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comfortable road saddle £70-120

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  • May 8, 2020 at 3:18 pm #30696
    Neils92

    Evening everyone, I’m new to this site but here it goes….

    I’m looking to upgrade my saddle on my orro terra from the one I’ve had since I bought it.

    For years I’ve heard good things about brooks saddles… I did have one about 5 years ago but unfortunately I didn’t have it long before the bike got stolen, so I was unable to see how good they were. Since having this bike a couple of years brooks have brought out a new saddle, the cambium. I wanted to know if anyone had owned a b17 or a C17 and what people thought of them, or if anyone has any other suggestions. I’m looking for more of a comfort saddle. Thanks in advance.

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  • May 13, 2020 at 9:47 am #958657
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    Hirsute

    You can get a computerised

    You can get a computerised fit in a few shops. You sit on some seat – it takes readings, then you input some basic stats of height, weight etc and it comes up with a few saddles.

    A little expensive, but the advantage is that it was about a 60 day warranty if it didn’t work out so you can swap to another.

    May 13, 2020 at 8:47 am #958655
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    kil0ran

    I’ve got a B17 on my tourer

    I’ve got a B17 on my tourer and a Cambium C17 on my road bike

    Both I can ride in normal clothes for 10 miles with minimum discomfort. Can ride all day in bibs on them.

    I broke my B17 in after less than 100 miles but I do ride it offroad a lot and I’m a heavy rider. It’s massively comfy but I’m not keen on the bulk or the squeaking so wouldn’t have one on a road bike (I like my road bike to be absolutely silent).

    C17 is showing a fair bit of wear on the nose just behind where the hard nose piece ends, but it’s not affecting the comfort or safety of the saddle. It’s pretty common for these saddles that they end up looking a little tatty, particularly if you’re riding in normal seamed shorts/trousers. Overall very happy with it to the point I forget I’m sitting on it. Will definitely have another one when it finally wears out.

    Just one thing with the Cambiums – check the amount of clearance you have with the sides of your seat post. I narrowed down to a C15 thinking I wanted something sportier and my seat post cut the saddle wing where my massively powerful thighs (yeah, right) compressed it agains the side of the seat post clamp. Gutted doesn’t cover it – £90 down the tubes and Brooks don’t sell replacement tops. It’s particularly a problem if you ride with the saddle all the way back. Probably won’t be an issue on the C17 but do check clearance when you fit it (compress the saddle with the heel of your hand between the rails (where your sit bones will be) and check it splays out clear of the seat clamp edge.

    May 10, 2020 at 5:37 pm #958653
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    GustyCycling

    I’ve got a Fabric Scoop https

    I’ve got a Fabric Scoop https://fabric.cc/products/saddles/scoop-sport-shallow/ that I picked up for £30 a few years ago & have had many comfortable hours on it. Saddles are very much an individual preference as everyone’s different with weight, flexibility, sit bones, etc. all coming into play.

    Good luck with the C17!

    May 10, 2020 at 2:55 pm #958651
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    Neils92

    Thanks for the comment, I
    Thanks for the comment, I done some reading up on different sites and decided to bite the bullet and go for the c17 as it was priced fairly cheap on amazon (£73), but I haven’t measured my sit bones so It will be interesting to find out if its good for me or not though.

    May 10, 2020 at 2:29 pm #958649
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    Spangly Shiny

    I used to run a B17 on my
    I used to run a B17 on my touring bike and a Professional on my race bike both of which I loved then. Now however I see that the fore and aft travel on the Professional is very limited so I opted for the C17 hoping that it would give the same comfort as the old B17.
    The jury is still out I’m afraid. Having said that the C17 required no breaking in like a leather perch would but I’m feeling that the C17 is a little wide for me. I am havig to stand up to relieve the pressure after around 50km. I measure up as a 155mm on Specialized’s assometer so I’m thinking that I should try the C13 /158 which is a little narrower.

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