Brooks adjustment?

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Elk-
You have the "S" model, which is (supposedly) for women and is shorter. It also has correspondingly shorter rails. This means that "S" Brooks saddles will not push back very far on their rails. If you feel like you need to keep skootching back over the back edge of your saddle, you might want to trade it for the NON-"S" model- that will give you approximately an additional 1 1/2" further that you can shove the seat back. This worked well for me- i felt way better balanced with the saddle way further back than my old B17S.

As to girly bit pressure- make sure you are not wearing overly thick chamois padding- that can create too much pressure up front pushing back at you. Try a thinner pad and see how it feels.

[elk]

Lisa --no chamois here...but I did wonder about the s model...I don't think short rails are a problem...but it's all still new!!

sky---that seems so odd....tilt the nose up and you'd sit back, but you'll get off your front too?

I just love the beauty of it...hope its function will support its occular claim...

[Triskeliongirl]

I had the problem you mention, and found a few things are key:

1) Level the nose, not whole saddle, (and I also need it all the way back onr rails).

2) good chamois.

3) be sure its not set too high. set height from height of rear where your sit bones sit, and try slighly lowering to see if pressure resolves (since there isn't any gel to sink into sometimes you may need to slightly decrease the overall saddle height.

[skyhand]

hey elk — the nose is only tilted up a hair and i've gotta really look at it to notice — i sit farther back on the saddle, so contact with the nose anyway is minimal. with the nose level, the sit area was slanted upward too much and caused me to slide forward and put pressure on my hands / wrists. the way it is now, the sit isn't so severely slanted and everything feels great. i stay put, my hands / wrists have minimal, if any, pressure, and there's no pushin' on my bits. the whole adjustment was so minor too — it's crazy how the most minute tweak makes a world of difference! down to the freakin' millimeter. i was worried it'd put pressure on my soft stuff, but the result was instead exactly what i needed.

fwiw, my bike isn't a perfect fit for me, so these adjustments i do to make it all work the best i can 'til i get something custom. someday!

[elk]

I took the saddle back to zero...leveled it by the nose and have it pushed almost all the way back. It feels...well...it feels pretty good!! I can feel it with my --- really need a new name here--- but its not PUSHING on me, nor am I pushing on it. And I can feel that I'm on the right bones. I had a real glimpse of our future together!!!

But my wrists are a little sore. I want to sit up straighter.....Should I bring the saddle forward a little? (For some reason I think I can't raise my handlebars any more...they're those almost stick straight jobs...not crazy about them.)

ANd what about those wonderful pebble craters filled with proofhide?!?!?!?! Gotta rub that some more!!!

I'll be so happy if this works out!! And yes, I am a shameless worshipper of the beautiful...whereever I find it...

p.s. skyhand...what kind of birds are you slave to??

[skyhand]

p.s. skyhand...what kind of birds are you slave to??

i'm a slave to a cockatiel, black-capped conure, spice finch, black hooded nun finch, and three canaries. might be adding a society finch this weekend. my friend has one available for adoption — so cute with a Beatles-style "hairdo."

[elk]

I am not the slave...DH is....but we have 2 greys and a Senegal.....insane!
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canaries and finches sound nice!!!