I have two B-17 standards. One in honey and one in black. They are the only two Brooks saddles I have ever owned. The honey one I bought in December for my Hillborne. The black one I just put on my new Bombadil. Both of them cam our of the box, off of the card and straight on to my bike. I've never obenauf'ed either one. After one roll late at night up and down the sidewalk on the Bomba, I am already shocked at the difference between the two. The honey one was like sitting in a firm hammock. It had a fair bit of give. I even have given the tighten up nut a half turn. The black one is very firm. "Hard as a rock" as some may say. I won't get that hyperbolic, but it is noticeably harder. Also, the black one is super slick, like patent leather. The honey one is easy to reposition on, but has a little bit of grip, like a baseball glove.
Does every Brooks saddle have it's own personality? It is living beast parts after all. Is black always firmer than honey when brand new? Or have I already softened up the honey one, and have merely forgotten the break in? On Mar 30, 9:15 am, NickBull <nick.bike.b...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have two pre-aged saddles, both are Champion Flyer's, one is an S > model. Both saddles have around 4000 to 5000 miles on them with no > apparent ill-effect. They are both "tied" in the middle to keep the > middle from sagging too much, which makes a person tend to slide > forward. > > On Mar 29, 6:02 pm, Christopher Paul <zdree...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hi Rene, > > > I got a pre-aged brooks on a Raliegh "One- Way" bike. I had tried > > unsuccessfully to break in a conventional b-17. I was skeptical of > > that the pre-aged version would make a difference. However, it was > > instantly comfortable. I don't know how it will hold up. I have a lot > > of bikes, so I don't know whether I will ride this frequently enough > > to really test it. Most of my road bikes have the terry liberator > > saddle, which is ok for both upright riding, and for going into the > > drops. > > > Cheers! > > Chris > > > On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 12:00 AM, Rene Sterental <orthie...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > Does anyone know why the B17 pre-aged looks to have a flat top on catalog > > > pictures but all the other variations of the B17 have the curved top that > > > forces the nose to be pointed upwards so the rear is flat and level and > > > one > > > doesn't slide forward? Is it any better or more comfortable? Longer > > > lasting > > > or not? > > > I've managed to set my B17 saddles so I no longer slide forward, but the > > > nose up prevents me from bending forward too much. Not generally an issue > > > as > > > I'm riding more upright with my Rivendell bikes, but I'm curious about the > > > flat top of the pre-aged version. > > > Would it be as comfortable and avoid the nose up configuration? > > > Any feedback will be appreciated! > > > René > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
