Topeak Allay racing sport

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we've been having a problem with our tandem, which has a beam for the stoker.

The saddle I've been using is a Brooks B67 which is heavy and has springs.
End result; two sets of springs, and I am bouncing like crazy back there.
My DH has put a lot of miles on the tandem with another woman who does not have a springy seat, so I suffer from comparison.
SO at bike expo, I picked up a Topeak Allay Racing Sport (size medium) saddle after being carefully measured and interviewed by the salewoman there.

At first you notice that this saddle is very well made, it indeed is supporting you the rider on your sit bones. So after taking it on a very short ride on my 1970's Raleigh Mixte, I put it on the tandem and we went on a 10 mile ride.
It took a little adjusting, but we got it dialed in. No girlybit crunching. not bad at all. the saddle comes with a bladder for you to pump air into, but honestly i couldn't deal with that, i had enough problems without adding another variable.
It is clear that if a person wanted to ride with one of these saddles, they'd have to get used to it.
When I got off the bike I did not have any residual soreness, nothing was rubbing at all. But the next day, I hopped onto my Davidson roadbike to go to work and my backside said "OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH I'm in heaven"

I have a Brooks B67 on that bike too, and without a doubt, it is 100% more comfortable than the Allay.

So, i will start looking for a B68 for the tandem and in the meantime, put my bouncy b67 back on it.

The Allay will go on my Raleigh Mixte, because it's fine for short rides.