3 of 3 customers found this review helpful.
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.
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