Written by Paul 4/23/2009

Q > How do I determine if I need the S model?
A > "S" stands for short, so normally these saddles are for ladies.

Written by Paola Rossini 5/22/2007

I was very disappointed when my bike got stolen, because it had a perfectly broken-in B66. It took me more than a year to shape my leather saddle, since I'm riding seldom and for short distances within the center of Verona. I then bought a new bike which came with a modern saddle. Not too bad in terms of comfort, but surely not as beautiful as my previous Brooks. Fortunately my retailer showed me a new B67 for ladies with the Aged leather, and convinced me that this would solve my problem. No break-in time needed! He was right.
Paola Rossini from Italy

Written by Sue Dodson from USA 5/31/2009

I ordered a Flyer S and was wondering whether I'd try to put vent holes in it like those in my B17S. When I received my Flyer S I was quite surprised that it already had vent holes in it. Every place I've read anything about the Flyer S stated that it didn't have vent holes. I'm quite pleased not to have to make them myself.
Is my new saddle an irregular? Is it new that the Flyer S comes with vent holes?
Thanks for making such great saddles. I have 2 B67S, 1 B17S and a Champion Flyer S.

Written by Martin Hartley 4/17/2009

I got a Brooks B67 saddle a few weeks ago and I must say that I am loving it! I have had no end of problems trying to get a saddle that suited my backside. The saddle that came on my last bike actually caused me a pelvic sprain by pushing my seat-bones apart! I tried those GEL saddles. They are okay if you are only going to ride for about 20 minutes. My bicycle is made for commuting AND long-distance touring. Only a few weeks after using the B67, my backside was singing because no more was I suffering from pressure in the softer parts of my nether regions, and the springs just ironed out all the annoying little bumps and jolts in the road. I am looking forward to a long-distance tour on my new B67. It is really quite astonishing how comfortable they are! My friends poke it with their fingers and say that it is hard and can't be comfortable, but I tell them that I happily spend all day riding with it under my backside. I run my bicycle lock through the frame of the saddle because I don't want it stolen. Thieves can have the rest of my bicycle - I want to keep that saddle!

Written by Beth Hamon 5/22/2007

I have ridden leather saddles since I was a high school student in the late 1970's. My meager allowance at the time forced me to retrofit my older sister's JC Penney ten-speed with swapped-in parts from the town dump in Gresham, Oregon. Consisting mostly of old cars, the dump also kept two barrels of bike parts in the back and the manager allowed me to rummage through them periodically.
In the barrel one day, I found an old, weather-beaten Brooks saddle. I took it home for the grand sum of fifty cents, cleaned it off with a wire brush and applied some of my mom's Mink Oil to soften it up. A few days later I put it on my bike and was surprised at how confortable it was! I scavenged the dump regularly until I went away to college and came up with two more leather saddles, which I put away for future use; these saw me through college and graduate studies.
Years later, I am now a bicycle mechanic in Portland, Oregon. Every one of my three bicycles is outfitted with a Brooks leather saddle (a road bike and a citybike both use B17 S; the folder has a B67 S). Nicest of all has been the opportunity to get family members to try and switch to Brooks saddles. My partner, who had ridden vinyl saddles her whole life and found them lacking, tried a B67 S this year. On a recent group ride of 30 miles, she exulted, "Finally, this is the right saddle for me! We've gone thirty miles and my butt doesn't hurt!"
My sister had joined us on the same ride and told me afterwards that she needed to find another saddle if she was to go on these longer rides with us in the future. I saved up and bought her a B67 S for her bike. Word is still out but I expect to hear a positive report soon.
Thank you for making some of the most comfortable saddles ever. Please don't stop.
Beth Hamon
Portland, Oregon. USA

Written by Peter M from USA 6/10/2009

Q > I'm curious, why do only the aged saddles come with pre-punched holes for laces? Is it because the softer leather leads to earlier flattening of the saddle requiring the laces to be tightened? Also, if my B66 should ever get to that point, would Brooks be able punch the holes? I could do it myself but the result would undoubtedly be less impressive.

A > Yes, we do it on the Aged and Imperial because they have a weaker structure. Our other saddles occasionally would flatten, but that thakes quite some time and lack of care.

Written by jamal martin from Germany 7/9/2009

Q > Do the aged saddles need proofide?
R > Not really, but if you want to protect the saddle you can apply some to the underside. Do not put it on the top, though!

Written by Indrek 4/23/2009

Q > Is there a special reason why the aged saddles don't come in different colors?

A > Yes, beacause Aged Saddles simply have no artificial colour. They just get the natural colour of the wood and other vegetable substances used in the tanning.

Written by - 5/22/2007

A great friend of mine and I did Buddhist pilgrimage in Shikoku Island of Japan. As we were pursueing a relaxed time and a spiritual retreat, we used bikes with up turn handle bars. And also we chose Brooks 67 Aged saddles, which gave us a best possible comfort during the pilgrimage. We rode approx. 70km everyday for weeks. And we took a pilgimage foot path which was opened more than 1000 years ago. It is a tour to visit 88 temples. We saw quite a few pilgrims on foot who had sore feet problems and were resting besides the road. Oweing to Brooks saddles we had no such pains. And at the end of the grand tour, our saddles were becoming almost a part of us !