I can speak to two standard B17's and one Professional. I bought the first B17 in 2008 (I think) and it has around 40,000km under my bum. It is definitely characterful, but still is firm and usable (I did install a longer bolt for extra stretch). The second B17 was bought around the same time and has far less mileage, but has stretched more and I'm thinking of drilling and lacing it.
The Professional (standard rivets, brown) was bought 2014(ish) ans has been used on some metric centuries and lots of commuting miles. I love that saddle and don't recall adjusting it more than once. I will admit that it was only 40 euros or so as I bought it on sale from Germany. I find the Professional fits somewhat like a slightly narrower B17 - the skirt is less intrusive, but the top feels as wide as a B17. The leather feels thicker than the B17 IMO. Ian A It is this model here https://www.google.ca/search?q=brooks+professional+chrome+rails&safe=off&espv=2&biw=1366&bih=681&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiEqq2SypDPAhWH6YMKHSDjAIYQ_AUIBigB&dpr=1#imgrc=3Lgz5ZJczH6wfM%3A On Thursday, September 8, 2016 at 8:23:29 PM UTC-6, Jeffrey B wrote: > > It's time to consult the wisdom of this group again, this time for some > saddle advice. I've heard mixed reviews about the quality of modern > "standard" brooks saddles. Is the select line really any better? > Specifically, does the leather hold its shape better? Thanks all! > > Jeff > Arlington, VA > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
