tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post7305211156073876428..comments2024-03-27T19:12:49.609-07:00Comments on Midlife Cycling: The Saddle Saga ContinuesJustine Valinottihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10852069587181432102noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post-45312041244002885782023-09-03T05:15:06.416-07:002023-09-03T05:15:06.416-07:00Anon—Which Brooks saddle came with your Raleigh?
...Anon—Which Brooks saddle came with your Raleigh?<br /><br />Some people really liked the Avocet saddles, which goes to show that saddles really are personal preferences. <br />Avocets often turn up on eBay.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post-72371557927787822612023-09-02T17:54:16.189-07:002023-09-02T17:54:16.189-07:00I am looking for a new saddle and surprised to com...I am looking for a new saddle and surprised to come across your old blog on the subject. I took off the Brooks that came with my Supercourse 12 Raleigh back in 1981 and replaced it with Avocet Women's saddle. After ten of thousands of miles, I need a replacement Avocet and came across your blog. Might try the Terry but really wished I could just replace my Avocet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post-56749182920323508262013-08-04T19:16:51.837-07:002013-08-04T19:16:51.837-07:00Emjayoh--Thanks for sharing your experience.
It...Emjayoh--Thanks for sharing your experience. <br /><br />It does seem counter-intuitive, doesn't it, that a "hard" leather saddle should be more comfortable for us than one with padding and a "donut" shape?Justine Valinottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10852069587181432102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post-56361012081121194122013-07-30T03:26:42.963-07:002013-07-30T03:26:42.963-07:00I have bought and sold three different Terry saddl...I have bought and sold three different Terry saddles with the last one being the Falcon X as pictured above. I hated all three of them! Maybe it is the donut design that doesn't agree with me but I suffered extreme soreness after long rides. I loved the look of my Falcon X on my Waterford bike but I sure did hurt later. I decided to try a Brooks women's seat and I found Nervana! I don't know what it is about that hard leather saddle that works so well for me but it does. Emjayohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13829366772907075332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post-90613952385660577302012-10-17T23:25:31.326-07:002012-10-17T23:25:31.326-07:00Sanzi and Anon 3:36--Well, two years after this po...Sanzi and Anon 3:36--Well, two years after this post, I'm still riding my B-17's: narrow ones on Arielle and Tosca (my road bike and fixie) and standard B-17s on Helene and Vera (my mixtes with porteur handlebars). I don't think I'll ride anything else. The Brooks Pro was good, but I think the shape of the B-17 is better for me.Justine Valinottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10852069587181432102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post-14132845251042573972012-10-17T15:36:18.225-07:002012-10-17T15:36:18.225-07:00Yes 2012 and someone is still reading your post.
I...Yes 2012 and someone is still reading your post.<br />I was so glad to hear someone else who did not enjoy riding the Terry saddle! <br />I was unfortunate enough to have had to use one for our 2.5 month bike tour through Europe. <br />The Terry saddle was very stuck on our tandem bike, and my husband feared that forcing it would brake the seat tube. That was one of the most painful experience I had ever had.<br />Everyday that we rode it took my body several hours to get "numb" enough to be able to enjoy the ride at all.<br />When we got home I changed out my saddle for a Brooks woman's B 17, and never looked back!<br />I have a woman's Avocet for my mountan bike, and I love that too!<br />AnnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post-88818474274972348692011-10-25T18:34:34.466-07:002011-10-25T18:34:34.466-07:00Thank you so much for your frank comments about sa...Thank you so much for your frank comments about saddles. I've had an Avocet Touring II and I do love it, especially after having a fractured pelvic bone ~ this saddle has worked for me! I just tried a men's saddle (can't recall the brand), but rode all of 2.5 miles before finding myself in agonizing pain. Have returned to my Avocet, tho it's looking very tattered ~ and am going to take time on the next try out. Your comments have helped tremendously ~ hard to convey this sensitive issue when dealing with an industry geared toward males. The young men at the shop were very confounded my by reticence to try a new saddle. I must trust my instinct!Sanzi Studiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08851006832313422538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post-18148089163203519072010-09-26T17:00:18.016-07:002010-09-26T17:00:18.016-07:00For me, even if the garment not immediately next t...For me, even if the garment not immediately next to my skin has a seam, my crotch will feel it : ( On an upright bike this makes no difference of course, but on a bike with drop bars it has gotten so bad that I must wear seamless or gusseted <i>everything</i>!Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post-22589493066058957782010-09-26T09:26:02.992-07:002010-09-26T09:26:02.992-07:00I accidentally bought a Terry Liberator Y (men'...I accidentally bought a Terry Liberator Y (men's version) saddle on sale. I was kinda bummed that I bought the wrong one, so I went down to REI and bought the Liberator X (women's version.) They're both donut saddles (cut outs in the center).<br /><br />I didn't like it, so I returned it.<br /><br />I figured I'd try the men's version before I tried returning it to Terry. And I like it better than I liked the women's version of the same saddle.<br /><br />I like the longer, narrower length, which kinda surprised me. But I've found I do a fair amount of moving forward & back on the saddle too, so it's good for that.Janice in GAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05642298460152468319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post-89724625607852257782010-09-25T20:54:34.426-07:002010-09-25T20:54:34.426-07:00It's funny, I bought a used bike in 1983 with ...It's funny, I bought a used bike in 1983 with an Avocet Touring II saddle, and it became the standard to which I have held all other saddles. That is, until I bought a vintage Raleigh with a 30-year-old Brooks B-72. Whoa.<br /><br />I still have and ride the Avocet, but it's nowhere near as comfortable as I thought it was for a ride longer than 5 or so miles.<br /><br />And I and my wife both slide forward and aft on our saddles depending on position- it's not just you!<br /><br />Corey KCorey Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15381826721030941179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post-82082953886912549012010-09-25T19:00:23.039-07:002010-09-25T19:00:23.039-07:00Have the B17 myself. I decided not to get the B17S...Have the B17 myself. I decided not to get the B17S because the "boy's" one is still wider than the road bike saddle I had before. I know people tend to polarise over Brooks saddles, but, seriously, even being a bit of a tight-wad, I don't think I'll ever ride any other saddle again. I had expected a break in period of a few hundred km, so was freakishly suprised when it was comfy from day one.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15636177626451867375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post-22709713107090008832010-09-25T11:17:18.902-07:002010-09-25T11:17:18.902-07:00Reading all this, I thank God that pretty much any...Reading all this, I thank God that pretty much any saddle seems to work well for me. There is an upside, after all, to being insensitive!Steve Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post-63322503057953423422010-09-25T09:56:36.579-07:002010-09-25T09:56:36.579-07:00Velouria: I have always made sure to wear garment...Velouria: I have always made sure to wear garments next to my skin that didn't have seams in the crotch area when going on a ride of more than a few minutes. <br /><br />I thought about getting an Imperial or Anatomica, but I don't think that the cutouts really help me. And I think that while they might shorten the break-in time for all-leather saddles, I think they also shorten the lifespan.<br /><br />I still find it ironic that the Terry saddles felt so much like the Avocet of my youth-- or the way I remember it, anyway.Justine Valinottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10852069587181432102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post-40466663029870320342010-09-25T09:21:21.780-07:002010-09-25T09:21:21.780-07:00Okay, I had a feeling that in the end you would no...Okay, I had a feeling that in the end you would not like the saddles. <br /><br />Quick and overly personal question: what kind of underwear and pants were/ are you wearing? Are there seams involved? If so, that may be the problem regardless of the saddle. I stopped wearing anything with seams on the crotch, and my B17 is fine now. I would still like to try a B17 Imperial and a Selle Anotomica though.Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.com