What Brooks saddle?

RW
RW Posts: 103
edited November 2008 in MTB buying advice
Am thinking of getting a Brooks saddle, and am eyeing up the Swift or Swallow Titan. Anyone have any thoughts/experience of them?

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  • artillerydave
    artillerydave Posts: 715
    my opinion is they weigh a ton and cripple you for at least a year till they are "broken in" or you are one or the other!

    I wouldn't touch one.
  • father_jack
    father_jack Posts: 3,509
    I've used my new Brooks saddles and even when rock hard they're the most comftable saddles I've sat on. They're not much heavier than a race saddle, maybe 200grams heavier if that.
    Say... That's a nice bike..
    Trax T700 with Lew Racing Pro VT-1 ;-)
  • ride_whenever
    ride_whenever Posts: 13,279
    even the Ti railed ones are fairly heavy, Father Jack, i think your race saddle is too heavy if it is only 200g less than a brooks!

    They are however very comfy and don't take that long to break in if you know what you're doing, check out sheldon browns web page for some good info on brooks saddles.
    Neeermad
    Carbon 456
    456 lefty
    Pompino
    White Inbred
  • father_jack
    father_jack Posts: 3,509
    Team Pro - 550 grams
    Fizik Aliante Gamma Saddle -259 grams
    Say... That's a nice bike..
    Trax T700 with Lew Racing Pro VT-1 ;-)
  • papasmurf.
    papasmurf. Posts: 2,382
    My g/f gots a brooks saddle from 1952 on here 1952 evans roadie..and its well comfy...not sure how many of those 50 odd years it took to break in..but at least they last.
    Meta5.5
    Duster
  • owenlars
    owenlars Posts: 719
    I'm with Father Jack, Swift Titanium on my Audax Mk3 had the saddle 7 months and 2600 miles largely commuting but some longer rides as well. It's brilliant and was comfy from day 1.

    Use Proofide as instructed and Sheldon Brown says on no account play with the tensioning nut on the front. I don't know whether this is correct or not but I haven't touched mine.
  • Steve_b77
    Steve_b77 Posts: 1,680
    Father Jack wrote:
    Team Pro - 550 grams
    Fizik Aliante Gamma Saddle -259 grams

    Hey whats half a pound between friends :shock:
  • father_jack
    father_jack Posts: 3,509
    Steve_b77 wrote:
    Father Jack wrote:
    Team Pro - 550 grams
    Fizik Aliante Gamma Saddle -259 grams

    Hey whats half a pound between friends :shock:

    If you really want to be obsessive with weight do refuse to carry a multi-tool, that must weight 200 grams? Also you must have spent £200+ on a road bike because it's lighter?

    I'd rather my bike weighs 300grams more and able to ride my usual distances, than sit on a light plastic BMX style saddle to save weight and come off my bike with a sore bum.
    Say... That's a nice bike..
    Trax T700 with Lew Racing Pro VT-1 ;-)

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