Brooks England Swift Bicycle Saddle

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Another classic design for the racing cyclist, the B15 Swallow’s design was originally patented in 1937, when it became a popular choice for professional cyclists in the UK and on the Continent. This is the saddle to get if you suffer from problems such as hard feeling, pain, numbness, or if your butt just gets a too warm due to limited transpiration of the saddle, even using those with gel... and especially in hot summer days. In my case, breaking-in process of the brooks has been fast; probably because I just felt good with it from the start (good for me). But this thing just gets even more confi with miles since the leather progressively adapts to your anatomy. Also, since the leather is porous and this saddle does not have any plastic hardshell in the bottom, it actually "breaths", avoiding that excess of heat mentioned above. If you consider the average lifespan of a brooks, the excessive price of a brooks swift may be questioned. I highly recommend this saddle to any cross country rider looking for a confortable, finely made and sturdy great-looking item period.

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Leather conditioning products, as mentioned before, should be used sparingly. The regularity at which you’ll need to apply things such as Brooks Proofide will depend on the conditions in which you ride, but as a rule of thumb every half a year or so is ‘normal’. Don’t be slapping it on weekly, and don’t leave it for five years either.also, i prefer the asthetic of the bigger rivets but that wouldn’t have swayed me tbh. I came to brooks from using selle italia turbomatics and I’m very pleased. Brooks saddles ship out with a little sachet of ‘Proofide’. There’s a relatively common misapprehension that this is a waterproofing treatment, given its greasy nature, but it’s a leather conditioner. It will add waterproof qualities, but its job is to soften the leather to aid the break-in process. It should be used sparingly, as overdoing it will over-soften the leather upper and eventually lead to sagging over and above that which is optimal.

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a) If we have sent you the incorrect bicycle, we will cover the cost of collection and delivery of the correct model. A lace tied loosely keeps the narrow waist shape....too tight lacing is like sitting on a broom handle. Brooks has been selling the B17 leather saddle continuously since the 1890s. It’s aimed at long distance cyclists. The Team Pro range also derives from the B17, while the Flyer uses the same top, but with a sprung frame for extra comfort. I once test-rode a Schwinn Paramount with a worn-in Brooks that was posterior heaven, and that is why I buy them, but I have more nerve than nirvana so far. 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. So, I've just replaced my tension bolt (after it snapped the first time I tired to tension it). Now the saddle has more a sag to it than I remember.

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I am converted. I now realise why Brooks has such a history as a company, and I'm glad that I have a little bit of that history on one of my bikes. After a short "breaking in" period the saddle moulds itself to your body's individual contours in much the same way as your favourite pair of walking boots did.This is truely nature's answer to anatomical fitting.

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I don't think he was suggesting riding a gel couch from Walmart. If I'm not mistaken, I believe he was wondering why you would want to wait so long for a saddle to be broken in when you can buy other high quality saddles which don't require that kind of breaking in. Awesome saddle ... but it finally broke. I have had this saddle for about 6-7 years. Unfortunately the welds that attach the frame of the saddle to the rails fractured on a pretty technical MTB ride. Rumours that Red Bull Hardline will become a series have been roaming the internet corridors a while, so it's perhaps no surprise to have the official news: Hardline will have...You can add tension at the nose of most models if things sag too far for your liking (Image credit: Will Jones)

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Swift is one of the first modern gent's racing Brooks saddles; traditionally available only with titanium rails, but since 2008 it has also been manufactured with a chrome plated steel metalwork. A leather bicycle saddle, once broken in, can be a game changer (Image credit: Will Jones) Should I use a leather saddle? It's also worth noting that this will absolutely void your warranty, with Brooks expressly mentioning "riding a completely saturated saddle" in their warranty exceptions, so do so at your own risk. If you can this is all best done in a controlled environment. The absolute ideal would be on a turbo trainer at home, so you can stop once it has sagged to a degree you are happy with and no more. What's more, some saddles will sag faster than others; my Brooks Swallow formed within an hour, so the more careful and controlled you can be the better. A few short stints will be better in the long run than one long one where you overshoot the break-in point. I also have a Team Pro Ti. Much stiffer leather that required a season (about 1,000 miles on that bike) to get really comfy, but it was still better than any plastic fantastic saddle out there for me. You should always keep proof of postage and we advise you to use a ‘signed for service’ when returning goods.The flite saddle line was the first time that plastic seats could *actually* be comfortable and really light. That really opened up the weight difference between light saddles and Brooks models. With a Cycling Weekly subscription you can improve your performance with our expert practical, nutritional and training tips The construction is unique; with the best quality saddle leather moulded over a titanium frame. This ensures that it will last forever and allows the leather to breathe naturally i.e. no padding to absorb sweat and distort. As with any saddle you want to make sure your weight is in the right place. One thing you’ll notice in pictures of bikes with leather saddles is they are often run with a slight nose-up tilt. Thanks to the leather uppers being quite slippery the upward tilt ensures you slide rearwards to a happy resting place where your thighs meet the flare at the rear. A flat setup, or worse a downward tilt, would see you sliding forwards so that your soft tissue is resting on the narrow nose, which isn’t particularly pleasant. Buying second hand It is an expensive saddle, but I have spent more in the last 2 years on other makes trying to cure my chaffing problem.