Originally Posted by
Duane Behrens
I'm not a woman. But I agree with you. I have two vintage bikes, an old Nishiki and a Raleigh Super Course. Both have Brooks saddles.
Both are comfortable enough that I don't think of them while riding.
And that is the best endorsement possible for a bicycle seat.
Tomorrow's ride will be 28 miles with 2200 vertical feet climbs included.
I loaded the carbon bike in the back of the Jeep, anticipating those hills.
But then this thread made me think of the Romin seat on the Tarmac . . . and the Brooks B17 saddle on the old Super Course.
Excuse me. I'm going out to switch bikes.
Coincidentally, I swapped out a Romin for a B17 on my AWOL, and my butt tells me it was the right move! I did a fairly long (for me) ride on Sunday, about 80 km with a good number of climbs and at the end of the day I was still comfortable in the saddle. My Brooks is only just showing some signs of break in as I've got about 450 km on it, but it's a substantially better fit for me than the Romin.