Originally Posted by
Campag4life
Or...you could simply concede Brooks saddles are for quaint old guys who whimsically pine for a simpler time and with their soft bottoms they refrain, pip pip, cheerio and all that good rot. And then the unthinkable. It rains...lol.
I rode a Brooks on my winter bike for several years without every doing anything special to protect. Saddle still going strong.
I'm a fan of my Brooks for sure, never had a bad day on one no matter how far or how tired I got.
Now I also ride a slew of modern Fizik's, got Ariones, Antares, and Allante's on various bikes along with several Kurve Chameleons and a Snake. I also like the flat line of Fabric saddles. For the most part they all work just fine for me but every now and then one will bug me on a ride. This has never happened with a Brooks.
I prefer a later modern saddle for most of my builds but I honestly consider Brooks to have superior, dependable comfort over any other saddle. They just work.
All that said.....not a fan of the couple of Cambiums I tried, LOL!