I have more than a few Brooks B-17 saddles. The 20 year old one on my touring bike. I love that saddle! We got history! I kinda wanted to put another B-17 on my gravel bike, but wanted to try the cambium saddle. Several cyclists in my local club use them, so I figured I'd give it a go.
You know how you can tell a saddle is right for you? From the first ride, the main thing I noticed was that after 50 miles, I didn't think about my saddle. Yeah I knew I was on a new saddle, but it just worked for me, right out of the box! Yeah, they're kind of heavy, but so am I! Highly recommend!
Versatile, so durable, so comfortable and light enough. I put 40k miles on my mine. Eventually the cover wore and the white coloring turned beige. Put it on the shelf and replaced it with an Arione R3. Much like another poster here, the fiberglass shell cracked after 2 years. Put the classic back on while waiting for a fresh one. I'm staying with the classic. Maybe not the sexiest, lightest, but close enough. And, it will last. What a concept.
I'm new to gravel riding. I've logged about 1000 miles since I started in June. So I'm experimenting with things. I was skeptical about a suspension seatpost since none of my more experienced riding buddies use one, but after two rides I'm a strong advocate. It's not a life changing experience, but it certainly helps smooth out the washboard roads. I am 165 lbs and find that the default setup works well for me. For my second ride, I raised the seat about 2 cm more than what I had used prior to the suspension seatpost to account for the preload on the suspension.
I've tried 7-8 different saddles before ending up on the SR Allroad and am glad I gave it a try! Ergon has me between sizes with an 11.9 sitbone width and I chose to go S/M and think that was the right choice since I've never felt more comfortable on a ride. There have been no pressure points or sit bone pain in the 300 miles I've had the saddle for. Only time will tell if this is a durable saddle or not since it has a foam core that is my only worry with it so far.
