Leather saddles

[mjr]

Also curious about folk who seem happy to pay a grand or so for a bike + a wodge for 'the gear' but champ about maybe paying £60 - 70 on a saddle which will last for an entire lifetime.

Because many people try lots of saddles, few let you test ride them like a bike and Brooks are more expensive than most.

 

[Bollo]

I had a Brookes Swift on my commuter many years ago. Should have been called the Brookes Shawshank. It broke, I celebrated.

 

[goody]

I look forward to my first brooks in the same way as I look forward to retirement and growing a beard. I already have a carradice saddlebag so those days are not too far off.

 

[jefmcg]

manful

mainful

Seriously, how hard is "man flu" to spell?

(best is @User trying to make it saucy, but adding an "i" to make it incomprehensible )

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Seriously, how hard is "man flu" to spell?

depends on hoe il you are

 

[Fab Foodie]

Do you know how leather is made? Anyway, my 20-year old saddle was made in Italy, just like half of the Brooks range...

Leather's what's left once you've eaten the good bits

 

[User482]

Leather's what's left once you've eaten the good bits

You're on a hiding to nothing...

 

[Fab Foodie]

You're on a hiding to nothing...

I'm hope to pursuede you otherwise ....

 

[EltonFrog]

I'm hope to pursuede you otherwise ....

I'll give you a tanner that joke.

 

[User482]

I'm hope to pursuede you otherwise ....

I doubt you'll nubuck the trend.

 

[GuyBoden]

Got one of these today, I'll give it a 50mile first test ride today with my best padded shorts and plenty of undercarriage cream.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Real-Leather-Bicycle-Saddle-/151946047118

 

[Pale Rider]

Got one of these today, I'll give it a 50mile first test ride today with my best padded shorts and plenty of undercarriage cream.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Real-Leather-Bicycle-Saddle-/151946047118

The little pack with the spanner in tied to the saddles in the ebay pics is the same as the one which came tied to my Spa Nidd.

The fore/aft markings on the rail are the same.

Seems likely both saddles are made by the same company.

 

[Tenacious Sloth]

Got one of these today, I'll give it a 50mile first test ride today with my best padded shorts and plenty of undercarriage cream.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Real-Leather-Bicycle-Saddle-/151946047118

Nice.

 

[martint235]

Creaks. I've now ridden Brooks and Spa for about 5 years but I've finally given up. Not a comfort thing, just that there are more than enough places for strange noises to come from on my bike without the saddle being one of them. So I've moved both road bikes to Charge Spoons

 

[fatjel]

I've been a Charge Spoon user for a few years now, but they seem to turn on one after a couple of hundred ks
My latest fave is a Fizik Aliante.
I still like a brooks but they're very heavy
Of course my recumbent trike has the comfiest saddle. (mesh ice trike)