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froze
a Recreational RiderDate Reviewed: February 12, 2012
Strengths: Comfort, comfort, and more comfort. These saddles break into your rear, not the other way around like other saddles. Extremely long life saddle if properly cared for by following the manufactures care recommendations and not some bicycle guru's thoughts.Weaknesses: Weight, small price to pay for all day comfort. Long break in period, but again once you get past that it's a lifetime of comfort bliss. The other con about Brooks is that in the last 4 years they have raised their prices of their lower end ti saddles by about 100% and even more on their lighter racing saddles like the Swift. But even with those prices they will still outlast at least 6 other saddles, thus in the long run be cheaper.Bottom Line: I bought this saddle (actually a B17 Titanium) to go on my touring bike with the sole purpose of long miles. So far the saddle has been very comfortable and still looks great. None of Brooks saddles are light, if you want light get a different saddle, if you want comfort in a saddle that can easily last 20 years then get a Brooks. There are some drawbacks to these saddles; some complain of long break in, mine took about 800 miles; some complain of weight, mine's 410 gram. Once you get past all of that you'll be in love with the saddle.
Word of advice; only follow the manufactures care recommendations, DO NOT follow someone else's advice and apply anything to the leather other then what the manufacture recommends IF you want the manufacture warranty to be valid and IF you want the saddle to last a long long time.
If you're going to expose the saddle to rain I suggest getting a seat cover, their cheap insurance at under $15. I got an Aarvark cover for about $10 and it fits better then the Brooks model. I only use it when it's raining.
Favorite Ride: anywhere the wind takes me
Price Paid:
$190.00
Purchased At: Wallbike
Similar Products Used: Brooks Swift TI; Advocet 02 Air 40; Selle Italia Flite; Fizik Antares; Terry Butterfly TI; Selle San Marco Concor; and others I can't recall off the top of my head.
Bike Setup: 6 road bikes, and 2 mountain bikes
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Lawrencer2003
a Recreational RiderDate Reviewed: November 13, 2011
Strengths: Comfort, Comfort Comfort. Looks great on my monarch orange custom Waterford! I have the honey leather with copper rivets.Weaknesses: Must be broken in, needs to be maintained and coverered in the rain. Heavy if you care about that.Bottom Line: Best saddle I have ever owned. Switched from Terry Fly after a century where I chafed badly. After a wear in period of several hundred miles and careful attention to the manufacturer instructions, I can ride all day in complete comfort. Yes you have to use the rain cover and maintain it but I am an enthusiastic convert!
Favorite Ride: Anywhere I can.
Purchased At: Nashbar
Similar Products Used: Terry Fly, Selle San Marco Flite
Bike Setup: Waterford RST22. Campi 10 speed Centaur, Mavic, Ritchey.
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smokey422
a Recreational RiderDate Reviewed: July 31, 2011
Strengths: COMFORT!! Looks. Saddlebag loops. Overall quality. Wallbike return policy (you have a six month trial period during which you can return the saddle if you don't like it).Weaknesses: Weight (I'm weighing 250# these days after a forced layoff from bike riding due to a bad back so who cares about weight?).Bottom Line: I went through several different types of saddles but never found true comfort until I rode my B17 Brooks. I treated it with Proofhide and it quickly molded to my sitbones shape. I've never been a really good long distance rider but I've done more than 50 miles in one day on my Brooks. Loops on rear of saddle are handy for attaching saddlebags. This saddle is very sensitive to tilt angle and for this reason I recommend a two bolt microadjustable seatpost. It can't be slid back too far in the seatpost so you may want to use one with a little offset. Take a look at any long distance touring bike, more than likely you will see a Brooks saddle on it.
Favorite Ride: Hilly MO countryside, Katy Trail
Price Paid:
$75.00
Purchased At: wallbike.com
Similar Products Used: Stock Selle San Marco (horrible a$$ hatchet), Koobi Enduro, Selle Italia Flite.
Bike Setup: 2001 Lemond Poprad cyclocross set up with 35mm road tires, Colorado Cyclist wheels built 36-3X on Ultegra hubs and Mavic CXP-33 rims, bar end shifters, MKS flat touring pedals.
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Bobby Tropics
a Recreational RiderDate Reviewed: July 28, 2011
Strengths: Long-haul comfort. Quality. Simplicity. Classic style. Gets lots of either questions or compliments from other cyclists.Weaknesses: Heavy; not for gram counters. Might look a bit too retro on some bikes. A bit wide for racing. Requires regular care and is susceptible to water, esp. underneath.Bottom Line: Every rave about this seat has proven true for me, too. For me it was comfortable pretty much out of the box and the break-in period didn't seem very long (a couple hundred miles, maybe). I use Proofide on it a couple times a year and coat the underside with Sno Seal to protect against road spray. It has a bolt for tensioning as the leather stretches with use, but I haven't had to fuss with it yet. I also have one on my mountain bike; my only complaint there is that it's a bit slippery when you're moving around the saddle a lot (i.e., technical trails and such).
My Brooks just gets better with use. Almost everyone who rides with me for the first time has something to say about it, usually along the lines of "Man, you must be hard-core to ride on that thing." But once I explain how it works and point out where it's molded to my sit-bones, the light bulb goes on. It's quite a leap of faith to try one, so I think I've only converted one person, but neither of us would go back to a "conventional" saddle if we have a choice.
I'd be tempted to try another narrower, lighter Brooks model if I did more competitive riding, but the B17 Standard is about perfect for anything else.
Favorite Ride: Warm, Sunny, and No Headwind
Similar Products Used: Many.
Bike Setup: Giant OCR Limited, Ultegra triple drivetrain, 700x25c
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bluemoo
a Recreational RiderDate Reviewed: January 13, 2011
Strengths: Quality, comfort, looks; it will probably outlast you.Weaknesses: NoneBottom Line: No arguments please. No debate. This is the best saddle there is. This is the only way to be truly comfortable on a bike (except lying down on a 'bent). The finest quality, made by a good employer in the English midlands. I simply could not imagine sitting on anything else. Try cycling from London to Istanbul, as I have done, on any other saddle - ridiculous.
Price Paid:
$60.00
Similar Products Used: None, for at least 20 years. Thank goodness.
Bike Setup: Moulton, Dawes Galaxy, Brompton (all with Brookes saddles).
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