atlantis and love it. I had a Berthoud
Aspin with the cutout on it but the C19 is much better on this frame for
me. Bike Tires Direct has the C19 with cutout for $87.50 and free shipping.
Riv does not carry it.
On Monday, January 7, 2019 at 10:43:24 AM UTC-5, tt
I bought a C19 after I saw Riv sales were slow, mainly because I'm
commuting in the rain, and although I have a "waterproof" seat cover, it
really isn't that waterproof, and the leather seat gets quite damp. My
first impressions of the C19 are that it isn't too wide, (I ride on a bike
with drops),
I ride the c19 on my Cheviot, done a century and some other long rides on it,
including off road and aggressive riding. I have boscos so I'm pretty upright
but it really feels fantastic and not too wide. I've had two stolen, so sadly
I'm going to stop buying new ones.
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B17: 176mm wide
C17: 162mm (14mm narrower)
C19: 184mm (8mm wider)
The C19 width is closer to the B17 than the C17. I ride one on upright and more
aggressive bikes. No complaints. It is a bit shorter in the nose, which is a
bonus in my book.
I ride it in all weather although it’s not an “all wea
Also, the new all weather version has a tacky feeling that sticks to your pants
, the original canvas top is more slippery , though not as slippery as a
leather saddle. But you could shellack one for max slippery-ness.
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Tim, I have both c17 with and w/o carve. Carve is way more squishy. I have a
spare carve you can demo. One thing that is not mentioned too often is how long
the c17 is. This gives a long sweet spot to slide fore aft, which compliments
handlebars with long fore aft like albatross. But to make it
I have a C17S (short nosed version) my wife didn’t care for but I found felt
great on my singlespeed for most rides. When I tried more upright bars during
some bar swaps it no longer felt as good with the posture change so I went with
another, wider saddle. Since then I’ve traded other items f
I also prefer the slotted Cambium. It has more flex. The non-slotted C17
felt like a Brooks Professional; the stiff top keeps its "dome" shape.
Whereas the slotted C17 flexes under my sitbones a little and feels more
like a B17. Not as comfy as a broken-in B17, but more like a fresh one
(which i
Will's recent Email about selecting a Brooks has me thinking about trying a
Cambium again. I've tried the Cambium C17 in the past. At first I liked it
well enough but that changed the first time I had to do a long ride. I ride
my Sam with Alba's and Appaloosa with Billie's. I would say that my
