Brooks Saddles

[Bikingmomof3]

I am a little behind, but better late then never. Congratulations on your new Brooks saddle. Enjoy.

[pooks]

I finally got my flat fixed and got on my bike yesterday for 7 miles. Feels pretty good -- I still find myself with my sitbones almost hanging off the back edge of the seat, as that is most comfortable..

After the ride I ended up raising the seat higher and pushing it back farther. I'm beginning to think I'm trying to turn my hybrid into a road bike. I'll see how it feels today.

One thing of note -- the very helpful guy at the LBS did his best to convince me that the Brooks wasn't going to be as good as one of their serfas or other softer saddles. A definite bias against Brooks, at least at that store!

[mimitabby]

I finally got my flat fixed and got on my bike yesterday for 7 miles. Feels pretty good -- I still find myself with my sitbones almost hanging off the back edge of the seat, as that is most comfortable..

After the ride I ended up raising the seat higher and pushing it back farther. I'm beginning to think I'm trying to turn my hybrid into a road bike. I'll see how it feels today.

One thing of note -- the very helpful guy at the LBS did his best to convince me that the Brooks wasn't going to be as good as one of their serfas or other softer saddles. A definite bias against Brooks, at least at that store!

oh yes, of course, I've seen that too. They want to sell the inventory they have in their stores!

It sounds like you are doing all the right things. keep us posted!

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Pooks, remember it is normal for some sitbone soreness the first week or two on the Brooks. Keep Proofhiding and riding, and it will form to your personal shape slowly. My sitbone soreness went away after a week of getting used to the Brooks. Now I'm comfy as can be, even after a 40 mile ride the other day.

[Triskeliongirl]

My finesse just arrived. She is the prettiest thing I have ever seen. Better shaped than I expected, wide in the back but narrow in the nose, just like I need. But I notice she is higher in the back than front, so when I level her, do I put my level all the way across the top from front to back, or just across the nose?

[mimitabby]

Level it all the way across the saddle. When it is horizontal, that is a good place to start. I actually had to tip my saddle up 1/2" in the end.

[Triskeliongirl]

Well, I still haven't figured out my postion with her yet. I started level across the entire top, and felt too much pressure on my girly bits, so leveled just the nose half, which makes the whole saddle tilt down. It felt a tad better (but still pressure on my girly bits) but to test my stablity if I take my hands off the bars I slide foward (they are slippery suckers aren't they). I'd like to see how moving it further back feels, my butt seems to want to scoot further back, but the rails are relatively short. My carbon seatpost is pretty laid back, but I do have an aluminum one that is even more laid back I could try with. The distance from the back of the saddle to the bars is definitely shorter with the brooks than my butterfly. My KOPS looks OK, but it doesn't mean that I am sitting on the saddle correctly so the set back could still be wrong. I am also doing all this on my trainer cuz its raining outside, and getting late. At this point I am going to take a break and pick DH up at the airport. ANy ideas what to try next when I get back. What's weird is while it is hard it doesn't bother my sit bones at all (at least just sitting on it on the trainer) but it does bother my soft tissues, which is a bad sign I think PLEASE HELP!! I SO WANT THIS TO WORK!!!!!!!!!! SHE IS SO BEAUTIFUL, and her shape looks like she should work.