Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Saddle up, pard'ner


I got a Brooks saddle.
Stereotypical much?
Oh what’s that? You’re making a single speed bike with a Brooks saddle, and you call it a saddle and not a seat?
Yes.
That’s exactly what I’m doing. I thought of getting a Fizik or just a Selle Royal just to be different, but dammit, have you used a Brooks? Ridden a distance on them? They’re great, that’s it. The hard leather sounds like the last thing you’d want to sit on, but you’re not just sitting, you’re riding. That doesn’t sound right – so, you’re not sitting, your peddling.
That’s better.
I had to pick this one up, given the chance. It’s off-season so the prices on a lot of stuff seems pretty low. Doesn’t mean there are more deals, just less ripoffs. It’s black, I might not use it later because of that depending on the final design. Black is likely though, so for $80 I figure I may as well, figure I’d spend $100+ on one anyway.
When I went to pick it up the guy who was selling it via Craigslist showed me a bunch of different saddles, I picked a Brooks that wasn’t posted, it has “Made in England” as part of the badge in the back. Thought that was rare, haven’t seen it before.

I can’t wait to ride this hypothetical bike…

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