Brooks England Swift Bicycle Saddle

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I currently have the B17 but i remember when you got the Berthoud Touring saddle and how much you seem to like it that i think this might be next saddle choice. I chose the Swift because it has more of a race bike geometry, and lends itself better to a drop-bar bike than the famous B17. I forgot to get Brook's own "Proofide" when I was in the UK so I applied some mink oil (available from cobblers), which soaked into the underside as a protective coating. In fact, despite the claims that it takes hundreds of miles to 'bed in a Brooks' I found that straight from the intricate box, the Brooks was very comfortable.

I have had the saddle on my touring/winter bike for two months now, and clocked up a fair few miles. Not really weaknesses but it will need a little bit of care and is a little bit heavier than some but I'd much rather be sitting in comfort than worry about a few grams.

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The comfort of the Swift comes from its shape, and its suspended leather design, which offers a surprising amount of suspension.Note: We recommend using the Brooks Leather Saddle Care Kit (product code: 2322230) or the Brooks Proofide Single saddle grease (product code 531267) for regular care. Just before the world went into Lockdown in March 2020, I squeezed in a last minute trip to Portugal's Algarve—to explore some of the amazing and unique gravel riding on offer there. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.

Carefully formulated from special ingredients to condition, preserve and showerproof, helping protect the leather supple and to keep it supple. New leather is tough because of the numerous treatments of the tanning process, as well as the moulding process done at our factory. Leather is a naturally breathable material that provides a unique type of well-being, the leather top is suspended over the saddle rail to create a suspended moulded seat, similar to a hammock, for tailored lasting comfort. One of the most interesting and historical additions to his dream custom road build bike, was his Brooks England saddle. The one thing that the stats do not clearly indicate is the flatness of the rear portion, or more exactly the way the flatness drops off outside of the four central rivets.There is however one set of cable disc brakes that shines above the rest: the TRP Spyre SLC Disc Brake.

Our current lead-time on handbuilt wheels is approx 2 weeks, and approx 2 weeks for custom bike builds. The swift may take at least 1000 miles and a number of proofide applications for you to sense the initial change. My riding weights on these started at a skinny 130lbs in the 70s, up to ca 190; but for this Swift, prob 185 down to 170 or so.

The premium leather adapts to the body shape of the rider over the course of time, offering many years of riding enjoyment. I have a Victorinox Swiss Army Knife that has featured in my 'every day carry' for almost a decade; it still performs like new and is an invaluable asset. You need to work on it a lot and use lots of that proofide (not a lot at once, but a thin layer at a time).