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12-15-06 | 01:25 PM

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cyccommute

Mad bike riding scientist

Joined: Nov 2004

Posts: 29,138

Likes: 6,190

From: Denver, CO

Bikes: Some silver ones, a red one, a black and orange one, and a few titanium ones

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Originally Posted by chelboed

Okay I posted something in the "Oh Little Leeeeeeeeeeeeeeoooooooooo" thread to the effect of:

Brooks are ugly, heavy, and look uncomfortable.

I did some research (tiny bit) and they look pretty kewl. The leather is not really wrapped around a shell. More like it's riveted to the nose and tail & there is no shell underneath. You sit on a "banana hammock" type thingy.

Who's got one that can tell me about it?

Brooks are everything you've listed. Ugly, heavy and look uncomfortable. But once you're on one, they are plain heaven. Hey! I think there's a dirty joke in there somewhere

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