Brooks b17 edge question

[Beane]

I measured my sit bones three times and came up with three diff measurements, but 160 would be my guess. So B17 might not work. I will give it more time though.

Below is pic of what I'm missing.. I don't think it's an important bone. At least when they took it out they said it was non weight bearing and didn't even prescribe any physical therapy. I do walk with a tiny limp though (or so my mom says).

p.s. They didn't put anything in to replace it, but a titanium rod would have been sweet!

[Kitsune06]

I measured my sit bones three times and came up with three diff measurements, but 160 would be my guess. So B17 might not work. I will give it more time though.

Below is pic of what I'm missing.. I don't think it's an important bone. At least when they took it out they said it was non weight bearing and didn't even prescribe any physical therapy. I do walk with a tiny limp though (or so my mom says).

p.s. They didn't put anything in to replace it, but a titanium rod would have been sweet!

oh ok, then you do have ischial tuberosities just fine. 160 could be juuuust on the edge of what's going to be comfortable and what's not, but I'd stick with it for a little bit just to be sure.

Lisa's right- once you break in your 'brooks butt', you might be surprised at how comfortable the saddle can be even if you're sitting 'bout on the rails. When that saddle was still practically new, and I was still sitting on the rails (mismeasured my sitbone width) I did a metric century and afterward my sit bones were the least sore parts of me. So perhaps you'll need to wait 'til you're broken in a bit and then see where you're sitting and how comfortable it feels?

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

It's true, after you've ridden on it for a few dozen rides or a month or two, it's much easier to tell if you are sitting on the metal frame edge or not. It's hard to tell when you are sore and when you're not used to the saddle yet.

[Beane]

good news! i rode ~25 miles today (with bike shorts on) and it wasn't bad. my soft tissues started getting sore about 2/3 of the way thru the ride, and my sit bones didn't feel great, but they also didn't feel terrible (so maybe it was just pre- broken-in brooks feeling). I also lowered the seat a smidge and slightly changed the angle so that the nose was flat. hopefully this bodes well for the future. fingers crossed!

[warneral]

yeah keep riding! I was afraid of the same thing and have had similar results measuring (or attempting to) my sitbones. I have the B17 imperial and after 60 miles of riding, I now realize that my sit bones weren't used to riding so much yet this season (fellow madisonian who likes to ride in good weather ).

my recent ride didn't cause any pain! Not bad at all seeing that I've ridding fewer than 100mi this season.

[Beane]

Alison,
Where do you ride? Our "usual" ride is to Paoli. From our house it used to be almost exactly 25 miles but now that they've finished the new path it's more like 23 and change.