It's not that the regular Trailmaster was stiffer; in fact it was the opposite. It's that the more supple cover allowed the regular Trailmaster to disappear under me more. Think regular Trailmaster as a single ply tire and LTD as an EXO casing. The LTD ended up feeling wider and stiffer, but not stiffer in the way that a traditional "firm" saddle is stiff. Again, saddles are personal, and I wanted to note that the LTD is, possibly surprisingly, a different saddle fit-wise than the regular one.
I've been riding the Brooks Cambium C17\. Rubber and cotton, no need for maintenance. This is the second-widest Cambium model and works well for bar heights that are about level with the saddle. I rode one for 5000 km of touring last summer, mostly wearing padded shorts, but have mostly stopped wearing them now.
As for boxers I have been wearing the Arcteryx Satoro AR for a good few months now. Bought a second pair after the first worked out well. They are a heavier weight and really stay in place well, which I can't say for others I've tried. Prior to that I had a pair of Icebreaker ones that bunched up and were actually really thin, didn't work as well. My go-to in past years (and on that tour) has been anti-microbial boxer briefs from Calvin Klein, which I still have four pairs of. So that with the Arcteryx ones has me covered for weeks of underwear, hah!
April 12, 2017, 10:47 a.m. - Morgan Taylor
It's not that the regular Trailmaster was stiffer; in fact it was the opposite. It's that the more supple cover allowed the regular Trailmaster to disappear under me more. Think regular Trailmaster as a single ply tire and LTD as an EXO casing. The LTD ended up feeling wider and stiffer, but not stiffer in the way that a traditional "firm" saddle is stiff. Again, saddles are personal, and I wanted to note that the LTD is, possibly surprisingly, a different saddle fit-wise than the regular one. I've been riding the Brooks Cambium C17\. Rubber and cotton, no need for maintenance. This is the second-widest Cambium model and works well for bar heights that are about level with the saddle. I rode one for 5000 km of touring last summer, mostly wearing padded shorts, but have mostly stopped wearing them now. As for boxers I have been wearing the Arcteryx Satoro AR for a good few months now. Bought a second pair after the first worked out well. They are a heavier weight and really stay in place well, which I can't say for others I've tried. Prior to that I had a pair of Icebreaker ones that bunched up and were actually really thin, didn't work as well. My go-to in past years (and on that tour) has been anti-microbial boxer briefs from Calvin Klein, which I still have four pairs of. So that with the Arcteryx ones has me covered for weeks of underwear, hah!