Originally Posted by
artclone
I was thinking the black rails on B17 saddles was some uncool modern twist when I was Brooks shopping, but it is actually a very old detail. That helped me accept it, but I don't know if this will help you with it. Although the decision was easier for me because vintage bike I put one on is black . . .
Yep...if you look at the old catalogs, some of their saddles had black rails several decades ago!