Brooks Saddles

**moderncyclista** · 03-09-2011, 10:02 AM

You guys, hey you guys!!! *excited up and down jumping*

After staring at my B-17 for a few months, taking it off my 520 and wondering what I should do with it - I came to a revelation!

I swapped my Lithia to my 520 and put my B-17 onto my Surly LHT. You know what? The upright riding position made all the difference! It is infinitely more comfortable on my Surly than it ever was on my Trek. Now I really want to swap out my stem on the 520 and get another one. *rubs hands together* HA!!!
(Note: I feel silly that I didn't think of this before. WooOOO!)

Initial results are good. Like riding on air, even in the freezing cold.

**Biciclista** · 03-09-2011, 10:04 AM

congrats on your good fortune with the B17

**BleeckerSt_Girl** · 03-09-2011, 12:34 PM

Originally Posted by Biciclista

Congrats on the new saddle, Kerry!
I am waiting on my new Imperial B68.

Mimi, how did this saddle turn out for you?

**Biciclista** · 03-09-2011, 01:00 PM

2 down, one to go.
I have one on my Davidson and one on my folder. I still need to get one on my Tandem.
I love it!

you can see my B68 Imperial here:

**BleeckerSt_Girl** · 03-09-2011, 05:36 PM

that's a great photo, with all the colors and stripes of you, your bike, and the backgrounds.

**Biciclista** · 03-09-2011, 08:26 PM

that's actually a labyrinth that I am walking.

**malkin** · 03-10-2011, 06:21 PM

I like the pyramid on your head!

**sundial** · 03-11-2011, 09:14 AM

Originally Posted by moderncyclista

I swapped my Lithia to my 520 and put my B-17 onto my Surly LHT. You know what? The upright riding position made all the difference!

Alright!! Musical saddles can be so much fun!

**warneral** · 03-12-2011, 03:34 PM

I just ordered the imperial B17. I might need to trade up for a wider saddle but thought I'd start with this. I love the looks of it (lame I know!).

**BleeckerSt_Girl** · 03-12-2011, 05:42 PM

oooohh...i have those same socks too!

**warneral** · 03-18-2011, 02:03 AM

I got my B17 Imperial the other day. Man is this puppy slippery! I put it on my trainer bike to give it a try. As I feared, I'm afraid it isn't wide enough for me. I'm also concerned that I can't push the saddle far enough back b/c it is too narrow in the middle towards the nose.

**Biciclista** · 03-18-2011, 06:26 AM

put some Proofhide on your saddle. the slippery-ness will vanish. And once you get used to that saddle, you won't know it's there OR that it's slippery anymore anyway.

**BleeckerSt_Girl** · 03-18-2011, 06:54 AM

The slipperiness goes away after a few rides. Also, some shorts are less slippery on it at first.

**warneral** · 03-18-2011, 12:13 PM

Thanks ladies - will do!!

**Susan** · 03-24-2011, 02:12 PM

I hope to get my Soma frameset soon and and am thinking about getting a Brooks saddle for it. They just have such an overwhelmingly large range of different saddles...

I use a Specialized Ruby 155 at the Moment on my MTB and like it... my sitbones measure 135 mm from center to center.
I'm just not sure which Brooks would be the right size for me. I will use the new bike for everyday biking and some touring. I'd like to get a "sporty comfortable" position on it, not too upright but not like on a racing bike either - I guess I will end up in a similar position as on my MTB.

I'm wondering if the B17 will be too wide because it says "175mm" width in the description? I guess the "B17 narrow" would be too narrow

The Team Pro (160mm) could be the right size for me too I guess.
Then there is a "S" version of each of those saddles too.

I'm not so sure if it's even sensible to judge roughly by the width of my Specialized Saddle which Brooks I should get?

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