Brooks Loveliness

prawny
prawny Posts: 5,440
edited May 2010 in Commuting chat
First commute on my new brooks saddle today. Position isn't quite right yet and it's nowhere near broken in but ye gads how have i ridden the last 7000 miles on that old peice o' crap.

It's sooo comfy. Looks a bit sh1t tho but hey, you can't see in under my fat ass.

Anyone else one here a convert?
Saracen Tenet 3 - 2015 - Dead - Replaced with a Hack Frame
Voodoo Bizango - 2014 - Dead - Hit by a car
Vitus Sentier VRS - 2017

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  • Clever Pun
    Clever Pun Posts: 6,778
    I bought a Swallow for my mills it's a lovely saddle. I've got the less sporty B17 on the brompton again very nice.

    Apparently they really last too once they've broken you in.
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  • shouldbeinbed
    shouldbeinbed Posts: 2,660
    +1 magnificent things, big fat B17 on my jeep of a bike and its like stitting in an armchair
  • owenlars
    owenlars Posts: 719
    Swift on my Thorn Audax Mk3. 5500 miles on the saddle now. Excellent
  • R_T_A
    R_T_A Posts: 488
    As I've managed to break my saddle on journey in this morning :shock:, I'll be looking in the LBS.

    Any other saddles you were looking at?
    Giant Escape R1
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  • UndercoverElephant
    UndercoverElephant Posts: 5,796
    R_T_A wrote:
    As I've managed to break my saddle on journey in this morning :shock:, I'll be looking in the LBS.

    Any other saddles you were looking at?

    Hang on! Wait! You did what?
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  • gert_lush
    gert_lush Posts: 634
    I have a B17 on the tourer/commuter and wouldn't have it any other way, although mine took a good 1000 miles to break in and was very painful in that time! But now its lovely, and looks rather dashing too!
    FCN 8 mainly
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  • prawny
    prawny Posts: 5,440
    R_T_A wrote:
    As I've managed to break my saddle on journey in this morning :shock:, I'll be looking in the LBS.

    Any other saddles you were looking at?

    It was a toss up between a charge knife and a b17 narrow. I'm glad I made that choice, although I might get a team pro on my next bike to see what thats like.

    If I had the cash I would not hesitate to get a b17 narrow imperial for am mtb or roadie or a normal b17 imperial for a more uprighty bike.
    Saracen Tenet 3 - 2015 - Dead - Replaced with a Hack Frame
    Voodoo Bizango - 2014 - Dead - Hit by a car
    Vitus Sentier VRS - 2017
  • R_T_A
    R_T_A Posts: 488
    UndercoverElephant wrote:
    R_T_A wrote:
    As I've managed to break my saddle on journey in this morning :shock:, I'll be looking in the LBS.

    Any other saddles you were looking at?

    Hang on! Wait! You did what?

    Yeah - that's what I thought. I managed to shear off an entire rail. :oops:

    I'm assuming I've over-extended it, or that meal last night was the final straw...


    LBS had a limited choice, so plumped for a Charge Spoon for the mean time. At least I can get home. Cycling 6 miles standing up was a good challenge first thing :lol:
    Giant Escape R1
    FCN 8
    "Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life."
    - Terry Pratchett.
  • rf6
    rf6 Posts: 323
    Charge Spoon is a nice saddle. Really like mine. Hoping for a Cooper as my next C2W bike, which come with Brooks, so I may get to try soon! They certainly look good.
  • discurio
    discurio Posts: 118
    Clever Pun wrote:
    I bought a Swallow for my mills it's a lovely saddle. I've got the less sporty B17 on the brompton again very nice.

    ha ha i read that as you bought a swallow for your MILF.

    i think i may watch too much porn :oops:
    I'm not dumb. I just have a command of thoroughly useless information
  • CiB
    CiB Posts: 6,098
    I had a B17 and couldn't wait to get rid of it. It was too big for a nice road bike - it looked like it had been fitted for a bet - and I always felt I was sitting on it rather than being part of it. I know you have to break them in but I gave it a chance; after enough time it was still wrong, and still looked utterly stupid on that bike.

    Brooks are great I'll grant you that, but they're not the silver bullet that cures every single saddle issue.
  • prawny
    prawny Posts: 5,440
    I think the B17 is too wide for a road bike. The Brooks website has it as a touring and trekking saddle and most things I've read say they're great if your seat is level with the bars any higher then you need a B17 narrow or a different model. Mine is a bit hard under the perinium still but I've only put 60 odd miles on it so far other than that it's really quite nice.

    Wouldn't put it on a really nice bike tho, it's a bit uggo.
    Saracen Tenet 3 - 2015 - Dead - Replaced with a Hack Frame
    Voodoo Bizango - 2014 - Dead - Hit by a car
    Vitus Sentier VRS - 2017
  • Jay dubbleU
    Jay dubbleU Posts: 3,159
    Had a Brooks for about three months on the commuter and it felt as though I was riding a log - must have done the best part of 500 miles on it but it never felt comfortable. I have a WTB Laser now which is the best saddle I've ever used - and cheap - got it from CRC on offer for 25 quid leather with titanium rails
  • The Rookie
    The Rookie Posts: 27,812
    +1 for a charge spoon, go with cro-mo rails as the price increase over normal steel is small, probably not wirth paying for Ti, from my old armchair it took 3 days to get used to the CS, but now I love it.....Mine cost about £25.

    Simon
    Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.

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