Originally Posted by Ironwoman
I tried to post this earlier, but it didn't take.
Thanks for the links and for the advice! I had seen that link to the Women's saddles before, but not the other one. That is very helpful.
As for aerobars, bmike, I didn't have any problem riding with aerobars and my Brooks saddle on my Trek 5200 road bike. It was totally comfortable, so, you shouldn't have any problem riding with aerobars with a Brooks saddle. I only started looking for a new saddle when I got my Tri Bike: Calfee Tetra Tri - not because of comfort, because the Brooks is still the most comfortable of any saddle I've ever ridden, but because I am not able to get the saddle into the correct forward/back position on that bike (I like my saddle farther back than the regular triathlon position. I keep slipping forward on my Brooks. Then if I do ride back further on my Brooks, somehow the back of the saddle hits the back of my legs.) Even so, I've ridden 4 Ironman Triathlons on aerobars on my Calfee with my Brooks saddle with no problem (other than a little rawness at the back of my leg.)
As I said in an earlier post, I've just moved my comfy Brooks to my road bike, from my touring bike. It felt great on the trainer... but today on the road I noticed I am slipping forward, and feel like I need to push the saddle back. I've maxed out the rails on the Brooks - so when I order that new Brooks I'll also be looking for a seatpost with some offset - today I didn't feel like I had the right position for power in the legs.
I think I also have to tip the nose just a bit...
Thanks for the info about the aerobars.