Worst Brooks copy ever?
04-21-08 | 07:44 PM
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Worst Brooks copy ever?
Not poking fun at the owner, he does mention it's a gift so it's not his fault. More along the lines
of WTH is it. A cheap Chinese copy of a B.73? Never seen anything like it, and it looks like it would cause severe behindular pain in a short amount of time.,,,,BD
https://houston.craigslist.org/bik/651229189.html
of WTH is it. A cheap Chinese copy of a B.73? Never seen anything like it, and it looks like it would cause severe behindular pain in a short amount of time.,,,,BD
https://houston.craigslist.org/bik/651229189.html
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04-21-08 | 08:09 PM
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I picked up one of those a while ago for a couple of bucks. I only had it mounted to a junker bike for a few months, so I can't really say how good or bad it is. But my initial thought was that it would be a bear to break in, but might be somewhat acceptible after that.
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04-21-08 | 08:14 PM
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I can only wonder how badly the leather was tanned/processed. There was a similar saddle at my LBS for awhile. (looked better made than this one) It stunk like you wouldn't believe. I wouldn't have wanted to get caught in the rain with it.,,,,BD
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04-21-08 | 08:18 PM
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Yikes,
No way, just no way, lord knows what kind of roadkill they made that thing from!
No way, just no way, lord knows what kind of roadkill they made that thing from!
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04-21-08 | 08:19 PM
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It entirely lacks any elegance.
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04-21-08 | 09:17 PM
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I am not defending the thing; it is certainly no Brooks. But, based on no real testing of the one I have yet, I suspect it is not as useless as the above posts might suggest.
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imagine that ..
04-22-08 | 06:25 AM
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+1. Did someone say it's red? I can't see red, so it looks okay to me. I might pay $10, but not $50.
04-22-08 | 11:43 PM
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That looks like the red leather saddle that comes on Flying Pigeons from what I can tell in their [F.P.'s] fuzzy photos.
It is hideous! Before the idea of a red saddle was alright, but seeing it closeup is ewwwww. Mainly I am also reminded of the smelly roadkill leather cheaply purchased in certain countries I've visited. That smell never goes away, lol.
If it were 10$ as some mention than that is cool with me (aside from some wage and production cost considerations in my mind) because it is too bad that to get a leather saddle now a days you need to pay a bunch.
It is hideous! Before the idea of a red saddle was alright, but seeing it closeup is ewwwww. Mainly I am also reminded of the smelly roadkill leather cheaply purchased in certain countries I've visited. That smell never goes away, lol.
If it were 10$ as some mention than that is cool with me (aside from some wage and production cost considerations in my mind) because it is too bad that to get a leather saddle now a days you need to pay a bunch.
04-23-08 | 06:02 AM
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I've got a similar saddle that came with my Indian-made bicycle. Only it isn't leather, it's just a fairly hard plastic shell. I don't know that it's worse than the one shown, but not much better, either.
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