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From: pH <wNOSPAMp@gmail.org>
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Subject: Re: Leather Saddle Update
Date: Sun, 18 May 2025 13:13:35 -0000 (UTC)
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On 2025-05-17, Wolfgang Strobl <news51@mystrobl.de> wrote:
> Am Fri, 16 May 2025 19:58:04 -0400 schrieb Frank Krygowski
><frkrygow@sbcglobal.net>:
>
>>On 5/16/2025 10:35 AM, AMuzi wrote:
>>> https://cyclingindustry.news/uk-manufacturer-brooks-to-open-doors-to- 
>>> its-birmingham-opens-doors-to-its-uk-factory
>>> 
>>> https://www.brooksengland.com/en_uk/open-factory
>>
>>I'd certainly attend if I were in the neighborhood, although most Brooks 
>>saddles don't work for me. I've always loved factory tours.
>>
>>The only Brooks I like is the B-72 on my about-town 3 speed.
>
> The only Brooks that I own is a B66 that I bought in 1993. The longer I
> used the saddle, the less I liked it, for various reasons. The saddle is
> not weatherproof, it needs maintenance, has to be retightened, the
> screws are loosened by the vibrations and you can get caught on the hard
> edges at the back with a jacket.  So I looked for and found a
> replacement, an Italian plastic saddle, also lightly sprung,
> weatherproof and much more comfortable.  I then enjoyed using it it for
> many years.
>
>

I'm riding my Rivendell sourced B-17.  Love it.

pH