Originally Posted by
fender1
Unlike pastorbob, I am on the other side of the fence. I ride B-17's, which are a bit wider than the C-17. The C-17 created pressure points and hot spots for me that B-17's do not. I also did not like how I was not able to slide around a bit to adjust my weight. If the saddle was a bit wider, I think I would have kept it. I imaginge some of the grippy-ness would wear away over time. By way of reference, I don't care fro a Brooks Pro either, a bit to norrow. YMMV.
That was my experience. After riding a B17 for 2 years, I decided based on reviews to give the C17 a shot. I gave the Cambium a good 5 weeks last summer before going back to the B17. It just seemed that on rides longer than an hour, I started to notice it. A little irritation that only got worse as time went by. That is something I hadn't experienced on the B17, except for maybe the first couple of weeks when I was breaking it in. Now the Cambium is on my hybrid that my son rides , and seems to like it. And I am again happy with my B17. It is a hassle to have to worry about it getting wet, but nothing is perfect.