Originally Posted by
Ol Danl
Recently replaced the drop bars on my Schwinn Prelude with upright ones, and it has a B17 saddle that's not very well broken in. It worked okay with the drops, but the first ride with the upright bars, the saddle gave me some pain -- possibly because I hadn't ridden any distance for a while, maybe. But I stopped and tipped the front up and slid it forward a bit. Couldn't tell much difference. Do many folks use a Brooks B17 with upright bars, or should I look for some other saddle?
I use a B17 on my upright bar bike and it has been totally comfortable. It did take a bit if fiddling with position to dial it in. Key for me was tipping nose up more that I expected to. ymmv
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