Charlie Gets A New Saddle

[Gordon Stam]

I managed to score one of Rivendell's new 182.55 plastic weatherproof saddles and installed it on the Charlie Gallop. Previously it had a very nice green Brooks B17 Special that I really had no complaints about. But I wanted to try a saddle with a cutout. Tdhe ability to tolerate wet weather appealed to me as well. I've got about 30 miles on it an my impressions are as follows:

• Its pretty comfy, at least as comfy as the Brooks, and the cutout does seem to do it's job.
• The pelvic bones are cushioned a bit more than the Brooks (duh) and I think that will pay off, though in years (long) past I routinely did century rides with the Brooks and my butt was none the worse for wear. But that was then.
• It's a bit wider between the thighs than the Brooks but that feeling went away pretty quick.
• It's pretty easy to slide around on. I wear sweatpants with silk long johns underneath on these chillier winter rides and there has been no bunching up. 
• It may prove to be warmer than the Brooks when summer comes. We'll see. I can get hot spots.
• I've got the prescribed 10-15 (actually 12) degrees uptilt and that's working well.
• It doesn't look half bad.

In all I'm satisfied so far and since I transport the bike on the back of the car the weather resistance is appreciated. And at $50 (plus tax and shipping) it's pretty affordable.

Here's a link to some picture I took last Wednesday:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1YcYEFIbBMjdwVtcptbwkAsI1rLLDHiH_?usp=sharing