Brooks Saddles B17 Narrow Bicycle Saddle

This saddle is the best money can buy. Breaks in very quickly and will become the most comfortable, durable, and good looking saddle you will ever own. If you know anything about using allen keys and can read an instruction manual this is an absolute breeze to install and adjust.

I really don'l know much about bicycle saddles but I do know what is comfortable for me. The saddle that my bicycle came with was very uncomfortable. I hurt to ride the bicycle for any extended distance. It wasn't an inexpensive bicycle. I replaced the saddle with the Brooks and it works like a top. I'm not sore when I finish a long ride. There may be better saddles avaiable but I would be unlikely to give up the Brooks Saddle to try another. I understand the Brooks saddle becomes more comfortable as it breaks in. I can live with that.

I purchased this seat for a friend who owns a very nice bike, but was complaining about the comfort of his seat during long rides. A friend who owns a bike shop recommended this Brooks saddle, and so I purchased it hoping for the best. When my friend first started using the seat, he claimed it was a bit uncomfortable, however, I was told by my bike shop friend that there is a little bit of a break in period with these leather saddles. So after about a month or so of use, my friend is really enjoying his new saddle. Hopefully this should be a worthwhile investment for someone who loves riding.

I have a 35 year old Ideale on another bike. Wanted this because it is cheaper than a NOS Ideale. Was comfortable after 20 miles.

Not much to say about how it's built, since they've been making them for generations. Other than my particular one has a bit of an asymetrical cut to the nose, making the bottom edge of the leather look uneven from the left to the right side. This doesn't affect its function. Also the Brooks tag on the back is rivited just a little off center. Again not a huge deal except for the most obsessive compulsive of us. I've been wearing it in over the cold season for the past 2 months. Lots of indoor riding on rollers, and riding outside whenever the snow and rain isn't as prevalent. To do a proper review on this, one should fully wear it in over time. But since it started out already much more comfortable than my old padded racing seat, I thought I could go ahead. The leather is still hard to the push, but starting to crease and form around the rivets in the back. I ride a Look carbon frame, and this is probably the last saddle one would think of putting on it. My bike is light, but I ride this frame more for comfort than for weight. The weight of this saddle doesn't bother me personally. Yes, there's a version with lighter rails, but definitely not worth the extra money for me. And yes, there's also the "racing profile" B15 Swallow and the new cotton/rubber saddle they make, but one of the things that attracted me to a traditionally shaped Brooks is the "curtain" of leather to the sides. My thigh muscles are huge and I have no gap between them. After sawing holes through my cycling shorts every year and feeling chaffing all the time with traditionally shaped racing saddles over the years, I thought I'd try this saddle to see if it would help. It stopped the chaffing immediately, and the hugging feeling on the side feels great. The sides are never in your way. And since my shorts can slide and move on the saddle instead of grinding against my skin, I haven't had to use any skin lubrication since starting to use this saddle. It just seems to fix a lot of problems.

The saddle is absolutely beautiful and I get lots of compliments not it. After about 300 miles, the leather under my sit bones is starting to break in nicely. I have two complaints though. The first is the most substantial. In the middle of the saddle, the structure of the saddle bumps up a little and doesn't work very well with my female anatomy. The second complaint is the leather is still quite slippery. I've heard that gets better with age though. I'm hoping it will break in more with more miles, because it looks freakin awesome on my bike!

Bad Quality Control! Zero Warranty Support! Do not waste your time buying one of these! I always wanted a new Brooks Saddle and paid well over $120 for one. I used it for less than a year before the frame broke. I emailed Brooks online and they refused to repair or replace my saddle. The saddle frame broke right next to lug I ride daily and do use it a lot, but I do not abuse my gear. The shop I bought my seat from ended up repairing it. Also the little bolt in the front to control tension broke. What a let down. I had to repair that as well. I saved the lame replies from Brooks via email in case anyone is curious. Today when I was out riding again I got angry about wasting money on that junky seat so finally sat down to write the review. I hope I can save someone else the problems I have had with this junky seat. Buyer Beware! If you roll your bike out and want to impress people with he little Brooks tag it might work but if you ride your bike, save your money r a good seat. Don't waste money buying a Brooks seat with the super lame lack of warranty support. Curtis Fant

Au bout de quelques années d'utilisation excellente qualité rien à dire

Una sella speciale che suscita emozioni speciali. Non è quel componente della bici che sostituisci e poi ti dimentichi che esista, ma necessita di manutenzioni e soprattutto cambia col tempo. All'inizio è ostica e la seduta è veramente dura, inoltre se posizionata in maniera non corretta può rendere una pedalata tranquilla in un vero incubo. Quindi serve pazienza, calma nelle regolazioni e cura. Tutto questo rende la sella come una parte speciale della bici di cui hai memoria e la senti tua e personalizzata. Una cosa veramente unica... I primi km sono duri sia per via di trovare la giusta posizione, sia per la durezza e scivolosità della pelle. Le cose iniziano a migliorare con un buon settaggio e dopo 100/200 km. Dopo circa un migliaio di km non sembra nemmeno la stessa sella dell'inizio. Consiglio l'acquisto di un copri sella per quando piove in quanto la pelle soffre un po' la pioggia (si può usare anche un sacchetto della spesa). Inoltre consiglio anche il grasso specifico della brooks (proofide), basta la latta piccola da 20g per una sella sola da applicare un paio di volte all'anno quando la pelle sembra una po' secca e qualche volta in più nei mesi iniziali per ammorbidirla. Nella confezione oltre che a dei giornali stagionali molto carini è presente anche la chiave per il tiraggio da usare raramente solo quando la pelle si è lasciata andare.

Estéticamente es precioso. Siempre los brooks son un poco duros hasta que los usas, estaría bien que pusiesen un mínimo de acolchado sin perder la estética.

Saddle arrived quickly in a nice Brooks box along with a little spanner and enough goo for the first treatment. Also get a very useful advice booklet. After reading a previous criticism about the saddle not being finished very well on the underside that was the first place I looked! I must say I think that it is beautifully made all over and if its not in the design museum then it should be. I also read somewhere about it taking around 500 miles to break in. I have a friend who is a pilot who regularly flies to Aberdeen, she kindly took the saddle on the plane with her and its now done over 1000 miles, so it should be nice and comfortable. She also got a big air hostess to sit on it when she wasn't serving porridge so its nice and polished too. As for me its early days as my daily ride is only 8 miles. So far so good. I actually find this saddle quite comfortable as it is but I look forward to providing an update in a few months. I should add that this saddle adds to a long list of changes to my bike - its a bit like the story of the 30 year old broom that had lasted so long because the head had been replaced 15 times and the pole 20 times....

Sattel ist nach kurzer Einfahrzeit (Strecke) sehr gut. Bei manchen Modellen knackt das Gestell. Das ist ein Zeichen den Sattel mal wieder zu spannen. Wenn man das gute Stück nicht nass nass fährt, dann hält er länger als jeder Kunststoffsattel. Habe so ein Modell jetzt seit 7 Jahren im Einsatz bei täglicher Nutzung und mehreren Fernradtouren. Ein Polster muss man trotzdem in der Radhose drin haben.