Re: [CR]Lopsided Brooks Saddle--Bicycle Quarterly

(Example: Framebuilding)

Date: Sat, 9 Dec 2006 11:15:00 +1100 (EST)
From: "David Benson" <bensondoc@yahoo.com.au>
Subject: Re: [CR]Lopsided Brooks Saddle--Bicycle Quarterly
To: joebz@optonline.net, loudeeter@aol.com
In-Reply-To: <e1f0892f1c6f2.4579e2d0@optonline.net>
cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

Of course, if you sit crooked, as I do, your Brooks saddle will inevitably become lopsided. Only the degree of lopsidedness and the speed that it gets that way is determined by the quality of the leather. DB Ak NZ

joebz@optonline.net wrote: Lopsidedness is very common in Brooks saddles. I would guess at least one out of ten. The butt leather can usually be seen to be thicker on one side than the other although some times it just seems to be stretchier (probably less dense). In use the thinner or stretchier side sags more. Ideale saddles seem more consitent, but they are also usually a bit smaller which would support the leather better and many have even thicker leather than a Brooks. Of course the frames can be bent also but the usual cause is poor leather selection.

Joe Bender-Zanoni
Great Notch, NJ


----- Original Message -----
From: loudeeter@aol.com
Date: Fri, 08 Dec 2006 03:39:00 -0000
Subject: [CR]Lopsided Brooks Saddle--Bicycle Quarterly
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org


> I got my latest issue of Jan Heine's Bicycle Quarterly this
> week. There is an interesting review of the new Brooks titanium
> Team Professional saddle that shows how it has become lopsided
> after a short period of break-in. I looked closely and it isn't
> the rails. It appears to be the leather itself. Jan's review
> doesn't seem too concerned about this, but I've recently
> installed a Brooks saddle on one of my bikes and not having had
> a lot of experience with them, I wonder if this is a common
> malady. I'm not a lightweight guy like Jan, so I would guess
> that my chances of having this happen would be increased. The
> picture is on page 43 in case you have your copy handy.
> Otherwise, another nice issue. Thanks Jan. Lou Deeter,
> Orlando FL
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