A tour check list I am working on
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Normally I wouldn’t get excited about a “new” saddle but this is a Brooks saddle AND they’ve finally brought back the anatomically designed model that was in production until WWII. Brooks is calling their new line the Imperial and it comes also in the B17 model. The couple of testing models I’ve seen (in pictures) have chromed steel rails and rivets but have a very nice anatomical cut in the top, similar to the Selle An-Atomica saddle, and have their flaps bound with lacing for added flex control. This saddle promises to be a boon for tourers and specifically to those who have perineal issues (or who don’t want perineal issues in the future).
The good news is that testers have raved about them so far including one tester who suffers from and impingement in their hip and suffers from “extreme sciatic pain.” Sounds promising already but what is even better news is that they are “going into production very soon,” according to Andrea Meneghelli, Marketing Manager for Brooks England on BikeForums.net back on August 28, 2008. What I envision as the ultimate in tour saddles is the B17 Special Titanium with copper rivets and the imperial cut and lace, but in the mean time I may settle for just the B17 regular. I can’t wait!
  On Sunday I rode a 25km loop up to Cascade Lake and back. From the bottom of the main hill the climb to Cascade Lake is a moderately steep 12kms but no different than much of what the Orcas Island terrain offers. The whole way this day though my gears were killing me by switching up and down on their own. Yea I could have stopped and gotten off the bike and tried to make adjustments but I didn’t want to break my momentum not to mention I wasn’t sure I could fix it and I didn’t want to open a can o’worms. All I could do was to try and be careful not grind my sprocket down but needless to say I was getting pissed on the hills as it was wearing me down quickly even the last climb back home. Thankfully I finally got the book (Zinn & the Art of Road Bike Maintenance) I was waiting for from Amazon but I am still such a bike maintenance neophyte that while my LBS is closed (until the end of the month) I’m just going to have to try and work out the problem and maybe learn a little as I go. Bikely Map (more accurate) $25 is an unbeatable price for a wool zip top! Just got my order in from Campmor and am very impressed by the quality, just as nice as my Smartwool Zip T… not as soft but just as well made. I will review it as soon as it’s been washed a few times to try and soften it up and I get the chance to wear it a bit more. Terramar Thermawool Zip Mock For Men from Campmor |
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