Brooks England Koa Wood Bicycle Saddle :)
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The sound holes are a bit small.
John Colter
John Colter
rustydusty
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Looks like vinyl to me. I have a similar one in that color on my ebike...
ikimiki
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Brooks England have been making and selling the B17 model for over 100 years. If it's a genuine Brooks B17, it'll will be leather.
B17, leather bike saddle for long distance - Brooks England
B17 is a leather bike saddle ideal for commuting, gravel, touring and long distance. Choose the comfort and the design with Brooks England. Order online.
www.brooksengland.com
Post is a product shot from Brooks England website , but I do have that saddle .
I follow Brooks instruction for using Proofide .
The way I break in my Brooks is by riding .
I was so confused, I thought there was koa on the saddle somewhere, but I couldn't think where they would use wood. Maybe for the Brooks logo on the back. I love Brooks, but surprisingly, I don't think I've every ridden a B17. I have a swift on my bike, a swallow waiting for a build, and a flyer on my wife's.
That saddle isn't actually made of koa, it just feels like it!
John Colter
John Colter
I am a Brooks convert and have the B17 carved in “Koa”. I also have the B17 in “Ebony”. Yes they certainly open up with time
Sweet "17's" but all my Brooks are the "Swift" road model in "honey blonde" ... sweet rides.
besley
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One look at that saddle is all it takes to remind me of why I ride recumbents!
gtomatt
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I still have a mint black/big rivets saddle like KKimura's... along with my Raleigh Competition GS that I used to road race in college for Pernod mineral water (not sure if they're even still around...) a loooong time ago.... early/mid 1980's
Also still have the extra set of Comp GS wheels laced with Fiamme ergal rims with Clemente silk sew-ups for the track on a rack in the garage....
Also still have the extra set of Comp GS wheels laced with Fiamme ergal rims with Clemente silk sew-ups for the track on a rack in the garage....
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Sorry, didn't mean to mislead anyone but that big rivet Brooks Professional in the pic isn't mine. I just lusted after them during my biking days.
Oh man, that's a really nice looking bike. I have a Raleigh too, but unfortunately it's not pre turn of the century. I put on some down tube shifters, but I wish I coulda replaced the stem with a quill. Really liked the old Raleighs, even though they were a bit before my time. Shame they don't keep making steel anymore.
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It's like ukes...there are still custom builders around, but most everything you see in stores is made in a giant (no pun intended) factory in china!
Btw, cycling was another activity that took off during COVID, some shops ran out of stock and had long wait lists for repairs.
Btw, cycling was another activity that took off during COVID, some shops ran out of stock and had long wait lists for repairs.
gtomatt
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Thanks. I always cleaned it after every run (race or practice). Frame & fork blades are actually double-butted Reynolds 531 alloy combo to make it a lot lighter than standard. Even the wheel spokes are double-butted to lighten them up. Drive train all Campagnolo.
Changing a tube in a sew-up tire by the side of the road is lots of fun (make sure you have a little bottle of gas to eat up the glue so you can get the tire off
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