Would it be worth it? Brooks question.

[blackhillsbiker]

Deb, I might be interested in your saddle, but I'm trying to figure out whether it will work for me or not. I'm looking for a new saddle for the back of my tandem...my sit bones are fairly narrow (130-132), but it seems like all of the sprung Brooks saddles are really wide. I am a bit more upright on the tandem than I would be on a road bike...I wonder if that makes any difference.

If you (or anyone else) has any insight, I'd be grateful. The idea of a sprung saddle sounds appealing for the tandem, because I don't have a suspension seatpost back there and it gets a bit jarring!

The width is under your sit bones, and believe me, you don't want to be sitting on the seat frame. I ride a wider saddle on the Brooks than I would otherwise. The nose is very narrow and smooth. It is a T-shape. I'm small-boned, but have no issues with this. The springs take the edge off the bumps, but are very stiff and don't make you feel like you're on a pogo stick. The biggest issue is that it will feel hard at first. Then you and it become so accustomed to each other that you don't notice a saddle at all. This has been my experience, others might chime in.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Deb, I might be interested in your saddle, but I'm trying to figure out whether it will work for me or not. I'm looking for a new saddle for the back of my tandem...my sit bones are fairly narrow (130-132), but it seems like all of the sprung Brooks saddles are really wide. I am a bit more upright on the tandem than I would be on a road bike...I wonder if that makes any difference.

If you (or anyone else) has any insight, I'd be grateful. The idea of a sprung saddle sounds appealing for the tandem, because I don't have a suspension seatpost back there and it gets a bit jarring!

Upright posture is especially good for using a Brooks. If you are not overly wide in your sitbones, I'd suggest maybe Brooks' "Champion Flyer"- which is their B17 but with springs. For average sitbone width.

[blackhillsbiker]

The leather on this new Brooks B67 is a fair bit thinner and more pliable than my B67S. I spent quite a bit of time this evening fiddling with its position. For some reason I couldn't get comfortable, even though I wasn't having any sit bone pain at all. I felt off-balance no matter how I positioned the saddle. I finally rode back home and switched back to the 'S.' I could tell the leather was stiffer, but I found my "dimples" in the seat, and felt better balanced. I also liked not feeling the nose at all. Maybe I'm just meant to ride the S.

Deb

[blackhillsbiker]

I finally tracked down the creaking noise! It was driving me crazy so I got a small bottle of light bearing/machine oil with a long extendable tube from the hardware store. This morning I put a drop wherever metal met metal on the underside of the seat (taking care not to get the leather). No more creak! Yeah!

[blackhillsbiker]

The B-67 standard is going back. I'm just too comfortable on the 'S' to switch.

Deb

[Biciclista]

congrats on finding a saddle you love!

[blackhillsbiker]

congrats on finding a saddle you love!

Final post in this thread: I LOVE this saddle. It's almost a zen thing!

Deb

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Wonderful! Thanks for the happy update.