Thread: Which Brooks B17 Standard/Special/Select
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Old 03-17-15 | 11:06 AM
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Originally Posted by noglider
No matter what color you get, it will eventually turn black.
True in the vast majority of cases! The B17N I bought from Mark Parker looks black for the most part, but started life as a brown saddle before a PO treated it with neatsfoot oil. It's actually lightening back up to brown in some spots.
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