Brooks Saddles

[sempronialou]

I just got the Brooks Team Pro S saddle. I put on this weekend and finally used it for the first time today. Currently I have my bike on a trainer because I'm too wimpy to take it out in the cold and dark after work. My rear end was pretty comfortable compared to my other saddle, but I kept slip sliding around. It was annoying and kind of got in the way of my workout. I did tilt the saddle a bit. I'm really tempted to put that backing you can put under rugs and to line shelves with to keep me in place for the time being. So far I like it.

[jobob]

My rear end was pretty comfortable compared to my other saddle, but I kept slip sliding around. ..... I'm really tempted to put that backing you can put under rugs and to line shelves with to keep me in place for the time being. So far I like it.

New Brooks saddles do tend to be very slippery at first. Treating it with Proofhide helps. One of my saddles was so slippery that I rode it with a saddle cover for the first couple of weeks (it helps that this was during the wintertime). Your shelf liner idea, if I'm correct in thinking you mean that mesh-like rubbery stuff, might work.

[sempronialou]

New Brooks saddles do tend to be very slippery at first. Treating it with Proofhide helps. One of my saddles was so slippery that I rode it with a saddle cover for the first couple of weeks (it helps that this was during the wintertime). Your shelf liner idea, if I'm correct in thinking you mean that mesh-like rubbery stuff, might work.

I used the shelf liner (mesh rubbery stuff), and it worked very well. I stayed in place today. I wouldn't suggest it for outside use unless there's a way to tack it down. But it works great inside. I also treated it with proof hide.

[jobob]

I wouldn't suggest it for outside use unless there's a way to tack it down. But it works great inside.

Heh, using it for outside rides would be a challenge, I'd imagine. But I'm glad it's woking well for you! Hopefully by the time it's nice out some of the slipperiness will have gone away.

[fiifs]

Hey, new user here (not so new "lurker"), first post!

I was hoping some of the Brooks experts on here could help me out. I've read the whole thread and it's been super helpful. I'm looking for a saddle to replace my somewhat nasty bloke's Fizik that came stock with my Oppy C6. I was looking at a Selle Italia Diva Gel Flow but then I came across the Brooks (and this thread!) and I'm seriously considering one.

I have a few problems/questions though, I'll try to be brief:
1) I live in Perth, WA (Aus). No chance of getting something I can try and return, though a LBS do stock them at a reasonable price, so I MAY be able to try at least a B17/B17S out. That's it.
2) My sit bones measure approx 160mm on the outside. Could a B17S work?
3) I'm HEAVY. With playing contact sports, my weight at full fitness is unlikely to get below 80kg. Also my thighs are large. If I'm not carrying "padding," it's muscle and not much smaller. I find it difficult to get below a size 14 . Would this be a problem with a Brooks? I've noticed some other users mention chafing.

My seat is about level with my handle bars, and as I have a long torso/shorter femurs, I have my seat quite a way forward.

If someone could help me out that would be very much appreciated! I've done a lot of reading but I don't have anyone else I can run things by, so many questions!

[murielalex]

Update: I've had my B17 for about 400 miles, and after a couple very minor adjustments, I can say I love it. The longest ride I've done is 40 miles, so I can't yet say it's perfect, but I found it comfortable from the get-go, and moreso now. It's just starting to get the indents where my sit bones rest. I'm looking forward to finding out if it gets even more comfy.

[ny biker]

Just thought you alls would find this interesting -- a cyclist I know just had both seat rails of his B17 break during a ride. He posted this to our club listserve:

"I got it back in 2000, used it for a couple of years on my
tandem, then put it on the Kogswell when I started commuting on it in
2006. It had around 17,000 - 18,000 miles on it.

It's not the first time I've had a seat rail break, but it is the first
time I've had two fail at once."

This man has a bunch of bikes, and I'm pretty sure they all have Brooks saddles. He rides a lot. I mean really a lot.