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Submitted by
Eddie
from Socal
Date Reviewed: 10/12/2006 6:52:40 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Price Paid: | $84 |
| Purchased At: | Wallbike |
| Strengths: | Comfort, comfort, comfort. No chaffing, no saddle sore, no paddes shorts needed. |
| Weaknesses: | Might be a bit wide for some. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Brooks B-17 |
| Bike Setup: | 06 Rockhopper |
| Bottom Line: | The more upright you ride, the more comfortable this saddle is. The springs take the sting off of rough bumps, but otherwise you don't notice them which is nice as it doesn't interupt your pedaling. Saddle sores and chaffing are a thing of the past with the B67 and the best part is you don't need padded shorts. You can ride in boxers, but they bunched up too much for my liking. I prefer compression shorts underneath some loose shorts. Also, it's best to tilt the nose of the saddle up a bit. The saddle seems more comfortable this way. |
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Submitted by
Daniel Haden
a Weekend Warrior
from Sedan, KS
Date Reviewed: 5/18/2006 3:28:28 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | highway 166 |
| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $65 |
| Purchased At: | aebike.com |
| Strengths: | AIR CONDITIONING!!! No kidding, this saddle keeps your stuff very cool. Bumps in the road? Gone! It looks great--with that awesome feeling of non-better superb quality. NO trouble with soft tissue. You can actually just wear your boxers and be totally comfortable. This is amazing! Chafing? Gone!! Wider platform makes for much extra hill-climbing power, without any need to stand up. |
| Weaknesses: | The first few rides are a torture that makes you believe you've made a mistake. However, suddenly, with no advance notice whatsoever, you discover that you're really comfortable. It takes just about 3 rides for the break-in to start, and I didn't even proofide mine yet. But, I need to buy some Proofide because Brooks aren't naturally waterproof. A minor weakness is that they need coated in proofide, once every six months. Using any other treatment than proofide will make the cool, anti-chafing, air-conditioning effect stop working. Fortunately, I'm holding out for proofide. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Schwinn Typhoon, Velo Newport S4, India Webspring Touring, Velo touring (target, Schwinn approved), Sefaris RX, Cloud 9 S4, Raliegh Aveneir (hybrid class). |
| Bike Setup: | Several hardtails |
| Bottom Line: | The Brooks is far lighter weight than any of the comparable Velo products, beating them all for comfort, temperature, and weight. The Brooks did not beat the Schwinn Tyhpoon (a smallish crusier saddle) for comfort; however, the high horn of the Schwinn requires very high handlebars, wheras the flat Brooks will work with any handlebar height, including drop bars. The Brooks beat the Sefaris RX so completely and totally, in everything that the Sefaris was advertised to do, and the Brooks is far lighter weight than heavy gel. Raliegh's/Diamondback's Aveneir touring size (hybrid) saddle is very close in comfort to the Brooks. But, not even the Aveneir can keep you comfortable on an oilfield rock trail in 100 degree temperatures--but the Brooks can do it. |
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Submitted by
Paul
a Weekend Warrior
from Indiana
Date Reviewed: 11/23/2003 12:11:19 AM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Price Paid: | $70 |
| Strengths: | The saddle was comfortable from the start. It soaks up road shock and favors an upright posture which is helpful when my back is stiff. |
| Weaknesses: | The saddle is fairly heavy but not much more than a standard saddle with the added weight of a suspension seatpost. I prefer the narrower Brooks saddles on bikes with drop handlebars. |
| Similar Products Tried: | I own a Brooks Champion Flyer, a Conquest, a B17 and other saddles. |
| Bike Setup: | On a Haro mountain bike with elevated handlebars. |
| Bottom Line: | This is the saddle on my comfort bike. I can ride this bike pain free when my other bikes would cause backpain. |
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