Brooks Saddles

[Bikingmomof3]

Kitsune,
Sorry about the asthma/nausea. I went out earlier to ride and hit a wall of humidity and promprty turned around and went back into my A/C.

Saddle-no clue about the preferenced of MTBs.

My saddle has the sitbone indentations-not really visable, but when my bum is properly on the seat it is as if they become one-weird, but sweet for riding and never a soft tissue issue. As for the flare rubbing your leg-I do not recall that ever being an issue-but when I first rode I wore my capris. Now when I look at my saddle it has formed to my body shape (which is sweet since it has been less than a month), so the sides no longer "flare", but look more contoured to my leg/bum shape, if that makes any sense?

As for your tummy-ask your doc about prevacid-I take it once daily and it works wonders. I did Prilosec and all the others until we stumbled unto this one and no side effects.

[KnottedYet]

the flare on my Brooks skirts also softened and smoothed down. Don't worry. If yours keeps bugging you, call Wallbike. And if after 6 months its still bugging you, send it back.

(I HATE that I'm gonna have to send mine back, when it's really starting to soften up and really form to me! Dang! Next one, B72 probably.)

[Kitsune06]

I'm just going to grin and bear it because all the functionally important parts seem to fit just right. If it's still actually an issue after the 6 mo return date, I might just butcher it... er... 'swallowize' as they call it. Those modded saddles look sooo nice.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I've had my B17S for a few weeks now, and I love it. I rode it without treating it at all for two weeks, then Proof-Hide'ed it twice. It makes no noises (no springs), no flaring problem, doesn't seem too wide (I have "average" woman's hips, not narrow hips), and doesn't seem too slippery. I wear either very thin chamois or none at all, and am having no discomfort on the Brooks. The first few days my sit bones were a little sore but that went away.

I tried tipping the nose down just a bit from the perfect horizontal because I had read somewhere how women's saddle noses should tip down a bit from the horizontal, but I immediately felt like I was sliding forward way too much all the time. Sliding forward so my girly bits were on the hard saddle nose, and my weight thrown onto my hands. Horrible feeling! Tipped it back so the seat is perfectly level. Problem instantly gone, no more sliding forward, girly parts happy again. Love my B17S.