My '97 Specialized Crossroads with the B17 is very comfortable and oh so heavy and slow compared to my Centurion Elite RS. But it does hurt between the shoulder blades on my way home from work on the Elite . I just replaced the gooseneck stem on it last week with a short one and I hope that helps (Suggested by a fellow forum member) I hope that helps cuz I really like light weight and speed of the Elite compared to the Crossroad. Just waiting for the triple digits to go away so I can spend some time on it.