Originally Posted by
cheezenip
No, we don't know where. You will have to tell us. Is it your sit bone area that hurts?
<<sit bones in the front of both left and right side. NOT perineum pain. I should have been more detailed in my original post.>>
You stock seat post will work for a B17 or the B67, the B66 is for the old pillar type seat post. The only thing you may have issues with is adjusting the tilt. With a brooks, it works best to have a two bolt adjustment system for the tilt, and I do not know what yours has. A one bolt adjuster will work, but it won't have the infinite adjustability that a two bolt adjuster has.
<< Thank you for suggesting adjusting the tilt. I have completely relied on my LBS but I suspect they weren't that thorough. I may need to go back and get them to spend more time with me since I have no idea what is the proper tilt>>
If you are experiencing pain at the sit bones, tilt won't do a lot for your pain. If you haven't been riding for a while, or simply haven't ridden much, most likely that is the main issue. I will say I do not get any pain in the sit bone area using my B17. My B17 is well broken in though.
If you are not wearing padded shorts, you could try that. I din't need padded shorts on the B17, but that is a different saddle than you have, and that it me. I would not mess with the tilt of the saddle if you are not experiencing perineum pain.
I think the B17 could potentially help your sit bone pain, but the B17 is much more sensitive to adjustment, if it is not adjusted correctly, for you, you will have problems. When you install it, you will have to lower the seat post, since it generally sits higher off the rails than other saddles.
The B66/B67, like the B72, does have thinner leather than the B17 special I have, and in the case of my B72, was immediately comfortable on my sit bone area. The leather gives a lot. The B17 Special though is extremely comfortable for me now, and I can easily ride 50-70 miles in a day, and then do it again the next day.
As for the
Cambium version of the B17, I don't care for it. I prefer the leather models since the leather is slicker, and doesn't chafe, or wear clothing as much. It also breathes better.