http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Best saddle for Brompton? en Wed, 13 May 2026 05:48:10 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13555#post-167856 Mon, 13 Oct 2014 00:48:20 +0000 Instography 167856@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Brooks. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13555#post-167762 Sat, 11 Oct 2014 11:27:22 +0000 sallyhinch 167762@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>This is what I hate about bikes ... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13555#post-167758 Sat, 11 Oct 2014 10:57:10 +0000 chdot 167758@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"Can I put any old saddle on a Brompton?"</p> <p>Yes. (Or new...)</p> <p>Only thing to know/need is the saddle clip - bits of metal between the seatpost and saddle rails. </p> <p>Some cheap saddles don't have detachable ones. Most 'expensive' saddles don't come with them as 'most' bikes have micro-adjusting seatposts.</p> <p>Clips can be fiddly! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13555#post-167756 Sat, 11 Oct 2014 10:50:38 +0000 sallyhinch 167756@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I appreciate that this is a bit like asking the correct length for a piece of string, but I'm thinking of replacing the saddle my second-hand Brompton came with as it's getting a bit tatty and it's never been that comfortable. It doesn't appear to be a special Brompton saddle, just a bog-standard plastic fairly wide saddle. On my big bike I've got a Brooks B67S which was comfy from day one, and it seems you can put one on a Brompton but I tend to carry mine by the saddle and I can't see that working with any of the Brookses (and besides it weighs enough as it is). I don't do massive distances on the Brompton - maybe 8 miles to the station plus whatever is at the other end, and I like to ride it fairly upright so something fairly wide appeals. The current standard Brompton saddle looks quite narrow to me. Can I put any old saddle on a Brompton? </p>