Originally Posted by
onbike 1939
This is the way to go if your saddle is too saggy. Some leather saddles already anticipate this by providing the holes in the wings and a cord to tension these such as these ones.
http://www.spacycles.co.uk/products....=m2b0s204p2667
It's worth noting that the saddles I've linked have much thicker leather than the Brooks B17 and longer rails and work on the "hammock" principle. They are already waterproofed which is a help also. These saddles appear to be marketed under the VeloOrange brand but at a much higher price. In my opinion, and I've used Brooks saddles for over forty years, they are a superior product.
You do have to be careful about the thickness of the leather used, if you're a person that weighs less than 220 a thick leather saddle will be too hard to break in correctly and your arse will sorely pay and leave you with the thought that all leather saddles are crap. This site hints at this problem see:
http://selleanatomica.com/products/saddle-comparison/ and:
http://selleanatomica.com/design/leathers/ But too thin of a saddle like the Titanico using their Watershed leather has had issues of sagging too much to the point where the adjustment bolt runs completely out within a year, I would not get the Watershed for any of those saddles personally. While I understand the above is about Selle Anatomic saddles, the issue of leather thickness is the same no matter the brand and too thick will cause severe frustration.
If by chance anyone wants a Selle Anatomica saddle see this site for the best deal:
http://www.theclymb.com/all/6680/cyc...365-components scan down toward the bottom.
I too think Brooks is a superior product, I own a B17 and a Swift, but in the last 5 or so years their prices have gone way up, much higher than I think they're worth. I got the B17 Ti for just $119 13 or so years ago, today their almost $300; I got the Swift TI for $149 today 8 or so years ago, today try $260. (prices found on Amazon, retail stores will be even more)