Any tips on easing a sore hip?
12-18-19, 07:00 AM
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How was it uneven? The reason I ask, is my B17 showed dimpled off-centered, which was a result of the saddle being too high, and me dropping to one side to compensate. That caused the hip problems I had. This was after being fitted too high. Lowering the saddle fixed the issue, and now I sit properly centered not he saddle, and the dimples have now reformed properly centered on the seat.
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12-18-19, 11:46 AM
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B17 standard. The wide back part was a bit lopsided. If you set the back so it was evenly divided along the centerline of the bike, then the nose pointed off to the right. Setting it the latter way was better two ways... no more hip pain, and my junk wasn't mashed against the saddle.
12-23-19, 07:51 AM
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I think you missed wgscott's point. The issue is running it too high. There seems to be a tendency today to jack the seat height too high. This has been made bearable by seats with cutouts, which helps mask a too high seat height. With a Brooks you will feel it, and you will see the dimples offset to one side, as a result of compensating by dropping to one side. If you have the seat height correct, the seat disappears under you. Mine is amazing.
