Originally Posted by
td.tony
i've heard lots of good things about the San Marco rolls seats, and also a lot of good things about the brooks line of saddles, but not too much about the B17.
Huh? The Brooks B17 might be the most talked about saddle on earth, and certainly the most talked about among Brooks saddles. I would guess Brooks sells more B17's than all the other models combined. And as a result, there are about a jillion BF threads on B17's.
The Rolls is a race saddle, I think it's Lance Armstrong's saddle of choice since he came back from cancer, but I'm not positive. It is more forgiving than most of the ultra modern saddle wafers out there; but it's not in the same ballpark as the B17 in terms of surface area and reputation for all day comfort.
The B17 Standard has small rivets installed by a machine. If you don't like the idea of using the most economical Brooks, you can upgrade to the B17 Special, which has large, hand-hammered copper rivets. It's a beautiful saddle in my opinion.
