User submitted reviews
Review by Anonymous
After toughing it out for years with this saddle on a custom steel Chris Kvale it just never felt right. Recently changed to a Fizik Aliante Carbon and found it out of the box much more comfortable and wished I'd of given up on the Brooks a long time ago. Though the Fizik is very well made, I'm sure it won't last nearly as long or weather as well as the Brooks but what price comfort? There is limited foraft adjustability and sitting back on the saddle puts your sit bones on the rear frame ridge which just did not work for me. Great saddle in theory but not for everyone.
Review by Blackbird508
If you ride a lot, this is the saddle you will eventually get, so why not just start with it? I have 3 Brooks saddles, 2 Swift Ti's and one Team Pro. After 25,000 miles, a Brooks still looks like new. The 'cheaper' saddles - wear out after only a few 3000 miles, so you have to buy a new one, break it in, and then in a few short miles, start over again. With proper care, this will last you forever.
And the comfort- sooo much better than any other saddle you will ride. Sure the first month is a little rough, but the saddle breaks in to fit you and once broken in, is a dream. As far as breaking in...use Neet's Foot oil. It is a product you can buy at a shoe store, specifically designed for leather care. Easier to apply, penetrates better, and speeds up the break in process. I apply a couple of times a year, takes about 3 minutes to do three saddles, and then good to go for another 4 months.
If you go to a ultra-distance cycling event, you will see three times as many Brooks as any other saddle.
Yeah, it isn't cheap - but it is cheaper in the long run, and more comfortable than anything else. Only think I have ridden that is even close is my Fi'zik Aliante Carbon Saddle, but it is wearing out 10 times faster.
Oh, and the loop tabs on the back - carry a small bungee and when you need to schuck your arm warmers, knee warmers and vest, just roll them up and you aren't riding like a dork with too much stuff jammed in your pockets.