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resolvedI need shopping advice.
The saddle of my (very) upright Dutch bike suffered a wee accident yesterday - it became unmoored at the front end. The doctors Cycle Service tell me there's no hope and that I should get a replacement.
Where would you suggest I look? Since the bike is upright I'll be wanting a saddle that's very wide and quite strong. I'm hoping for a shop in Edinburgh, but all ideas are welcome.
The brooks flyer is meant for uprights I had mine on a hybrid. Bought it from a German bike site for £45 about £80 in Evans.
Think has gone up in price
Can get you any Gazelle bike saddle. The Brooks saddles on their Classic bikes are normally B67S and they have modern saddles for their upright bikes which are Selle Royale of various (wide) types. I don't hold stock, but if you let me know what you're after I can get them in in a couple of days.
Selle Royal are good: that's what I have on the Pashley Pronto and it's the right blend of comfort and suspension. Good and broad too without being too wide.
They have a huge range: https://www.selleroyal.com/en
You want the "comfort" section.:-)
I have the B67S on my (not massively upright) touring bike and it was comfy from the get go, once I'd got the angle right.
Thanks a lot everyone. I have to confess that I rushed out last night straight after work and bought myself a saddle - a Specialized Expedition Gel saddle from the Bike Co-op. Once I'd got it into the right position (as far back as possible and tipped down to the rear so I don't slide forwards) it was very comfortable.
I chose the Specialized because with the old saddle I found that, comfortable as it was, I couldn't go for more than half a dozen miles without starting to get all numb and tingly in the unmentionables, which can be very off-putting. The Specialized is one of those saddles with a groove down the middle - should solve that problem. Time (and distance) will tell me how well that works. I see that Selle Royal does similar saddles, and Gazelle saddles are also grooved to a lesser degree.
Re Brooks saddles - when I bought the bike it was offered with a Brooks saddle and I turned that down in favour of a standard Dutch saddle (quite possibly a Selle Royal). I know Brooks saddles come highly recommended but I wanted something I could leave out in the rain on a busy street without it getting either ruined or nicked.
Ed1 - that's a seriously impressive discount.
Thanks everyone for your help and offers of help.
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