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brooks brown or black on this bike?
05-31-08, 12:29 PM
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brooks brown or black on this bike?
I've decided to give a brooks saddle a try, the koobi just isn't the one. Buying from wallbike.com which offers a 6 month satisfaction guarantee. I have a black bike with red accents so duh black seat right. Thing is I love light brown leather. So how bad a color combo would a honey brooks be on this bike?
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They all start to look like **** after a while anyway. Especially after you have a few thousand miles on them. Brooks saddles are all about comfort, nothing about looks.
(I'd go black)
(I'd go black)
05-31-08, 12:40 PM
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05-31-08, 04:50 PM
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Honey, if you have matching tape.
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Neither. Why would you want to put a boat anchor saddle on a modern lightweight bike? I'm sure there are plenty of comfortable light weight modern saddles you could use. It's like putting old steel Cragar mags on a new Porsche.
05-31-08, 05:21 PM
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Black. The only way you can pull off honey is with the matching bar tape, and even then black will look better.
Wallbike's return policy is hard to beat - that's where I got the Brooks on my Bianchi commuter.
To each his own. They are not that heavy, as most of the road bike saddles (Swift, Swallow, Team Pro) are around 500g I believe, and if you find them to be the most comfortable thing out there, the ~200-400g penalty over another saddle is worth it. (Then again, I ride a 12 year old bike that weighs just over 20 pounds and am far from a weight-weenie. 
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Wallbike's return policy is hard to beat - that's where I got the Brooks on my Bianchi commuter.
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Anyways, I now ride a 16.5-pound road bike........ with a Brooks B-17 TI saddle.
Yes, it gets some interesting looks.As for the OP, black would look the best, but when you're riding it it's not showing, anyways!
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05-31-08, 06:29 PM
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If the brooks is as comfortable as people say, well worth the extra .66 of a pound over my current saddle. Plus there are other places I can shave .66 of a pound like my midsection. I won't say cosmetics don't matter, that's why I'm not getting the honey . But with a saddle I'd rather be comfortable and unfashionable. But who knows maybe I'll get the brooks and hate it.
Ordered black w/copper rails.
Ordered black w/copper rails.
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If the brooks is as comfortable as people say, well worth the extra .66 of a pound over my current saddle. Plus there are other places I can shave .66 of a pound like my midsection. I won't say cosmetics don't matter, that's why I'm not getting the honey . But with a saddle I'd rather be comfortable and unfashionable. But who knows maybe I'll get the brooks and hate it.
Ordered black w/copper rails.
Ordered black w/copper rails.
Be sure to use lots of Proofide, and give it lots of time/miles before you give up if it's not comfy right out of the box. It took me about 200 miles before i no longer noticed the seat when I rode. Now, it's awesome.
05-31-08, 07:54 PM
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I'm surprised black is winning. Well, maybe not so surprised with this crowd.
I voted brown/honey. Maybe 'cos I have the Selle Anatomica in Honey; I do have the matching bar wrap and mine's on a white frame.
Brown would add a touch of .. class. Kinda like a nice, polished pair of dress shoes to finish off a suit .. with the matching belt (wrap in this case).
I voted brown/honey. Maybe 'cos I have the Selle Anatomica in Honey; I do have the matching bar wrap and mine's on a white frame.
Brown would add a touch of .. class. Kinda like a nice, polished pair of dress shoes to finish off a suit .. with the matching belt (wrap in this case).
05-31-08, 09:18 PM
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Black. I have a Honey one lying around that I just can't bring myself to put on my new Tarmac (black and blue, and yes, I am shallow enough that looks matter like that) so its staying on my touring bike until I can afford another. Have to deal with the "modern" seat that hurts like crazy until I can get back onto a Brooks. There is nothing like the ride of a seasoned Brooks. Pure heaven.
05-31-08, 09:26 PM
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Brooks saddles look so funny on newer bikes. If how it looks is a big concern I'd have to agree with Chuckie.
05-31-08, 11:13 PM
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Just for the heck of it, I took the Brooks off of my touring bike and put it on my Roubaix. I have a Salsa set back seat post and I couldn't get the saddle back far enough. My inseam is a 34. Just so you know the rail are shorter than any other saddle. Oh, I didn't like the looks of it either, but comfort is more important than looks.
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your priorities are in order
At my age, I've learned not to make any concessions to comfort. Back in my teens and 20's, I could ride for hours on my aluminum-framed Cannondale that delivered every bone-jarring bump in the road to my derriere. As the years passed, my body started letting me know that this wasn't going to work for the long-term. My Concor saddle didn't help, either, and my rear end would complain after every ride. Being a weight weenie, I went through a bunch of titanium/magnesium/plastic ultra-light seats before I came to the realization that I needed to re-think my priorities when it comes to the ol' butt-machine interface.
Anyways, I now ride a 16.5-pound road bike........ with a Brooks B-17 TI saddle. Yes, it gets some interesting looks.
As for the OP, black would look the best, but when you're riding it it's not showing, anyways!
Anyways, I now ride a 16.5-pound road bike........ with a Brooks B-17 TI saddle.
Yes, it gets some interesting looks.As for the OP, black would look the best, but when you're riding it it's not showing, anyways!
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