Originally Posted by
Quickbeam
God I hope not... I really think the quality of Brooks saddles has dropped over the years. If every "follow-the-trends" cyclist out there decided that they have to have a Brooks saddle; it could result in the company increasing production at the expense of an even further reduction in quality.
Some people say it's the quality of the COWS that's dropped. Demand for Brooks saddles has definitely increased, and I think it's only going to keep increasing. Raleigh is speccing TWO 2008 bikes with Brooks, FFS. The Sojourn and the One Way will come with B17s. The One Way looks like it will have the pre-softened version even. I understand the appeal of that, but I've heard they sag pretty early. I'd prefer to break mine in the old fashioned way.