Originally Posted by
Road Fan
So your carved B17 is a B17 Inperial? With a cutout through the middle?
I like most of the saddles we've been talking about: B17 Imperial, recent Brooks Professional, B17 Standard and Select, Ideale 92, Selle Anatomica (H, X, T, and the old nameless ones. I'm experimenting with a Brooks Select B15 Swallow, along with the recent Professional.
Yes, the B17 Imperial. Doesn't say anything about "Imperial" but that's the only B17 with a cutout from what I saw. I went for that for the reasons I mentioned but the Selle Anatomica ads/descriptions seemed to stress the protection factor a lot more. Whether it's just hype, who knows. I'll soon find out after a reasonable amount of time on the Brooks. I've had the Selle type in the past and survived but if I recall correctly all that cushioning and material was hot. I'm inclined to believe there is no saddle that a rider gets off of and says "boy that feels good".. My thought is leather may be cooler then some synthetic and will gradually be more form fitting. Just saying.