My Brooks saddle
A few weeks back I was chosen by Brooks to be a saddle tester - the reward being I get to keep the saddle I test.
I opted to test the Brooks B17 Imperial Narrow. I have been sent a prototype, so when this saddle is finally made available it might look a little different.
My first impressions are it's beautiful, well-made (although the badge is not quite straight), and heavy! I'm a bit of a weight weenie, so it came as shock to see this saddle weighs 525 grams - half a kilo! Still, this saddle is about comfort and style, not racing.
The cut-out area is supposed to relieve pressure on one's sensitive bits
525 grams - a half a kilogram of cow and steel.
Labels: Bicycles, Brooks review, fixed gear bicycles
posted by GKK @ 3:43 pm
2 Comments:
Excellent. I love my Brooks (keeps swapping it between bikes) — the ultra agressive looking swallow with Ti rails.
How does one apply to be a saddle tester? :-)
Ahhh, the saddle testing applications were a while back. But I'll let you know if they put the call out again.
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