It's nice to know that the most comfortable Brooks saddle may very well be the least expensive. Then again, I've never ridden a Swift or B17 Titanium... but I'm OK with that..
Peace, BB On Sep 17, 11:37 am, Tim McNamara <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sep 17, 2010, at 8:06 AM, JoelMatthews wrote: > > > The Colt is already available. Initial impressions I have heard are > > that the saddle is very hard and not terribly comfortable. Apparently > > it is meant to be a race type saddle for the heavier rider. > > I have one of the old Colts that I bout 10 years ago, when it looked > like Brooks was going away forever. I think I paid $25 for it, > discovered it in a bike shop in Cannon Falls MN into which my wife > and I stopped randomly. I've never ridden it, it's on one of my > wife's bikes. She seems to do OK with it although she prefers the > Pro S saddles on her other bikes. It's narrow, about like a Pro or a > B.17N. The leather is thick like the old Pros were; it would take > some break-in but would end up being an old friend like my 34 year > old Pro on my Riv (which I bout just after graduating from high > school and it took about 2 years to fully break in. It is the most > comfortable saddle I have ever ridden). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
