Brooks Saddle Selection Question
06-05-15 | 09:23 AM
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Aha. Is the B17's width/positioning so bad that you can barely ride it, or does it only become annoying after a few miles? If the latter, I'm still thinking that a B17 Narrow might do the job (maybe you could try one from Wallingford Bikes), but otherwise it doesn't look like a Brooks will work here. 
06-05-15 | 09:47 AM
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I have a B17N, better but not nearly perfect. I can ride the bike long distances without drama. but I know I am seated a little too far forward. That matters to me. Anything with long rails would work, it's a shame Brooks saddle have such a limited range...especially since I have a couple of them that aren't being used at the moment.
06-05-15 | 10:20 AM
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I have a tandem currently down for a complete overhaul but this is the captain saddle and post with a setback adapter. The adapter can be used in either forward mount or rearward. Although not used as often as I'd like, sometimes will loan it out. The clever set-up allows for a wider range of rider fitments without the project of swapping stems.
06-05-15 | 10:52 AM
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I don't think they make them for quill seatposts, do they? I mean I've read of people making their own with the bolt from a nitto technomic or something, but I don't think there's a non-DIY solution.
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06-05-15 | 11:31 AM
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Who said anything about Quill Seat posts?
OP asks
You asked
If not into fabrication hire someone to do It.
Brompton's SAP* and Penta (saddle) Clip combine nicely to use a straight Seat Post that is easy to Modify , as described .
and even easier if you hire the job out to a Machine shop.
*Saddle Adapter Pin, It clamps on top of the seat post and is a Horizontal tube that you clamp a saddle clip onto
and rotate the clip, so the saddle rails are above the SAP
and where along the Horizontal 22.2 tube you place the clip is your setback adjustment.
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So, which Brooks saddle sorta feels like B17 on your butt, but with a full range setback? (narrower is OK, preferred) It certainly isn't the Pro, there is a pronounced hump in the Pro, and the setback is terrible. Swallow? Cambium?
I don't think they make them for quill seatposts, do they? I mean I've read of people making their own with the bolt from a nitto technomic or something, but I don't think there's a non-DIY solution.
Brompton's SAP* and Penta (saddle) Clip combine nicely to use a straight Seat Post that is easy to Modify , as described .
and even easier if you hire the job out to a Machine shop.
*Saddle Adapter Pin, It clamps on top of the seat post and is a Horizontal tube that you clamp a saddle clip onto
and rotate the clip, so the saddle rails are above the SAP
and where along the Horizontal 22.2 tube you place the clip is your setback adjustment.
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06-05-15 | 12:17 PM
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06-05-15 | 05:30 PM
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OK, I think I just solved the problem. Took a B17N, banged the flipped clamp down toward the nose spreading the rails a little with a rubber mallet, all in all picked up maybe .75 inch. With the more narrow contours I think I'm close enough.
Sometimes the old ways are the best. If I get a Brooks C15 for father's day, then all the better.
Sometimes the old ways are the best. If I get a Brooks C15 for father's day, then all the better.
06-05-15 | 06:17 PM
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The B17N does not have better setback than the 17 or the Pro.
06-05-15 | 06:23 PM
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The Selle Anatomica can slide over a range larger than nearly any saddle, and it has a nice (really nice) tensioned leather top. I don't know if you have looked at them, but I like them a lot.
06-05-15 | 07:30 PM
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Worse saddle I've every sat on. You Anatomica lovers are freaks - nothing personal.
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