Brooks C17 Cambium Carve Review: one year on
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- 5MV-43b - Brooks C17 Cambium Carve Review: one year on.
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Just over a year ago I suffered the worst saddle sore that I have had for many many years ( • A pain in the @r$e : s... ). Thius prompted me to look at buying a new saddle, I made a video about the selection process ( • A New Saddle: it shou... ). I ordered the saddle that I chose, a Brooks C17 Cambium Carved, and proceeded to give it an initial assessment ( • Brooks Cambium C17 Ca... ). In this video I take a look back at one-year and 8000km of saddle time with the C17 and give it a thorough review.
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My name is Terry and I love cycling. I have named my channel “Five Minute Velo” (5MV). I have called it 5MV because the videos I upload will last no longer than five minutes, many will be much shorter. Each video will cover just one subject that is described in the title. Although the channel is mainly about cycling on the road, I will also cover some light (gravel) off road riding and cycle touring from time to time. No matter what, much of the advice will be pertinent to many branches of the sport/pastime.
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Terry - กีฬา
Best saddle I've ever had!
Cheers and happy riding!
thank you for the comment, it is nice to know that my modest efforts are appreciated 👍.
Good feedback, thanks for sharing.
I'm glad it was helpful and thanks for your feedback too.
Thanks for your thorough review! Look like some nice peaceful county roads where you're at!
You are welcome, I make these reviews and other videos to be helpful to viewers like yourself. If you can please promote 5MV to your cycling buddies. In general the roads are great, although I do go to find quieter ones to do recording. So there not all like that.
Wonderful review, it seems you've gained your 1000th sub!
Thank you very much your feedback is much appreciated.
Thanks for your subscription, actually you're my second 1000th subscriber. Somebody subscribed and then I lost one 😕.
Sound like this is what i was searching for. ❤
Glad it is of use and thanks for letting me know. I'd love to hear further updates.
Really enjoyed that, thanks!
You are welcome, thanks for the feedback too. If you could share it with your cycling buddies that would be awesome.
Terry
@@FiveMinuteVelo Will do
Great video, thank you.
Thank you for your feedback, your appreciation makes the effort of producing these videos worthwhile. 👍
Thanks, what a great review! I have the same saddle in my fatbike. It's almost like a suspension. Awesome saddle, the best.
Thanks.
What a great Review!
In such a short time, all you need. Just get a microphone for a little better audio.
Besides that, keep doing your thing, thank you!
Thanks for the feedback. I am aware of the audio issue and I have tried several microphones. I think the audio has improved in more recent videos, but I still have a way to go. My 'gravelly' voice does not help. Just about to order a wireless microphone system - maybe that will improve things.
I have mine for a year as well but much less km. Longest ride was 200km in a day or 260 in 3 days. I'm not using cycling shorts and it's still comfortable but i do feel the tip of the bones after a while. The carve was feeling strange first few rides, now i think it's doing its job. I think this can last a lifetime.
Now why couldn't i have said it's so sucksinkly.
Nice one.
Thank you.
Perfect timing thank you.
I'm glad it was helpful. If you get one of these saddles I'll be interested to know your opinion.
Terry
@@FiveMinuteVelo I will be getting one. When. I’m not sure. Once I’ve got the cash! I will update you as and when.
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@Dario Jurišić Great summary, I'm more like 90+kg and I did notice the suspension at first but it was not too excessive. I think if I just picked it up in a shop I wouldn't go "wow that looks like a nice comfortable saddle".
Terry
Nice review. Clear and comprehensive without a lot of drama and jargon. Thank you.
Fantastic . Explanation but you missed about the feel on roadbumbs
OK, I did not specifically address this in the review. However if you see my 'unboxing video' (th-cam.com/video/60GtBzojmLs/w-d-xo.html) this is covered to some extent. Also I hint at the suspension qualities of the saddle in this video; however, I acknowledge I could have been clearer and spent a bit more time on this aspect. Thanks for watching and for the feedback. Regards Terry.
@@FiveMinuteVelo
Thanks you belongs to which country ? I saw your earlier video also . Its good .
Good day
@@sreekanth4805 Hi, Im based in the UK, ust south of Cambridge (www.google.com/maps/@52.1651872,0.1212767,11.87z). Regards Terry
I have a C19carved on my upright Salsa Fargo, C17carved on my aggresive pavement bike and a regular C17 on my neutral gravel bike, none give me any pain but I would assume as with all static body postures you begin to feel some discomfort, stand up and stretch a little while riding or dismount and take a break, I ride in mtb shorts with very minimal padding only because what padding they do have chamois buttr wont soak thru it as with a regular gym short for longer rides. Id say if you dont have a shop who has demo saddles and youve tried a handfull of saddles and still dont feel quite right give the Cambium a try, I went thru about 5-6 diff saddles before I finally got the courage to drop the money on my first Brooks Cambium and havent bought anything else since
I'm glad you found the saddle(s) you like. I really like mine too, I wish I had found it years ago when I was riding Audax. Thanks for the feedback.
I bought one of these for my Brompton commuter bike 4-5 years ago and thought it was great for the longest time. So much so, that I bought another for my long-distance bike even though I had stopped riding long distance due to injuries. But I was still riding 3-5 mile local rides for shopping, picking up food, short errands, etc. The C17 Cambium carved felt great through all of it.
But after taking my first longish distance ride in five years, my opinion has totally changed as at about mile 20, I started to feel real discomfort in my sit-bones and by mile 25 and home I could not wait to get off of it. Why?
I think it is the fact that it does NOT form to my backside like a traditional B17 does. That being said, I do need to experiment a bit more. Part of it could be that I am simply no longer used to long rides. I also didn't wear cycling specific padded shorts/underwear, but I never bothered with those unless I was planning on riding 50-60 miles in any case. I think I will try the B17 next weekend and see how it goes, but my gut feeling is that the C17 Cambium carved is fine for about town type stuff, it is NOT good for any kind of endurance riding.
My view is it's great for long distance rides. I will concede however, saddles are a very personal thing. What one person thinks is great, another will think is horrible.
Try this one th-cam.com/video/mJuSxkBfwBw/w-d-xo.htmlsi=cfKnewIAUupjFZxd and you'll thinh the Brooks is an armchair 😆.
How did the B17 compare to your C17?
Had the same experience. Loved it on the MTB, so took it on a 130km ride. By the end my behind ended up bleeding. Combination of the width, firmness and surface texture me thinks.
Helpful review, very clear - thanks. There seem to be two versions: natural rubber/cotton and nylon. Which was yours?
Thanks for the feedback. Mine was the natural rubber version. I believe you can get versions with a denim type surface. I believe the material can start to fray and start to look a bit untidy with heavy use; although I don't think it is anything more than just untidy.
just got a brooks B17-S Softened off ebay. I received it yesterday and rode it for the first time today, 30 miles, my butt is KILLING me right now but I'm going to stick with it. I was initially worried it was going to be too small for me I'm a guy, 6'2 and 185lbs but honestly it fits perfectly. I don't know how a regular Brooks saddle is supposed to feel but even with this one being the softened version it was still pretty stiff. I don't normally ride 30 miles, usually only about 5 miles a day so it's going to be interesting breaking this saddle in. I am going to try and get out and ride more just so I can get it broke in faster and who knows maybe I'll make it a regular thing riding long distances (for me) on my days off work.
Well done! Hopefully the saddle is just emblematic of your body not being used to riding such distances. Don't worry, you will get used to it. I think the perceived wisdom is it takes 1,000 miles to break in at brooks leather saddle. Hopefully the softened version will be quicker than that. Keep me updated, I'll be interested to know how you get on
@@FiveMinuteVelo after posting to the r/bicycling subreddit I learned I need to buy some padded biking shorts lol, everyone said I was a masochist riding 30 miles on a new Brooks saddle without padded biking shorts, lol, I ordered some last night so hopefully that will help.
@@NonLegitNation2 padded cycling shorts do help but they are not a magic bullet. I often wear two pairs.
@@NonLegitNation2 padded cycling shorts do help but they are not a magic bullet. I often wear two pairs.
Thanks for the frank review. Do you ride with padded shorts or no? I'm guessing yes given the length of your rides.
Yes I do! And I often use these: th-cam.com/video/nH9oyh_LPcA/w-d-xo.htmlsi=eWSBwlKmU-4J6YeU
DURABLE?? 🤦♂🤦♂ I have two of them. WIthin a year, the fabric peeled up from the carve are and both sides next to the carve area. The rubber where the fabric came off is full of cracks. The rubber got hard and crumbly. I have friend who has one and has the exact same problem. We both ride very long distances, so the saddles have a lot of miles on them. Still, they're supposed to be long-lasting.
We live in Southern Thailand, so it's a tropical environment... meaning, it's always warm. There is no problem with wildly changing temperatures. The saddle is comfortable. I don't care about the price, but the quality is absolutely HORRIBLE!
Living in the UK, I don't have that trouble with the heat 😁 so I can't test it in hot weather. I have used it in cold weather though.
I believe you can buy saddled with her denim type surface, mine did not have this additional layer. My saddle still looks like new so I suppose it must be something to do with the environmental conditions - heat?