We were at a riding trailhead a couple of weeks ago, two women were comparing saddles and diapers and one was admitting she was going to spend more money to try a different saddle. I showed them my daughter's B68S, which has led to nothing but laud from my daughter, a and complete dearth of sore butt complaints. "Wow, I might be able to get by with only one pad." Ride in your canvas shorts - in no diapers. By the time you add in lycra riding diapers, Brooks is a less expensive saddle. What surprises me is how the word doesn't get out to the techy bike culture - of course, they're hung up on grams. Most of them don't even know what a Brooks saddle is - a 110 y-o design. And I'll admit, I rode Unicanitors before my butt couldn't take it anymore. Then Concor, then a Terry. When I bought my first Brooks it was, what had I been thinking before. When you sit on it, it disappears, and you don't think about it again - all through the ride.
On Friday, November 23, 2012 4:54:26 PM UTC-6, Christopher Murray wrote: > > I really like the Brooks that are on my bikes- both B17s, one of'em > special and one standard. It just seems like the prices went up quite a bit > and am not sure that I would buy another without trying some alternatives. > I don't think the exchange played much of a role here- but I'd have to go > back and look. I feel like at some point the price gets too high and it is > time look elsewhere. Isn't that basically what happened with Toyo? Despite > being well made by skilled craftspeople the price got too high for Riv to > continue having them make frames. > > I am lucky because I have never had an issue with any saddle- rode cross > county unsupported on a $15 saddle. If Brooks were the only saddle that > worked for me I would buy it with a smile. > > Cheers! > Chris > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/xBNyZ2GWzfQJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
