http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Tag: brooks - Recent Posts en Sat, 18 Apr 2026 06:41:03 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18936#post-285760 Mon, 25 Jun 2018 22:15:58 +0000 the canuck 285760@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>thank you! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18936#post-285737 Mon, 25 Jun 2018 15:10:58 +0000 DaveC 285737@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I have 3 Brooks B17s. One is completely flattened, as I didn't get a cover with it and didn't know you were not supposed to get them wet. The 2 others I have are black, one new, which I kept protected, and is ok, and one I bought second hand, and I'm convinced has been rolled like a car in a crash at some point as one side appears higher on my bum than the other side.</p> <p>I'm very tempted to get a C17 with the cut out as I hear good things about them. Plus the C17 are water resistant which would be helpful in this Edinburgh climate. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18936#post-285715 Mon, 25 Jun 2018 10:19:34 +0000 amir 285715@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>For leather saddles, you really need to let them break in before you pass judgement (unless they're really bad for you).</p> <p>After about 5 months trying, I may be letting my Brooks Swallow fly off soon. It looks beautiful but my bum don't like it. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18936#post-285705 Mon, 25 Jun 2018 08:32:07 +0000 Frenchy 285705@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>in edinburgh, is it possible to borrow a seat for a week?</em></p> <p>With an intention to buy it if you like it, or just to hire for a week?</p> <p>The Bike Co-op has a 30 day return policy on all saddles - if you don't agree with whichever one you try, you can swap it for a different one or return it (possibly only for store credit).</p> <p>Other shops probably have similar policies. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18936#post-285698 Sun, 24 Jun 2018 23:34:07 +0000 the canuck 285698@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>jumping in with no advice but a question--in edinburgh, is it possible to borrow a seat for a week? my current one seems to cut off circulation to my feet without padded shorts, and it seems a bit daft to wear those for a 2.5 mile ride. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18936#post-285543 Fri, 22 Jun 2018 08:14:13 +0000 I were right about that saddle 285543@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>You are the first person I've met who seems genuinely not to mind how fast you go</em></p> <p>I like your style young man. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18936#post-285541 Fri, 22 Jun 2018 07:48:33 +0000 Greenroofer 285541@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@amir - yes, the fit did account for my upright position. We went as far as a conversation along the lines of<br /> Him:"I think you need shorter cranks, but these will make you a bit slower. Most people pretend they don't mind if they go slower, but actually do. You are the first person I've met who seems genuinely not to mind how fast you go"<br /> Me: "I agree"</p> <p>This followed a discussion where he was amazed that I'd got up at 0330 so I could pootle round a 50-mile ride and still arrive in time for work. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18936#post-285539 Fri, 22 Jun 2018 06:14:02 +0000 amir 285539@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Did your bike fitter account for your upright position?</p> <p>I'm currently having saddle fun. I've used a 143 mm race saddle for years without too many issues but then started to get sores frequently. I've been trying since Feb a 155 version of the same model and Brooks Swallow. The latter is winning but I'm not completely happy with it yet. I'm going to see how it goes with a 300 Audax.</p> <p>All of these racy saddles are distinctly more comfortable if I tilt forward. That may be my underlying problem. On getting older and do more long distance riding, I've started to sit up more </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18936#post-285537 Thu, 21 Jun 2018 22:43:12 +0000 GDR 285537@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I have Brooks Cambium C17 saddles on 3 bikes and find them to be the most comfortable saddles I have ever used. I believe they do a narrower sportier version of the Cambium but I have not tried it. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18936#post-285536 Thu, 21 Jun 2018 22:15:03 +0000 Frenchy 285536@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>I can ride all day and all night with no discomfort.</em></p> <p>What more could you possibly ask for?</p> <p>Saying that, it's possibly worth trying something different and returning it if it doesn't work out. The Bike Co-op has a 30-day return period for saddles (other shops probably similar?). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18936#post-285535 Thu, 21 Jun 2018 22:08:03 +0000 Greenroofer 285535@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I currently have a Brooks B17 standard on my road bike. I love it. I can ride all day and all night with no discomfort.</p> <p>I had a bike fit recently, and the bike fitter's view was that the saddle was too wide. Certainly a pressure map of my posterior did seem to show that it wasn't evenly loaded, yet with a narrow saddle it was more even. I'm uncertain what to do for my 'new' bike (for which we are still waiting for the wheels). He wants me to get a plastic saddle, but I do love the comfort of my B17...</p> <p>Do you have any experience of other Brooks leather saddles? In particular are the more racy ones any good for long-distance riding? I have a very relaxed and upright position on the bike, so don't want anything too racy, but am minded to observe the fitter's advice and try something a bit narrower. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15873#post-207489 Fri, 01 Jan 2016 03:24:38 +0000 unhurt 207489@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>IWRATS - grand; PM at leisure re: a convenient exchange scenario. </p> <p>mercury: for sure! Assume suitability for MTB depends on what you want/what would be comfy for you (or the intended recipient); I don't want to land you with something that won't suit you, so if you're not sure check here on the forum or elsewhere for advice. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15873#post-207486 Fri, 01 Jan 2016 00:05:53 +0000 mercury1and2 207486@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>hi quite keen if a saddle is left - would the one left be ok for mtb ? I would love to try a brooks- any way could you let me know many thanks and have a fab new year . </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15873#post-207469 Thu, 31 Dec 2015 20:05:59 +0000 I were right about that saddle 207469@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Deal done. I'll PM you. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15873#post-207454 Thu, 31 Dec 2015 15:30:07 +0000 unhurt 207454@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>99% sure it's this one: <a href="https://www.scotbycycles.co.uk/components-c39/saddles-c40/brooks-b17-standard-trekking-and-touring-saddle-p3703/s12721?gclid=CjwKEAiAwZO0BRDvxs_1w-qFnhkSJABo10ggzO7q2U76UpUmVoHFi1S5rk3Rds-TeCACr4Mzl1zFiRoCcGLw_wcB" rel="nofollow">https://www.scotbycycles.co.uk/components-c39/saddles-c40/brooks-b17-standard-trekking-and-touring-saddle-p3703/s12721?gclid=CjwKEAiAwZO0BRDvxs_1w-qFnhkSJABo10ggzO7q2U76UpUmVoHFi1S5rk3Rds-TeCACr4Mzl1zFiRoCcGLw_wcB</a></p> <p>It's a bit scuffed on the rails where it was attached in transit to me back in 2008. Hmm. Does £45 sound reasonable based on the price at that link? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15873#post-207453 Thu, 31 Dec 2015 14:49:41 +0000 I were right about that saddle 207453@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Always fancied trying a Brooks. <a href="http://www.brooksengland.com/catalogue-and-shop/saddles/">Which model is it</a> and how much would you like? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15873#post-207452 Thu, 31 Dec 2015 14:23:01 +0000 unhurt 207452@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>De-hoarding as my free storage facility (the old family home) has just been sold:</p> <p>One new but old men's Brooks saddle (black) - new but old in that it came attached to a Cannondale tourer in 2008, was immediately swapped out, and has been languishing unused in a box of random bike stuff ever since. Not sure of exact model - the "basic" leather men's one I assume, as it came as part of the spec. Can chuck in a cover for it someone gave me - never used - if you want it.</p> <p>One nearly-new (but has been slathered underneath in the stuff oot the tin that's meant to help break it in) women's Brooks B17 S Standard Saddle in black (cost £62) - bought in hope, used for maybe 10 hours riding, abandoned when it became clear that the saddle was breaking me in and not vice versa. (Ow!) Has also been languishing in a (different) box of stuff since, erm, 2012.</p> <p>Anyone interested? All reasonable offers considered! </p>