Originally Posted by
martianone
If your handlebar is about level with your seat - usually that is about optimal for a B-17. Should your handlebar be more than a couple cm above your seat, a B-68 might work better. We had a Serfas Rx that we swapped among some bikes; compared to the B-17, it was a similar height and we adjusted it about the same - for me not as comfortable. My son has it on his CrossCheck, as he didn,'t want a Brooks on campus, he would rather the Brooks.
I am considering changing to the B68 and would like any comments you all might offer. The reason is that I seem to have to move around quite a bit to find the comfortable spot on the B17. I'm either too far forward, rearward, or even occasionally off a little to the side and have to keep placing my butt down until I get it just right. Also, too far forward causes narrower part of the saddle to hit me in the wrong spot. Start this process over again after standing up.
There is a comfortable spot on the B17, but only a very small area that is comfortable. Seems like if I went to the B68 I'd have more "options" as far as a place to put the sit bones. Also, like Martianone said, my handlebars are a few centimeters above the saddle since I left the steerer uncut on the Salsa Vaya and I have a good fitting frame (56cm for my 5'11" and 32" inseam) resulting in the higher bar height.
Any thoughts or comments?