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Do you use a Brooks Saddle
03-15-17, 08:03 AM
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Do you use a Brooks Saddle
Please only serious cyclists respond
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03-15-17, 08:06 AM
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Looks like you are on your way to disproving someone's assertion.
03-15-17, 08:06 AM
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My last two rides were well below freezing, so I think that qualifies as serious.... ly stupid.
03-15-17, 08:19 AM
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03-15-17, 08:20 AM
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Problem with my poll is a serious selection bias.
People who love Brooks and advocate for them will make a concerted effort to respond.
The other 98% will say meh and not bother.
So we need to get out the Brooks haters vote.
People who love Brooks and advocate for them will make a concerted effort to respond.
The other 98% will say meh and not bother.
So we need to get out the Brooks haters vote.
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You could hit a tree and die.
OR YOU COULD STAY HOME AND FALL OFF THE COUCH AND DIE.
03-15-17, 08:34 AM
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Oh well, it's still uggo, so I guess there's still a reason not to ride a Brooks.
03-15-17, 08:45 AM
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Excuse me, but the OP asked that only serious cyclists respond. If you ride a Brooks you are not a serious cyclist. (Touring cyclists excepted, of course.)
03-15-17, 08:47 AM
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Meh. I have no use for them in any case.
03-15-17, 08:47 AM
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No, if you are not riding a brooks, you're not a serious cyclists. Realistically, this poll should be 100% I ride Brooks. The majority who voted are not serious.
03-15-17, 08:49 AM
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In my experience, at races, fast group training rides, Brooks are vanishingly rare.
Recreational club rides, there's a hard core group of Brooks devotees, but likely no more than 5%.
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You could fall off a cliff and die.
You could get lost and die.
You could hit a tree and die.
OR YOU COULD STAY HOME AND FALL OFF THE COUCH AND DIE.
03-15-17, 09:10 AM
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You said limited experience. I didn't say that. I've got over 100K miles and 34 years of riding. That isn't an anecdote. It is an observation.
03-15-17, 09:16 AM
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So who is a serious cyclist? Is it time, distance, or race based?
Seriously, we have 8 Brooks saddles in use at our house, of 22 total bikes. 4 B-17's, 3 C-17's, and a C-15. I've raced gravel and MTB on a Brooks and will continue to race MTB on a Brooks this year. Great Century saddle, great tour and commute saddle. We also have a variety of other saddles in use-WTB, Selle Italia come to mind.
Nice saddles, but not the only saddle.
Seriously, we have 8 Brooks saddles in use at our house, of 22 total bikes. 4 B-17's, 3 C-17's, and a C-15. I've raced gravel and MTB on a Brooks and will continue to race MTB on a Brooks this year. Great Century saddle, great tour and commute saddle. We also have a variety of other saddles in use-WTB, Selle Italia come to mind.
Nice saddles, but not the only saddle.
