Brooks adjustment?

[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.

[elk]

thank ye...

so what about the wrist pressure? Lower seat post or slide saddle forward?
or rather, which should I try first....

I have lost this great page that told you how to adjust your bike in response to the body's "questions."

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I know this sounds odd, but I got lots of pressure off my hands when I shoved my saddle BACK. I then got the non-S Brooks and could shove it another 1 1/2" FURTHER back, and that alleviated even more hand pressure. Why? Because it put my center of gravity further back, behind the crank, and I wasn't weighted to fall forward as much. I could then use my core muscles to hold myself up, not my hands.

[kayandallie]

I'm having Brooks problems. I've got a Pro S; I love the hardness of the seat but the nose is hurting. I've tried putting it down a tad and then my seatbones seem to slide off the supportive part of the seat, giving me the choice of really resting the soft bits on the nose (no way!) or keeping to the back by bracing, which bothers my neck. If I put the nose up, then it is in a bad place. I do like to try to sit back further to keep on the seat and off the nose, but I don't want to put the seat back any further as then I will be to stretched out for my neck (neck problems). If I put it forward, I may fall off the back.
I really want a very flat seat. I think the Brooks isn't flat enough (a concrete seat would be fine, just get rid of the daggone elevated nose). I really like the firmness of the Brooks and don't particularly want much padding (my Brooks isn't broken in yet); the Selle An-Atomica sounded tempting until I read the "sling" part. I want nothing to do with cushy/mushy.
Any suggestions?