I think either one will be fine. Many large riders tend to find the 17 0 mm wide B17 more comfortable than the 160 mm Team Pro. Average size or smaller riders tend to use the B17 on touring/commuting/randonneur machine s and the Team Pro on racing machines, which is what I tend to do myself. The theory I suppose is that touring machines may typically have the ba rs higher than racing machines and the tourist may spend less time on the d rops than the racer. Note that I am talking about the B17 Standard and B 17 Champion Special. There is also a B17 Narrow, which is 155 mm wide, a ctually narrower than the team Pro.
But all this is subject to individual taste. There are no doubt B17 Stan dards used on racing bikes and there are certainly Brooks Swallows, at 152 mm even a bit narrower than the B17 Narrow, used on touring bikes.
Regards,
Jerry Moos
Big Spring, Texas, USA
From: Bruce Audino <uomodiolmo@gmail.com> Subject: [CR]Brooks Saddle Advice To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Date: Wednesday, December 10, 2008, 2:38 PM
Hello CR,
I hope this counts as "on topic" as I figured there has to be a higher concentration of Brooks saddle users here than anywhere else possibly on Earth.
I am looking to replace the white San Marco Regal on my daily commuter and city transporter with a nice black Brooks. Why? Because it is not a great saddle for riding in blue jeans and dress slacks and the such and I'm tired of cleaning the darn thing. I am in a toss up between the B17 Special or the Team Professional. I know everyone fits saddles differently, so I am asking in your "general" experience which would be better suited on a steel lugged road frame with drops for comfortable city riding in casual clothes. I am about 5'10 and 160 so I'm pretty skinny and can ride comfortably on narrow saddles. The B17 on Harris is described to be suitable for bars that are at or above seat height and mine are slightly below, which has me leaning towards the Pro. On the other hand, seems that plenty of folks use the B17 on their road bikes. Whaddya think??
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Bruce Audino
New York City, NY
USA