Thread: The B-17 Blues
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Old 08-18-09 | 02:26 PM
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Robert Foster
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Bikes: Lapierre CF Sensium 400. Jamis Ventura Sport. Trek 800. Giant Cypress.

No my friend what you read about are people that have a magic Brooks Bottom. Doesn’t make it a bad saddle it is simply one that some people like and others do not. Before I settled on my Selle SMP I seriously considered a Brooks. It was a bit heavy by modern standards but if it solved and the comfort issues it would have been worth it. However time and time again I read about having to break in the saddle for 500 to 1000 miles and it will get better. It is also needs maintaining more than most new saddles. For some people a Brooks works. It seems contradictory to even think about one on a Madone.
There must be a reason so few people in bike clubs ride Brooks. It isn’t the price so it must be something else.
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