Brooks Saddle? Yes! But I need help!

[Veronica]

From Wallingford (wallbike.com)

Titanium rail saddle designed specifically for women. Shorter and wider than the Swift.
This is essentially the ti-railed version of the Professional S.
Size: 177 X 245mm

My Finesse measures what Wallingford says.

V.

[Jewell]

There does seem to be a discrepancy somewhere along the way.

Wallingford:
Team Professional S
177x245
Fitness
177x245

Brooks England:
Team Professional S
170x245
Fitness
170x245

But just out of curiosity, I'm gonna line up all the saddles discussed so our eyes can do the judging. Measurements off www.brooksengland.com

B17 Special:
Width: 170mm
Length: 280mm


B 17 S:
Width: 177mm
Length: 245mm


Team Professional:
Width: 160mm
Length: 260mm


Team Professional S:
Width: 170mm
Length: 245mm


Fitness:
Width: 170mm
Length: 245mm



Who knows how they decide to measure the width saddles, but there's definately a difference in shape.

Speculations...

[Jewell]

Ok, that whole post had pictures of the brooks saddles.... it worked just fine on the preview, and had to be "approved", which took two days. How frustrating.

[malkin]

I can see the pics when I swipe the URL from properties and then paste it in the browser address line.

[malkin]

Curiouser and curiouser, now the ones I looked at in a new window are showing up in your post.

[TrekTheKaty]

You guys are awesome! Thanks for starting this thread, Jewell. My B68 is on the way..........

[kenyonchris]

Just my 2 cents...I have a brooks thanks to everyone here and I LOVE it. It actually looks great on my Specialized Ruby Ex....the tan with the black and gold of the bike look great. More importantly, my butt doesn't hurt even after a century. I have the regular B-17, and I got my LBS to put it on for me (it was a little tricky with the seatpost).
After the first ride I found that my howsyourfathers (an Irishism for unmentionable parts) were rubbed...not terribly, but I thought a really long ride would get sticky. I suffered through quite a few rides, and finally had my LBS look at it again, only to find that the nose WAS, in fact, a milimeter too high. A small tweak, and the howsyourfathers are safe and comfy, and I wouldn't trade it for the world...and I don't feel nose-low (it is a bit slippery and if it were nose low I would feel like I was having to push back all the time).