Originally Posted by
fv43576
The width of saddle is something do with male and female for comfort? How old is this? the Brooks saddle company was take over the Wright and The Leatheries in what year?
At the width of these saddles, there's no width difference between men's and women's. On narrower saddles, women's saddles tend to be a little wider, but obviously both men and women fit a range of saddles with a great deal of overlap between them.
Women's saddles are also shorter in the nose, so they're easier to ride in a skirt. This is partly cosmetic, so women aren't embarrassed by the nose of the saddle sticking out in front... uh... you know.
I'm not sure when Brooks took over Wrights; must have been in the 50's sometime.