B17

I've been trying to get back to the B17 saddle. Wonderfully comfortable leather, but the hard interface with my ass has caused welts in the past. So I slid the saddle forward (contrary to rivish philosophy, which holds that the saddle can't be too far back), which helps me use the wider part by rolling back onto my natural (ahem) cushion. Quite comfortable (relatively speaking, which means not actually comfortable but better than other saddles), and no welts thus far.

Interesting (and not often discusssed) how a saddle's comfort depends in part on the height of the handle bars and the relative forward placement of the saddle.

Update:

Nope. At the risk of TMI, let's just say butt boils are back. There's discomfort and then there's discomfort. The nicely padded saddle is back.

It has nothing to do with sweat or bacteria or chafing. It has everything to do with a bony butt on a hard leather saddle.

Enough said.