My $.02 worth - you may also want to tilt the Brooks saddle more in a nose- up position than your more modern saddles. I ride a 35-year old Brooks o n my rigid lugged-steel mountain bike with moustache bars - tilted nose up. My newer B-17 on my (sadly former) Crescent was closer to level, but st ill slightly tilted back - drop bars on a very tall stem on that one. I' m also looking at buying a new Brooks for my most modern bike - a '96 Merck x. Since I race that one, I'm leaning towards the Swallow or Swift.
I'd love to hear comments on those two racy saddles compared to the B-17 an d Pro models.
Dave Whitney Poland, Maine USA
Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2008 20:48:01 -0500 From: cigar460@aol.com To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: [CR]Brooks saddle advice Message-ID: <8CB2949A29887CE-A54-E70@webmail-mf10.sysops.aol.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Precedence: list Message: 2
Hello All,
I would add to the mix the issue of saddle setback, or lack thereof, on Brook's in general. The rails are shaped in a way that precludes as much setback as is common on other saddles. For me, this is a deal-breaker, rather than the width of the saddle. If your current saddle is already at the max setback position, beware. Or at least try
a borrowed Brooks before buying. You should measure the setback on your current set-up to have a baseline measurement.
Good luck.
Alan LaVine
New York, USA