New commuter/touring bike. Saddle advice needed!!!

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I think I'm going to go w/ a Brooks B67 aged. Its sprung (so I can sit upright) and is aged so its going to be comfortable from day 1. I am just not into spending a year making the saddle work for me. I plan on having the beautiful Miss Cherry for many many years and want my butt to love her from the start.

Hi, just a couple of things before you order your new saddle-

You don't need springs in order to 'sit upright' on a Brooks. Most people with Brooks saddles have bikes that allow them to sit fairly upright as compared to racing bikes, springs or no springs. My husband and I have 5 touring type bikes with Brooks saddles, none of which have springs and all of which let us ride pretty upright on rides of between 20-70 miles long.

Also- the B67 is a 210mm wide saddle- the widest width they make. I ride a B68 which has the same width. I have VERY wide hips and sitbones. From looking at your picture, I can't imagine you needing Brooks' widest saddle...210mm is really wide. Just my opinion, but I'd say a B17 non-sprung would be a great medium width saddle for you. My husband slathered his new one with linseed oil, top and underneath, and that immediately got it soft and broken in- though it did make the color a rich dark brown. Once you do that though, you can't exchange it for a different one.

Just my own 2 cents

[fidlfreek]

Hrm. The new saddle hasn't been ordered yet (back ordered actually grr) so I'm not tied down to anything yet.

Agh this is so frustrating. I am maybe the most indecisive person when it comes to bike parts. Agh.

Bleeker, Thanks SO much for the advice. Maybe I just want a B17 aged so its soft already....Hm.

[uforgot]

A lot of people don't even need the break in time for a Brooks. I know they are comfortable out of the box for me.

[fidlfreek]

Yes, just slippery. And very very very different feeling than my road bike saddle setup w/ chamois etc.