Brooks Saddles - an observation

[mac1]

Occasionally surf the net looking at all sorts of high end European designer/retro/Brompton/Cannondale/$100k gold plated/German Rohloff touring bikes, and one thing stands out: Brooks own the market - everybody uses Brooks!

Bravo Brooks!

 

[postman]

I have just put my 20+ years Brooks on my Spesh Secteur Elite .What a difference .

Now i need a saddle for my Dawes Galaxy,but can't wait 20 years to mould a new Brooks in

 

[vernon]

I have just put my 20+ years Brooks on my Spesh Secteur Elite .What a difference .

Now i need a saddle for my Dawes Galaxy,but can't wait 20 years to mould a new Brooks in

You're a princess and I claim my five pounds.

My four B17 saddles have been comfortable from day one. I set off on a LEJOG using a brand new B17.

You can accelerate the breaking in process by getting more miles in

 

[skudupnorth]

My buttocks love the Brooks

 

[wafflycat]

No, everyone does not use Brooks!

Terry's Liberators are what cradle my nether regions on a cloud of supportive delight when cycling. None of this 'breaking in' the saddle nonsense: I've never had to 'break in' a Terry saddle as it's been comfortable from the very first cycle ride.

So there!

 

[Globalti]

Brooks saddles are beaten together in the West Midlands using wrought iron by the same firm who used to make chastity belts in medieval times.

 

[longers]

At the chippy last week an old gent said my bike looked like an antique for having one on.
He was surprised they're still going strong, I guessed that stationary bikes are the only ones he can notice in much detail nowadays. He said he used to have one in the thirties.

 

[mac1]

I noticed one on a bike outside Tesco's and spoke to the owner who told me that people coming up to him to talk about it was quite a regular occurrance.

 

[just jim]

Nobody ever comes up to me to talk about mine. it's not fair.

 

[T-D]

got laughed at at a time trial once for having a brooks b17 on my planet X stealth TT - "thats not a very aerodynamic saddle you have " said he .... "i dont have a very aerodynamic arse either" said i !

 

[SavageHoutkop]

Terry's Liberators are what cradle my nether regions on a cloud of supportive delight when cycling.

Is that the same Terry who do the ladies' clothing that Minx sells? Their shorts are really comfy; so I imagine the saddle would be as well? (if it is them...)

 

[upsidedown]

My B17 was comfy from day one, if somebody could reassure me that my new Swift will be comfy one day i would be very grateful.

 

[GazK]

My B17 was comfy from day one, if somebody could reassure me that my new Swift will be comfy one day i would be very grateful.

And while that someone is doing that, can I have the same reassurance for my new team pro? just inherited a 20yr old B17, and the difference is striking!

 

[dellzeqq]

horrible things. Spesh saddles are far superior

 

[wafflycat]

Is that the same Terry who do the ladies' clothing that Minx sells? Their shorts are really comfy; so I imagine the saddle would be as well? (if it is them...)

This lot.

http://www.terrybicycles.com/

Their saddles sold by lots of different bike shops. Best thing I did was to put Terry saddles on my road bike & tourer.