Originally Posted by
Jarrett2
Did another 22 miles on it last night with 728' of climb at 14.4 mph average. Definitely not a speedster, but it is comfortable and functional.
I think I need another saddle though. The one on it just isn't as comfortable as the same model on my road bike.
Is there a specific saddle to look at for slow touring? Brooks?
Only you can answer that for yourself. However, I tour on an AWOL Comp and I was very uncomfortable until I put a B17 on it. And I tried several different saddles prior to trying the Brooks but none of them worked for me on that bike. A Specialized Romin works nicely on my Kona (cross bike), but that same saddle was very uncomfortable on the AWOL.
I put it down to riding position: I'm much more upright on the AWOL and I've got more weight on the saddle than when I'm riding the Kona.