Hi All,
I am currently trialing a Brooks Cambium C15 which I’ve been lucky to get on loan. I’ve been thinking about getting a Brooks Cambium saddle not because of a specific problem with my current saddle but more from the point of view that if I can get something more comfortable than what I have then that would be great.
In terms of the riding that I do I commute all year around in all weathers plus when I get the chance (which is only a couple of times of year because the weekends are always packed due to having young kids) I like to either do Audax rides or just 100 – 200km rides that I plan myself. I’m not interested in any form of racing at all and I just enjoy my cycling at my own pace.
I’ve always liked the idea of a Brooks saddle but rather than this being from any actual experience or specific logic it’s because of the heritage of the brand/saddles plus I just like the look of them. I’ll hold my hands up at this not being a particularly logical way of choosing a saddle. However I’ve always avoided buying a leather saddle due to commuting all year around and having to leave my bike open to the elements whilst at work I’ve not wanted the added maintenance of looking after a leather saddle. This is what has led me to consider buying a Cambium saddle.
So far having used the saddle to commute this week I’ve not immediately taken to it. Therefore I just wondered if there’s anyone out there who has one of the Cambium saddles and if so whether it’s a saddle that immediately felt right or if it’s something that took a while to get used to but was worth it in the end?
I could be completely wrong on this but I thought that these rubber Cambium saddles are unlike the leather saddles which need a period of bedding in. From what I’d read & heard I thought that the Cambium saddles are what they are out of the box and so don’t really break in or change over time?
At the moment even after say the first ten miles on the saddle I felt a bit uncomfortable to the point where I was trying to wriggle about on the saddle to relive the pressure on what I assume are my sit bones. Then when I get on the bike at the end of the day to ride home I feel immediately sore as soon as I get on the saddle. It’s not that it’s terrible pain or anything like that but it’s just a bit uncomfortable and that’s on commute rides of around 20 miles so I don’t know what it might be like on say 100 or 200km audax rides.
At the moment I just have the stock saddles on my bikes which is a Madison saddle on my Genesis Day One and then I’ve got a Kona Classic Road saddle with titanium rails and a carve out. In the past the only saddle I’ve ever purchased was for a Trek hybrid bike and I went to a LBS and they had something that you could sit on and it would tell you the width of saddle you needed according to your sit bones. At that time I bought a Bontrager Nebula Plus saddle but that was about 6 years ago now and despite looking at the saddle I can’t see any writing to tell me which width I actually bought back then other than it has a blue dot sticker on but I’ve no idea whether that indicated the size/width.
Prior to getting this loan saddle I was really looking forward to trying the Cambium saddle because I thought that the basic principle of the hammock design of the rubber suspended over rails could only be more comfortable than what I’ve used before. However going by my experience so far this week my current thought is that perhaps this just isn’t the saddle for me and I won’t be buying one.
If anyone has any thoughts on the Cambium saddles and whether it’s something that I should consider actually buying and persevering with, because maybe they get more comfortable over time, I’ll be grateful for any thoughts.
Thanks,
John
I am currently trialing a Brooks Cambium C15 which I’ve been lucky to get on loan. I’ve been thinking about getting a Brooks Cambium saddle not because of a specific problem with my current saddle but more from the point of view that if I can get something more comfortable than what I have then that would be great.
In terms of the riding that I do I commute all year around in all weathers plus when I get the chance (which is only a couple of times of year because the weekends are always packed due to having young kids) I like to either do Audax rides or just 100 – 200km rides that I plan myself. I’m not interested in any form of racing at all and I just enjoy my cycling at my own pace.
I’ve always liked the idea of a Brooks saddle but rather than this being from any actual experience or specific logic it’s because of the heritage of the brand/saddles plus I just like the look of them. I’ll hold my hands up at this not being a particularly logical way of choosing a saddle. However I’ve always avoided buying a leather saddle due to commuting all year around and having to leave my bike open to the elements whilst at work I’ve not wanted the added maintenance of looking after a leather saddle. This is what has led me to consider buying a Cambium saddle.
So far having used the saddle to commute this week I’ve not immediately taken to it. Therefore I just wondered if there’s anyone out there who has one of the Cambium saddles and if so whether it’s a saddle that immediately felt right or if it’s something that took a while to get used to but was worth it in the end?
I could be completely wrong on this but I thought that these rubber Cambium saddles are unlike the leather saddles which need a period of bedding in. From what I’d read & heard I thought that the Cambium saddles are what they are out of the box and so don’t really break in or change over time?
At the moment even after say the first ten miles on the saddle I felt a bit uncomfortable to the point where I was trying to wriggle about on the saddle to relive the pressure on what I assume are my sit bones. Then when I get on the bike at the end of the day to ride home I feel immediately sore as soon as I get on the saddle. It’s not that it’s terrible pain or anything like that but it’s just a bit uncomfortable and that’s on commute rides of around 20 miles so I don’t know what it might be like on say 100 or 200km audax rides.
At the moment I just have the stock saddles on my bikes which is a Madison saddle on my Genesis Day One and then I’ve got a Kona Classic Road saddle with titanium rails and a carve out. In the past the only saddle I’ve ever purchased was for a Trek hybrid bike and I went to a LBS and they had something that you could sit on and it would tell you the width of saddle you needed according to your sit bones. At that time I bought a Bontrager Nebula Plus saddle but that was about 6 years ago now and despite looking at the saddle I can’t see any writing to tell me which width I actually bought back then other than it has a blue dot sticker on but I’ve no idea whether that indicated the size/width.
Prior to getting this loan saddle I was really looking forward to trying the Cambium saddle because I thought that the basic principle of the hammock design of the rubber suspended over rails could only be more comfortable than what I’ve used before. However going by my experience so far this week my current thought is that perhaps this just isn’t the saddle for me and I won’t be buying one.
If anyone has any thoughts on the Cambium saddles and whether it’s something that I should consider actually buying and persevering with, because maybe they get more comfortable over time, I’ll be grateful for any thoughts.
Thanks,
John
