Brooks adjustment?

[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!!!

[elk]

I just read 25 pages of an older Brooks thread (summer 06) and boy o boyo, you are SO patient to answer the same questions over and over!!!

I'm wondering if those of you who found relief from the pressure by, among other things, leveling the saddle by the nose still stand by that. Or have more of you tipped the nose up a ratchet since then.

ta


elk

[sgtiger]

Elk, nose level didn't work for me. I had to work to stay in the correct position on the saddle (abs got a workout, so not all bad ). Now it's adjusted with the nose slightly up.

~Soo

[skyhand]

yup to what sgtiger said. tremendously comfy now. i can ride 15-20 miles without chamois and not feel an ounce of owies. more miles than that, i've not dared.

i love when friends see my Brooks and immediately exclaim "that's gotta hurt! it's so hard!!" (all the while tapping the leather with their finger) — that's when i make 'em "sit on it, potsy." they shut right up.