Originally Posted by
ryansu
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The Golden Boy, how would you compare riding the Brooks Cambium to a Leather Brooks B.17?
The C17 Cambium is now my favorite saddle. I like the Cambiums more than I like the B17, granted, I have a sample of one B17 and two different Cambiums.
It was actually quite a while before I'd gotten/ridden a B17- I think my favorite saddle had been the Selle San Marco Touring saddle- but I didn't like that it didn't have bag loops. The Avocet Touring II was also a favorite. When I got the B17 I realized why people like them- it's much more supportive. The Cambium has that supportiveness across the back that the San Marco and Avocet don't have that the B17 has.
Cambium. Rust. by
Dave The Golden Boy, on Flickr
B17 and C17 by
Dave The Golden Boy, on Flickr
I would not hesitate to recommend the C17, especially to anyone that likes a B17.