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[RodTi]

XTC1, on 27 March 2012 - 03:04 , said:

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And this is how you REALLY don't want to look after yours...muddy SS race in Oak Valley.

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I had the saddle on my all weather all condition no maintenance ride race commute have fun love it don't fuss about it steel SS....but had regrets after the day above and decided to mount my Selle for wet winter months instead...the Brooks is just too beautiful to ruin...

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Theeezz eeezz awesomeness!

Had a bit of rain during my last race... popped a PnP packet over it, that I keep in my camelbak, just for this reason... used it when waiting around for the start... Since I'm not strong enough to climb standing   - I took it off and my butt kept the top clean and dry(ish)... the underside was hammered, but I always had a thick layer of proofide on the bottom in any event, that seemed to do the trick... On this point - always let it dry as naturally as possible - no quick-fix solutions, or you'll be in trouble....

[Grondpad]

Between the swallow & the swift, which one is more like the 'ordinary' saddles? I currently have a Sella Italia C2 but want to put a Brooks saddle on a new build. I have only heard great thing about these saddles.

[RodTi]

Grondpad, on 07 May 2012 - 08:31 , said:

Between the swallow & the swift, which one is more like the 'ordinary' saddles? I currently have a Sella Italia C2 but want to put a Brooks saddle on a new build. I have only heard great thing about these saddles.

The Swift is a "modern" Brooks saddle, first released in 2008. It's slightly cheaper than the Swallow, but comes with the copper rivets at the back, which imo are the deal-clincher...

The Swallow is pretty much made as it was originally in 1937, and comes with the steel rivets at the back, which are smaller.

I have the Swift, and am loving it - cannot vouch for the Swallow, but the fact that they still sell it unchanged as it was in 1937, no doubt tells its own story... kind of like a Zippo I guess?

[Dirtbreath]

Ordered my Swift. We wait in antici......pation.

[Chro Mo]

I have a copper riveted B17 special on my road bike...... freaking awesome, is what I say!
Best saddle ever!!

BTW - I have a Selle San Marco Rolls on my CX bike. This comes very close to the Brooks in the comfort stakes.

[Dirtbreath]

Arrived yesterday. Brooks Swift Ti.

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