Brooks Sale
 

PSA - Backcountry.com has the Antique Brown Brooks B17 standard saddle on sale for 85 bucks, not bad!

Thanks for that! I have an older brooks that just ripped at a rivet, so replacement was long overdue. That was my gateway Brooks...

That is a good price. It's actually the cheapest I've seen. I thought I was getting a good deal at $119.00 at Chain Reaction.

I am a longstanding Brooks Pro rider. How does the B17 differ?

The "honey" is $104. Is this a good price? It is the saddle that came on the bike I ride. I understand, now, the love for these saddles.

Leather is a bit thinner so more forgiving maybe I believe.

FWIW, I have no problem with any Brooks, probably have 20 different ones, B17's, Specials, Pro's, Swallow, sprung, old, new, broken in, well broken in, not, etc, ad nauseum.

I can ride any and all no matter what with minimal adjustment or break in.

Love them all and cannot stomach most C+V without one. :twitchy:

I just ordered a Brooks Flyer Special (black) for $129 on Amazon, but it doesn't seem to be there anymore on their website. But if you search around for Brooks, it seems like they're on sale all over the place.

As a side question, does anyone use a waterproof saddle cover? I admit to using a plastic grocery bag.

I have several covers, also use them on the rare occasions when I lock the bike up outside to poorly hide the Brooks a bit from unmotivated thieves. :twitchy:

One better; there was a nearly new one on CL for $75 including a tub of Proofide. I emailed with the seller, whose last response that he was coming back from a trip and would contact me then. And then nothing, despite a couple of inquiries. Considering the number of fatal vehicle crashes we've had the last couple of months, I've pretty much given up on the saddle.

I picked up a Brooks B5N this morning in excellent shape for $20. I guess the bike it's attached to is free.

Brooks Pros are narrower than B17's. The more your rotate your hips forward (down in the drops vs sitting upright), the narrow the boney contact points with the saddle, so racers preferred Pros, tourists B17's.

That's the simplified explanation.

The leather on the Pro is also thicker (~50%).

I do, all the other methods work fine but I like my cover

Yeah, those "slightly-used" deals do exist. When I was looking for my first Brooks saddle about 6 years ago, I found a nearly-mint 1991 Professional S for 75.00 (plus some shipping from France).

1.) It is an outstanding price.

2.) Yep, bread-loaf bag w/ 5" slit at the bottom to snug past the seat-post.

That should look beautiful. $129.00 is a nice price for Brooks.
If I don't save a particular Amazon page in my bookmarks, it is often hard to find the item again, even when it is still being offered.

Thanks for the PSA, mine is on the way. I'd have picked up a couple more but I've been finding way too many parts I've been wanting for my way too numerous projects. Be prepared for a deluge of fresh project completions in the coming months.

Thank you for the heads up!!!