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Re: How about a custom saddle maker?

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  1. Bestest Handsander said:

    Now, all you B rooks fans out there, I'm very happy you have found a


    saddle

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    the works for you, but I doesn't work for me. In fact, the only


    saddle I've

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    tried more painful than a B-17 was the fizik Arione.

    Don't stop there. Now you have a reference point, actually two. What
    was the problem? Too wide? Too much pressure where? Then you can look
    to see if the problem wasn't that you hadn't positioned it right, or if
    you need the very different Brooks Pro, or Swift, or something else.

    Rivendell popularized putting the nose down slightly, but I don't think
    most people are well served that way. On a Brooks type saddle, it's
    better for most people if the nose is up slightly.

    Finally, you can also soak the saddle in oil, beat it with a baseball
    bat, etc, so that it becomes much softer and will conform to just about
    anybody. Won't last as long perhaps but if you can't get comfortable on
    that, consider roller blading.á

  2. King George 41 said:

    Don't stop there. Now you have a reference point, actually two. What
    was the problem? Too wide? Too much pressure where? Then you can look
    to see if the problem wasn't that you hadn't positioned it right, or if
    you need the very different Brooks Pro, or Swift, or something else.

    Rivendell popularized putting the nose down slightly, but I don't think
    most people are well served that way. On a Brooks type saddle, it's
    better for most people if the nose is up slightly.

    Finally, you can also soak the saddle in oil, beat it with a baseball
    bat, etc, so that it becomes much softer and will conform to just about
    anybody. Won't last as long perhaps but if you can't get comfortable on
    that, consider roller blading.

    Or a recumbent bicycle.

    --
    Tom Sherman - Earth (Illinois)

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