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Originally Posted by Sjtaylor
My B-17 is broken in. I wish I had one for each of my bikes. If my ride is to last for more than a couple hours my B-17 goes on the bike of the day.

What gearing do you recommend for bikepacking?

Thanks.
I would suggest testing the B-17 before a long off-road ride. I love Brooks saddles but I won’t use them for off-road riding. They are too slick and they tend to be too wide to get off the back on steep downhills where you have to get weight over the rear wheel. I’m not terribly sensitive to saddles so it makes little difference to me comfortwise but it does make a big difference in control.
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