Mine arrived today, hope you don't mind linked pics in this thread.

I was going to put the saddle on the commuter/tourer/MTB but noticed the seatpost on that bike protrudes and I thought it might interfere or affect the lacing, so I mounted it on the Fillmore instead. I'll be looking at a different seatpost tomorrow at the shop since it has a different size post than the Fillmore.

(sorry about the blur, this camera doesn't do closeups well)


mounted on the Fillmore


Might be a little atypical flareout on the right side, but don't notice it while riding


I did a short 5-8 mile loop around town, some city streets, some lakefront sidewalk, some paved bike path, and some dirt path shortcut through the woods.






Initially set it up the same height and tilt as the stock Bontrager saddle that came on the Fillmore. Stopped about three times on the ride to adjust it some. Lowered it a little, tilted the nose up a little, then tilted it back down a little, then slide the saddle a little forward. Felt a little hard at first, but softer than I remember a B17 I broke in years ago. Did not get any numbness, but the ride wasn't really long enough. Overall I think it will feel good once it conforms a bit. It is slippery and I found myself sliding myself forward and backward to see where the sitbones felt like they settled in best. I was also getting just a little ('scuse the lingo here) nut bumping, but I was riding in street clothes so things weren't exactly under control so to speak ( sorry ).

Comparing it to the stock Bontrager, at this point the Bontrager might be a little more comfortable, but I think once the saddle breaks in and looses some of the slipperyness I won't miss the other saddle at all.

The other bikes have a Selle Italia MaxFlite on the Colnago, a Vetta TriShock on the track bike, and some unknown brand of saddle with medium padding on the commuter bike. Once the Brooks is broken in I'll do some back to back comparisons on the other bikes.