>I mentioned to a friend I was thinking about a Ti railed Brooks for
>a saddle. He said that when he worked for a wholesale outfit, Island
>Cycle back in the '80s, they got several returned Brooks' with
>broken Ti rails.
It happened to my first-generation Swift, but only after several
years of riding and a number of crashes (I was racing back then.)
>Has this been a problem with current production?
I think that problem has been overcome, so I wouldn't worry about it.
>BTW while the diminished quality of anything cycle related is cause
>for sadness, I must admit that I'm glad it no longer takes a
>bazzillion miles to break in a Brooks.
My Professional Titanium took 2000 miles to break in, and was worn out after 3000 miles. It was the non-presoftened version. Get the pre-softened version, so at least it's comfortable from the start, even if it doesn't last.
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