Originally Posted by bmike
As mentioned
here and
here, I've been wanting a Brooks for my "road" bike. In desperation for the comfort I have on my touring / commuting bike I've mounted my Honey Team Pro with copper rails to my LeMond Zurich. I ordered a Brooks Swallow from Wallingford Bicycle Parts, and it arrived today. . .]
Ha, Ha! Thanks for the pic. I recently got a pre-conditioned Brooks and it came with a cover. I could not figure out why it had a velcro strap on the back of it. Now I get it.
For anyone interested, after about 3 treatments of your B17 (starting with a pre-conditioned model) with mink oil, you can fold the wings past the frame fairly easily, roll'm, treat the top, put a couple thicknesses of a towel on the top for leverage, and hold the wings rolled under for a couple of days with an old toe-clip strap that is wrapped tightly around the seat. Then . . . you've got a Swallow.
