Saddle sore already!

[Alan Quay]

I've now put about 80 miles on the Brooks B67. I have not had R's ache once.

I regularly ride with a laptop in a back pack, a load of other gubbins, and I'm no seven stone weakling.

Can't recommend it highly enough.

 

[Allan Macdonald]

Thanks Mike, looks like one will be heading my way soon. If I like that more, the Big Bum will be going on my Mother in Laws bike.
Allan

 

[Deleted member 4366]

My B67 came today. I put it on my touring bike. It's a lot more comfy than the B17, and better than everything I've tried so far apart from Saneagle's worn in B17.

 

[Allan Macdonald]

My B67 came a couple of days ago. A rode a few miles on the SelleBig Bum, and comfy as it was, I noticed it was there. I fitted the Brookes. Didn't feel as comfy to start with but after a few miles, you forget you are sitting down.
I think that's the mark of a good saddle. I'll keep it on the bike and do a few more miles before passing judgement, but it certainly seems right to me.
Looks like I'll be having a saddle sale soon

 

[Deleted member 4366]

I was browsing the Juicy website, when I noticed this plus a load of other Juicy stuff:
http://www.juicybike.co.uk/electric-bikes/leather-saddle
It looks like a Brooks copy at a fraction of the price. Who's going to buy and review one for us? I wish I'd seen it before I spent £140 on a pair of Brooks.

BTW The B67 is instantly more comfortable than the B17.

 

[Allan Macdonald]

My B67 cost me £60 inc delivery, so I don't feel too bad.
Tell you what, if you all send me a couple of pounds, I'll buy one and test it!
Allan

 

[JohnCade]

I bought a Spa Cycles one a little while ago. I've had Brooks in the past, before they became an aspirational brand and started pricing as one; and the only difference apart from being a third of the retail price is the lack of individuality which you get in a hand finished Brooks. The leather is as good and the finish is excellent.

Brooks stopped supplying Spa with their saddles when the Spa started selling well and getting good comments on forums. Quite a few copies of older leather saddles about now, but this one is good and not all are. Brookes weren't the only maker of traditional leather saddles of course. Just the most well known survivor.

 

[axolotl]

Just fitted my new Brooks Flyer "Aged" saddle. First impressions: it's surprisingly comfortable! After hearing lots of horror stories and dark forebodings, I'm a little shocked to discover it's a hell of a lot more comfortable than the rock-hard lump of misery supplied as standard with my bike. Okay, it's not as comfy out of the box as my old Selle Royale gel saddle, but it's okay.

I applied the Proofhide to the underside as directed - apparently this hastens the "breaking in" process as well as helping to protect the leather.

 

[allen-uk]

I suppose it depends on whether you see yourself as a cyclist, still, (Brookes etc) or whether your electric bike is 'just' a means of transport.

OldTimer (Dave) recommended this one a few years ago:
Velo Webspring Coil Sprung Comfort Unisex Saddle, which is a tad under £20 from Amazon or Parkers of Bolton, and it's most definitely for the 'means of transport' brigade, such as me and him. But curiously, its design does make a nod towards traditional Brookes-type saddles, in that it has great big coil springs at the rear which become the saddle rails.

One benefit is that it takes about 14 seconds to break in.

A.