brooks flyer saddle

[newboater]

hi everyone I rather like the look of the brooks saddle ,does anyone use one feedback would be appreciated thanks

 

[D C]

hi everyone I rather like the look of the brooks saddle ,does anyone use one feedback would be appreciated thanks

B17 for me and I wouldn't use anything else even without my suspension post.
They aren't for everyone though and can take a few hundred miles to break in, similar to a pair of leather walking boots.
There's no way you can find out if they suit you unless you buy and use one for a while, good news is that you can almost get your money back on ebay if you don't like it and some folk would sooner buy one that's slightly used.
Dave.

 

[Croxden]

I have been bewildered by the array of Brooks's saddles, and which is the best one for me. The saddle on the Delite is a Selle & the most comfortable one I have ridden, but it does seem to tear easily if I am a little clumsy when dismounting. My thoughts are a leather version of the same style would be OK, but would it? Some do seem to have a problem with Brooks.

 

[newboater]

the one I have looked at is the brooks flyer ,I was talking to a cyclist the other day who had a brooks saddle 20 years old she told me 250miles and it would be broken in, and to treat it with the brooks wax? does the saddle mould to the person?

 

[Croxden]

Allegedly

the one I have looked at is the brooks flyer ,I was talking to a cyclist the other day who had a brooks saddle 20 years old she told me 250miles and it would be broken in, and to treat it with the brooks wax? does the saddle mould to the person?

Allegedly

 

[newboater]

ha is this an urban myth

 

[pn_day]

Spa cycles do a much cheaper leather saddle range. Highly recommended, unless you really care about a label

 

[D C]

the one I have looked at is the brooks flyer ,I was talking to a cyclist the other day who had a brooks saddle 20 years old she told me 250miles and it would be broken in, and to treat it with the brooks wax? does the saddle mould to the person?

I think the person moulds to the Brooks.

 

[KirstinS]

I use a b17 and I also wouldn't. Use anything else and have tried dozens over the years

I did use the brooks saddle wax stuff . The general rule is once a day for a week., once a month for a year. Once a year after that

I used it less than that though and haven't bothered for at least 2 years now

 

[newboater]

thanks pn-day for the link really I like the look of the sprung saddle

 

[Hugh]

B17 for me and I wouldn't use anything else even without my suspension post.
They aren't for everyone though and can take a few hundred miles to break in, similar to a pair of leather walking boots.
There's no way you can find out if they suit you unless you buy and use one for a while, good news is that you can almost get your money back on ebay if you don't like it and some folk would sooner buy one that's slightly used.
Dave.

Agreed, absolutely. After using all sorts of saddles over the years, I got a new B17 which I treated for a few days before using with Proofide -comfortable from the start. I was amazed as the last Brooks I had 30 odd years ago never really broke in properly. As a result of this success I bought a slightly used s/h B17 on eBay for my other bike, treated it the same way and have again found it very comfortable.

One other big advantage I find is that the saddles cause less friction as you are pedalling than the ones with suede-type covering.

 

[Aushiker]

hi everyone I rather like the look of the brooks saddle ,does anyone use one feedback would be appreciated thanks

I have one on my Surly Long Haul Trucker which is my touring bike. It has seen duty on a 3,000 km tour into the outback (read around 1,000 + km of dirt roads) plus some shorter rides.

Works for me, might not work for you Would I buy another one? No, I would get a B17 instead simply because even though I love riding dirt roads and over here that often means kilometres of corrugated roads I really cannot feel the benefit of the springs over a standard B17 at least on the Surly.

Regards
Andrew

 

[newboater]

I have a brooks b66 on order , I will update when I have done 100miles .