I noticed that on Bike Forums, several were selected to test the prototype Brooks Imperial. Has a cutout. Anyone here besides East Hill selected to try one? Perhaps someone will submit a pic?
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04-18-2008, 02:49 AM #1
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Brooks Imperial
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04-18-2008, 06:13 AM #2
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06-13-2008, 04:50 AM #3
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I've been chosen (reminding me of the line Toy Story
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I've been riding the Imperial on my Serotta for about 3 weeks and yes, it's marvelous.
There are many pics, comments about the saddle here.
http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=408695
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06-14-2008, 10:15 AM #4
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Brooks Imperial vs Sella An-atomica
Has anyone tried both the Brooks and An-atomica? I have seen folks rave about the An-atomica on this forum in the past and was just about ready to order one.
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06-16-2008, 05:36 AM #5
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I have!
They feel a lot different. The Brooks is more firm, and the An-Atomica is more like a hammock. I was very comfortable on the an-atomica until it stretched too much and the edges started to cut into me. I had it replaced once under warranty, but the next one did the same thing- just not as fast. My experience seems to be unique- I think a lot of people never have that issue.
My Brooks was also very comfortable, but I need a cutout for riding in the drops. If I had to recommend one, I'd say get a Brooks from Wallbike- you can't go wrong with a 6 month return policy!
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06-16-2008, 06:15 AM #6
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Andrea--with your SA did you try tying up the sides? I have a Brooks-atomica (a surgically-altered B68 with a SA cutout) and have been toying with trying to add the Brooks Imperial lacing scheme to the BA.
Over the last several weeks I've been reading the BF thread mentioned by momof4greatkids and it seems the difference between the SA and the Brooks Imperial is that the SA uses a reinforcement leather underneath while the BI uses lacing to keep the center from sagging.
Since the B68 is so wide, it doesn't take much pressure for the slot to go from relief-mode to pinching-mode. So I'm toying with adding laces. Just wondering if you'd tried that with either of your SA's.
And, momof4greatkids...how much, if any did you play with the lace tension on your BI?
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