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What do you guys think of Brooks saddles? Are they goofy or what?
On Wed, 13 Aug 2003 13:50:15 -0500 "Stan Shankman"
wrote: Would anyone seriously consider using a Brooks saddle when building up a new road bike? I'm just wondering what the popular consensus is. What about leather in general? My oldest saddle is also my favorite. It's a Brooks B-17 Champion Narrow bought in 1968. I also have a Brooks Pro, which is almost a year "newer", but that one has never softened up the slightest amount and isn't nearly as comfortable. I have one of the very first Unica-Nitors ever seen around here. It has a perfectly smooth top with no holes. While it's clearly lighter it's not nearly as comfortable. I'm sure there are good modern synthetic saddles out there, but I still prefer the classic Brooks. - ----------------------------------------------- Jim Adney Madison, WI 53711 USA ----------------------------------------------- |
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What do you guys think of Brooks saddles? Are they goofy or what?
Jim Adney wrote in
news I'm sure there are good modern synthetic saddles out there, but I still prefer the classic Brooks. No offence to Jim but I think that both the Brooks saddle and the Speedplay pedal fans are a vocal but non representative segment of this NG who, at any opportunity, support their choice but really do not represent what most riders use and are quite satisified with. Thank you for your attention. |
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What do you guys think of Brooks saddles? Are they goofy or what?
Why do people get so touchy when others express their fondness of certain
products. They like Brooks, you like whatever. What is the problem? Horses for courses. If plastic seats fit you, great, I wish they did me. I'm just thankful that companies such as Brooks still put out quality products for those of us that can't get along with cookie cutter product where one size should fit all but in reality leaves many out. I never have an issue with the true believers of "fill in the blank" product. What bugs me is when they feel the need to constantly denigrate the competing product. There are a few that never seem to resist to chance to slam Shimano for instance. If something truly does not measure up, tell me, but supply the facts, not prejudice. Tim McTeague I'm sure there are good modern synthetic saddles out there, but I still prefer the classic Brooks. No offence to Jim but I think that both the Brooks saddle and the Speedplay pedal fans are a vocal but non representative segment of this NG who, at any opportunity, support their choice but really do not represent what most riders use and are quite satisified with. Thank you for your attention. |
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What do you guys think of Brooks saddles? Are they goofy or what?
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Mike Latondresse wrote: Jim Adney wrote in news I'm sure there are good modern synthetic saddles out there, but I still prefer the classic Brooks. No offence to Jim but I think that both the Brooks saddle and the Speedplay pedal fans are a vocal but non representative segment of this NG who, at any opportunity, support their choice but really do not represent what most riders use and are quite satisified with. Thank you for your attention. You may of course think what you like. Go to the races around here and you'll see maybe 10 - 15% of the field riding Speedplay pedals. Don't see too many Brooks saddes at the races, but if you go to the brevets and the non-racing bike club rides, you'll see a very high proportion of them. Racers are not a representative sample of bike riders. |
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What do you guys think of Brooks saddles? Are they goofy or what?
"Tim McTeague" wrote in
: I am top-posting here purposely. If you read my post you will find that at no time did I denigrate (either Brooks or Speedplay) while you on the other hand, using terms such as "plastic seats", "cookie cutter product" and "one size should fit all" certainly do. Someone reading this thread could be misled into thinking that the majority of riders use Brooks saddles, which of course is not the case, and as far as being touchy, well your response seems to fill the bill. Why do people get so touchy when others express their fondness of certain products. They like Brooks, you like whatever. What is the problem? Horses for courses. If plastic seats fit you, great, I wish they did me. I'm just thankful that companies such as Brooks still put out quality products for those of us that can't get along with cookie cutter product where one size should fit all but in reality leaves many out. I never have an issue with the true believers of "fill in the blank" product. What bugs me is when they feel the need to constantly denigrate the competing product. There are a few that never seem to resist to chance to slam Shimano for instance. If something truly does not measure up, tell me, but supply the facts, not prejudice. Tim McTeague I'm sure there are good modern synthetic saddles out there, but I still prefer the classic Brooks. No offence to Jim but I think that both the Brooks saddle and the Speedplay pedal fans are a vocal but non representative segment of this NG who, at any opportunity, support their choice but really do not represent what most riders use and are quite satisified with. Thank you for your attention. |
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What do you guys think of Brooks saddles? Are they goofy or what?
"Tim McTeague" wrote in message ...
Why do people get so touchy when others express their fondness of certain products. They like Brooks, you like whatever. What is the problem? Horses for courses. If plastic seats fit you, great, I wish they did me. I'm just thankful that companies such as Brooks still put out quality products for those of us that can't get along with cookie cutter product where one size should fit all but in reality leaves many out. I never have an issue with the true believers of "fill in the blank" product. What bugs me is when they feel the need to constantly denigrate the competing product. There are a few that never seem to resist to chance to slam Shimano for instance. If something truly does not measure up, tell me, but supply the facts, not prejudice. I agree with you that this kind of thing can get rather tiresome. But the fault usually lies on both sides, in my experience. For instance, by calling other saddles "cookie cutter," you probably meant that they don't conform to one's shape the way a Brooks will. Even so, the phrase comes across as a put-down, as does your sentence about "Brooks still put out quality products," which seems to imply that other companies are not putting out a quality product. |
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