Brooks Saddles...

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  • Jay dubbleU
    Jay dubbleU Posts: 3,159
    Family of bears anyone ?
  • vorsprung
    vorsprung Posts: 1,953
    Back to the OP

    If you are thinking about getting a Brooks saddle then the Brooks Imperial is getting some good comments. It's a B17 with a cutout.

    If you think the B17 is too wide then the Swift or the Swallow might suit you

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  • R25 Flyer
    R25 Flyer Posts: 47
    Greg - get one! Nothing says "Please excuse me as I blast past you but I must insist I really am not trying" like a beautiful work-in Brooks saddle. Surely must be a FCN modifier?
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  • Greg T
    Greg T Posts: 3,266
    R25 Flyer wrote:
    Greg - get one! Nothing says "Please excuse me as I blast past you but I must insist I really am not trying" like a beautiful work-in Brooks saddle. Surely must be a FCN modifier?

    Well we do have twice as many "experienced" votes in favour than against and of those who have never tried one we have 100% band wagon jumping and ill informed support - there has to be something in it.

    EDIT - Ah - we have found an lone hater of the leather armchair who hasn't tried one - truly a free mind and nay sayer - well done

    I like the sound of Swift - modern saddles normally come with squiggles, umlauts and pronunciation instructions.

    I notice the goat based smut has calmed down which is in my opinion a retrograde step but thems the breaks
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  • Christophe3967
    Christophe3967 Posts: 1,200
    Greg T wrote:
    I notice the goat based smut has calmed down which is in my opinion a retrograde step but thems the breaks

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  • Greg T
    Greg T Posts: 3,266
    Christophe3967 wrote:
    keeping it up is increasingly difficult.

    I've got something to help you with that.
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  • edhornby
    edhornby Posts: 1,780
    I think it all comes down to how you break the leather in - cream may assist but there will inevitably be chafing

    I had a go on someone else's and the creases were in the wrong place so it wasn't my cup of tea at all, made my eyes water after a while, regardless of whether I went easy or really gave it some hammer
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  • Christophe3967
    Christophe3967 Posts: 1,200
    Greg T wrote:
    Christophe3967 wrote:
    keeping it up is increasingly difficult.

    I've got something to help you with that.

    Benny Hill, eat your heart out. :)
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  • Jay dubbleU
    Jay dubbleU Posts: 3,159
    Greg T wrote:
    R25 Flyer wrote:
    Greg - get one! Nothing says "Please excuse me as I blast past you but I must insist I really am not trying" like a beautiful work-in Brooks saddle. Surely must be a FCN modifier?

    Well we do have twice as many "experienced" votes in favour than against and of those who have never tried one we have 100% band wagon jumping and ill informed support - there has to be something in it.

    EDIT - Ah - we have found an lone hater of the leather armchair who hasn't tried one - truly a free mind and nay sayer - well done

    I like the sound of Swift - modern saddles normally come with squiggles, umlauts and pronunciation instructions.

    I notice the goat based smut has calmed down which is in my opinion a retrograde step but thems the breaks

    Personally I would always go with bandwagon jumping and ill informed support - of course what you may have not considered is the malevolent minority such as myself who are merely encouraging you in order to see what happens - shame about the goats
    8)
  • rhext
    rhext Posts: 1,639
    edhornby wrote:
    I think it all comes down to how you break the leather in - cream may assist but there will inevitably be chafing

    I had a go on someone else's and the creases were in the wrong place so it wasn't my cup of tea at all, made my eyes water after a while, regardless of whether I went easy or really gave it some hammer

    Are we still talking about Brookes saddles or are we back on the goatherds?
  • lost_in_thought
    lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    Christophe3967 wrote:
    Greg T wrote:
    Christophe3967 wrote:
    keeping it up is increasingly difficult.

    I've got something to help you with that.

    Benny Hill, eat your heart out. :)

    :lol:

    That's some sterling work that is... I thought this thread might be led astray during my sojourn in la belle France/bella Italia...
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  • Jay dubbleU
    Jay dubbleU Posts: 3,159
    rhext wrote:
    edhornby wrote:
    I think it all comes down to how you break the leather in - cream may assist but there will inevitably be chafing

    I had a go on someone else's and the creases were in the wrong place so it wasn't my cup of tea at all, made my eyes water after a while, regardless of whether I went easy or really gave it some hammer

    Are we still talking about Brookes saddles or are we back on the goatherds?

    Chafing appears inevitable in either case :shock:
  • Greg T
    Greg T Posts: 3,266
    lost_in_thought wrote:
    . I thought this thread might be led astray during my sojourn in la belle France/bella Italia...

    Stop it.

    Come clean about these continental plans and let us get on with our denial...
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  • greg66_tri_v2.0
    greg66_tri_v2.0 Posts: 7,172
    lost_in_thought wrote:
    :lol:

    That's some sterling work that is... I thought this thread might be led astray during my sojourn in la belle France/bella Italia...

    Has it been so long that you've gone looking for the Viner now? :wink:
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  • lost_in_thought
    lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    Greg66 wrote:
    lost_in_thought wrote:
    :lol:

    That's some sterling work that is... I thought this thread might be led astray during my sojourn in la belle France/bella Italia...

    Has it been so long that you've gone looking for the Viner now? :wink:

    With a bike box and a gun. No more of this 'va bene.... un espresso lungo?' b**locks, I'm going all Jack Bauer on their soap-dodging mediterranean @rses...

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  • rhext
    rhext Posts: 1,639
    lost_in_thought wrote:

    'WHERE'S MY FORK AND FRAMESET?'

    That might get better results if you pronounced it "WHERE'S MY FORK'N FRAMESET'

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