Originally Posted by
squirtdad
Can't comment on widths etc, but fwiw here is my experience
I ride a B-17 in a very upright position on my commuter/utility bike..... it is simply fantastic
I tried a B-17 Narrow imperial on my road bike. (miyata 1400 bars just a little lower than seat) this did not work.
I looked at the B-17 narrow compared to my sella italia turbo and the top shape of the b17 n was way less rounded.
I got a swift and put it on my road bike......it is great. Chose the swift because it looked closer in top shape to the the turbo than the pro or the swallow
I kinda eyeballed/measured the indents in the b17 and they looked like they would work with the swift width...the did
so for me top shape is more important than width
That's interesting , I like a Turbo but could not ride a Swift , I was numb unless I sat on the steel back edge. I can ride flat saddles around 143mm like WTB SST's . Unfortunately finding a Brooks to fit your arse is a expensive proposition.
BTW I have a Miyata 1400 also, I think it's a very limited club on BF who do.