nlerner

Karl, the first prototype photos of the saddle that Chris K. showed did nothing for me--they looked blocky and ugly. But these latest photos look much better to me though I wish he had shown them from more angles and also on a bike for some perspective (and next to a Brooks, perhaps). I'm set for saddles for the time being, so I'll need to wait until my next Brooks failure before I consider buying one. On the other hand, I did pick up a brand new honey Pro with large copper rivets from a CL seller for $60, so the deals can be had.

Neal

Grand Bois

I just wish that Brooks would produce a Champion Special with chrome rails. I don't like copper rails on my vintage bikes. It just looks wrong to me. I prefer the B17 shape, but I had to put a Pro on my PX10 because it was the only thing I could get with chrome rails. The only way to get a B17 with large rivets and no copper rails is to buy the titanium model and there's no way I'm going to pay that kind of money for a bicycle seat!

I ordered a green Persons saddle and it arrived with a note appoligizing for the streaky dye job and a free black saddle. I "aged" the green one with lacquer thinner and had no trouble selling it at a swap. I put the black one on eBay. I ended up making a modest profit.

This is how it looked after I aged it:

Sammyboy

In other news (and I know this was years ago), but all the comments above only apply to Nuovo Gran Sport hubs. Those were the mid range ones. True Gran Sport hubs were the top of the line, before Record was ever introduced, but you'd be unlikely to find them.

Cdog1

A comparison of the Person's Race No. 77 saddle vs. the Brooks B17 Special.

https://www.youtube.com/edit?o=U&video_id=E1DvZWUvmZc