First ride on my Brooks B17, ouch.

[mimitabby]

beats me, Kit. My husband's saddle slit sort of closed up after a while!
(he still likes it though)

[Kitsune06]

I've got a Specialized saddle from my mtb with a cut-out in it. It was uncomfortable on the mtb because it sorta chafed along the edges, but I wonder if it'd be more comfortable in that racing position?

[Trekhawk]

Now... the Selle An-Atomica- how is that cut-out for the girly bits when one's on a racing-positioned bike?

I got one of these to take home to Aust. I hope to start doing more of my errands and stuff by bike (hee hee still dont have the bike but I have lots of bits to go on it). Anyway I couldn't resist giving it a whirl on my road bike. I was very impressed. It was super comfy on the girly bits right from the start. Left it on my bike for a few weeks and spent plenty of time in the drops with no problems. I did have a few issues with rubbing on the back of my leg but after talking to Tom Milton and getting lots of good info re position I think I have that fixed. Anyway for the few weeks I used it I was pretty impressed and I can't say enough good things about the great customer service.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I've got a Specialized saddle from my mtb with a cut-out in it. It was uncomfortable on the mtb because it sorta chafed along the edges, but I wonder if it'd be more comfortable in that racing position?

Try it out!

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

beats me, Kit. My husband's saddle slit sort of closed up after a while!
(he still likes it though)

Imagine some non-biking stranger reading this.

[Kitsune06]

beats me, Kit. My husband's saddle slit sort of closed up after a while!
(he still likes it though)

Imagine some non-biking stranger reading this.

I saw that! I was looking at the new, virgin ones online, then remembered what your DH's looked like (b'c I got a good look that one time) and I thought "Huh!" but thanks for confirming that... I was thinking it depended on the mood of the saddle!

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

... I was thinking it depended on the mood of the saddle!

Or the mood of the rider!

[Kitsune06]

*giggles*

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*shakes head*

[divingbiker]

I think it was Selle An-Atomica.

The guy modelled a Brooks and modified it so it had a cut-out, and makes them in 3 different sizes (you'll still want to know your sit-bone width) and a gazillion different leathers.

I tried a Selle An-Atomica on my Glorius, and it didn't work at all. It is very narrow, or maybe it just feels narrow because the edges slope down. It felt narrower than the Brooks B17. It's also very long in the nose. My shorts kept catching on it since I'm on and off my bike a lot at stop signs and lights, and it got very annoying.

I think for anyone who likes a Brooks B67/68 etc, the Selle An-Atomica would be too narrow. It's a completely different feeling having the sit bones supported on the wider saddle. I did like the cutout, though.

[mimitabby]

yes, it is too narrow for me too, I do believe.

[KnottedYet]

Even back when they had 3 sizes, even the widest was still too narrow for me.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Even back when they had 3 sizes, even the widest was still too narrow for me.

Ditto here. Now that Brooks has the even WIDER B68, I finally have a saddle wide enough for my sitbones!

[KnottedYet]

Ditto here. Now that Brooks has the even WIDER B68, I finally have a saddle wide enough for my sitbones!

I thought the B68 was the same dimensions as the B67/B66? Same saddle, no springs?

[mimitabby]

yeah, that's what i thought too.

[KnottedYet]

Wallingford has dimensions for all listed at 210x260.

Luuuuuuuurve the Brooks B60 series...
(now,for my next Brooks do I stick with B67 which works peachy, or get a B68 cuz it's sexier?)