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  1. #1
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    The B17 is a wide pear.

    The B17S is the same pear shaped saddle with a shorter nose. The transition area (the one that chafes if you need a T shape or feels too abrupt if you need a pear) is the same.

    There's a nice picture on the wallbike site that shows the saddles in comparison from a top view.

    T or Pear refers to the transition from sit to nose, not length of nose.

    If your measuring guy was accurate with 110mm for your center-to-center, then you will probably be happy with a B17. If you don't like it, you have 6 months to send it back to wallbike.com
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    Quote Originally Posted by KnottedYet View Post
    The B17 is a wide pear.

    The B17S is the same pear shaped saddle with a shorter nose. The transition area (the one that chafes if you need a T shape or feels too abrupt if you need a pear) is the same.

    There's a nice picture on the wallbike site that shows the saddles in comparison from a top view.

    T or Pear refers to the transition from sit to nose, not length of nose.

    If your measuring guy was accurate with 110mm for your center-to-center, then you will probably be happy with a B17. If you don't like it, you have 6 months to send it back to wallbike.com
    Thanks - I am going to get re-measured at this other LBS just to be safe.

 

 

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