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Path: news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: pH <wNOSPAMp@gmail.org> Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.tech Subject: Re: Leather Saddle Update Date: Sun, 18 May 2025 13:13:35 -0000 (UTC) Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 29 Message-ID: <100cmdv$10dsh$2@dont-email.me> References: <1007if6$3qbh1$1@dont-email.me> <1008jem$ibg$2@dont-email.me> <7d6h2k1c5hgfqqvkpt4d7t4951vn1s3jnk@4ax.com> Injection-Date: Sun, 18 May 2025 15:13:36 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="38846b5e613e89942aa01c23506e0987"; logging-data="1062801"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/uAenFuvW7JxP34ngFzppKcezzj2lO+ck=" User-Agent: slrn/1.0.3 (Linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:q214kT2bg7KLwKBBPYsiM664Vn8= 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