Length: 240mm
Width: 205mm Height:85mm Weight: 820g Classically sprung for supreme comfort, the B67 and B67 S Aged are the ideal all-rounders for daily city or touring use in a rather upright posture. Thanks to the softer leather the B67 and B67 S Aged are comfortable from day 1. They are most appropriate for cyclists who set their handlebars higher than their saddles. In general, the more upright your riding posture, the wider, and more heavily sprung, the saddle you should choose.
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I have this saddle on my Gazelle Toer Populaire which I have had for over a year now. I have used it to ride to work and back nearly every day over the last twelve months. The journey is only a couple of miles, but it is extremely comfortable thanks to this fantastic saddle. I wouldn't even consider using another make of saddle. Brooks saddles are simply perfect!
This was my first leather saddle which I used for commuting many miles every day for over a year. It was extremely comfortable with no need for a break-in period. The suspension is brilliant. Sadly, the saddle was stolen along with my bike last week but I am now a die-hard convert to Brooks saddles so I'm sure it won't be long before I get another one. Thanks, Brooks England, and keep up the great work!
More of a general comment on the service received concerning a new saddle that turned out to be defective - the problem was resolved extremely well by Brooks who definitely went "above and beyond" duty's call. Gold Standard! The replacement saddle has had its maiden run and is perfect. Very satisified.
I commute around 200 km a week on often less than ideal roads - seams in the bitumen, drains and pot-holes abound. For nearly three years I have been riding on a generic unsprung seat, but today I rode for the first time on the B66 - I will never ride with an unsprung seat again. I was expecting some improvement, but the reality was sublime - it was like the hard tar was replaced with carpet. And this is without having broken the seat in yet!
I received a brand new B66, in brown, from my father, who already had one on his Superbe. I had suffered from painful riding for many years, increasingly so as my fishing trips increased to 100 miles plus. I went through the range of commonly suggested solutions, with not much luck. This was especially true past the 50 mile mark, gel seats being useless, or in fact a reason for the pain getting worse. In my own experience, i would totally challenge the traditional negative reputation that Brooks saddles have for having a terrible breaking in period. Mine has been a blissful gift which does regular century rides with full fishing kit. It can be a little noisy if i forget to spray some wd40 onto the springs. I proof hide it every month and have had 4 years stirling service. The saddle is still in almost mint condition and i can see it out lasting me by a good few centuries, if the next owner takes rightful care of it. A masterpiece of human ingenuity and a true British classic.
Q > How do I determine if I need the S model? A > "S" stands for short, so normally these saddles are for ladies.
I was very disappointed when my bike got stolen, because it had a perfectly broken-in B66. It took me more than a year to shape my leather saddle, since I'm riding seldom and for short distances within the center of Verona. I then bought a new bike which came with a modern saddle. Not too bad in terms of comfort, but surely not as beautiful as my previous Brooks. Fortunately my retailer showed me a new B67 for ladies with the Aged leather, and convinced me that this would solve my problem. No break-in time needed! He was right. Paola Rossini from Italy
I ordered a Flyer S and was wondering whether I'd try to put vent holes in it like those in my B17S. When I received my Flyer S I was quite surprised that it already had vent holes in it. Every place I've read anything about the Flyer S stated that it didn't have vent holes. I'm quite pleased not to have to make them myself. Is my new saddle an irregular? Is it new that the Flyer S comes with vent holes? Thanks for making such great saddles. I have 2 B67S, 1 B17S and a Champion Flyer S.
I got a Brooks B67 saddle a few weeks ago and I must say that I am loving it! I have had no end of problems trying to get a saddle that suited my backside. The saddle that came on my last bike actually caused me a pelvic sprain by pushing my seat-bones apart! I tried those GEL saddles. They are okay if you are only going to ride for about 20 minutes. My bicycle is made for commuting AND long-distance touring. Only a few weeks after using the B67, my backside was singing because no more was I suffering from pressure in the softer parts of my nether regions, and the springs just ironed out all the annoying little bumps and jolts in the road. I am looking forward to a long-distance tour on my new B67. It is really quite astonishing how comfortable they are! My friends poke it with their fingers and say that it is hard and can't be comfortable, but I tell them that I happily spend all day riding with it under my backside. I run my bicycle lock through the frame of the saddle because I don't want it stolen. Thieves can have the rest of my bicycle - I want to keep that saddle!
I have ridden leather saddles since I was a high school student in the late 1970's. My meager allowance at the time forced me to retrofit my older sister's JC Penney ten-speed with swapped-in parts from the town dump in Gresham, Oregon. Consisting mostly of old cars, the dump also kept two barrels of bike parts in the back and the manager allowed me to rummage through them periodically. In the barrel one day, I found an old, weather-beaten Brooks saddle. I took it home for the grand sum of fifty cents, cleaned it off with a wire brush and applied some of my mom's Mink Oil to soften it up. A few days later I put it on my bike and was surprised at how confortable it was! I scavenged the dump regularly until I went away to college and came up with two more leather saddles, which I put away for future use; these saw me through college and graduate studies. Years later, I am now a bicycle mechanic in Portland, Oregon. Every one of my three bicycles is outfitted with a Brooks leather saddle (a road bike and a citybike both use B17 S; the folder has a B67 S). Nicest of all has been the opportunity to get family members to try and switch to Brooks saddles. My partner, who had ridden vinyl saddles her whole life and found them lacking, tried a B67 S this year. On a recent group ride of 30 miles, she exulted, "Finally, this is the right saddle for me! We've gone thirty miles and my butt doesn't hurt!" My sister had joined us on the same ride and told me afterwards that she needed to find another saddle if she was to go on these longer rides with us in the future. I saved up and bought her a B67 S for her bike. Word is still out but I expect to hear a positive report soon. Thank you for making some of the most comfortable saddles ever. Please don't stop. Beth Hamon Portland, Oregon. USA
Q > I'm curious, why do only the aged saddles come with pre-punched holes for laces? Is it because the softer leather leads to earlier flattening of the saddle requiring the laces to be tightened? Also, if my B66 should ever get to that point, would Brooks be able punch the holes? I could do it myself but the result would undoubtedly be less impressive.
A > Yes, we do it on the Aged and Imperial because they have a weaker structure. Our other saddles occasionally would flatten, but that thakes quite some time and lack of care.
Q > Do the aged saddles need proofide? R > Not really, but if you want to protect the saddle you can apply some to the underside. Do not put it on the top, though!
Q > Is there a special reason why the aged saddles don't come in different colors?
A > Yes, beacause Aged Saddles simply have no artificial colour. They just get the natural colour of the wood and other vegetable substances used in the tanning.
A great friend of mine and I did Buddhist pilgrimage in Shikoku Island of Japan. As we were pursueing a relaxed time and a spiritual retreat, we used bikes with up turn handle bars. And also we chose Brooks 67 Aged saddles, which gave us a best possible comfort during the pilgrimage. We rode approx. 70km everyday for weeks. And we took a pilgimage foot path which was opened more than 1000 years ago. It is a tour to visit 88 temples. We saw quite a few pilgrims on foot who had sore feet problems and were resting besides the road. Oweing to Brooks saddles we had no such pains. And at the end of the grand tour, our saddles were becoming almost a part of us !
Hi, I was always very content with my Brooks which I bought from a friend about ten Years ago until this morning on my way to work through a snowstorm the Metal under the leather cover broke. Can you repair it?
answer - All Brooks saddles may be repaired, please visit the Getting in Touch section of this website!
Q > I recently bought a Pilen Swedish Classic bike. It rolls silently and like a dream, however, the B66 saddle makes a lot of noise during riding, probably coming from the springs and suspension. Is this normal and acceptable?
A > Some squeaking can happen. It is normally due to the rubbing between the leather top and the metal parts, either on the nose or on the back plate. Try to put some Proofide where you believe the squeaking is coming from.
I am having a problem with my B17 ladies saddle in so much as it stains my clothing. I have used the proofhide on it from time to time, but I think the black colour must come out of it as the seat of my trousers, after riding the bike for a while, turns grey. I have had the saddle for 3 years now and do not want to change it as I have broken it in nicely, but do need a solution. Do you have one? (apart from wearing black trousers all the time!!!)
A> All leather saddles (including the ones made by our competitors) stain light clothing over time. The best solution is to use a saddle cover when wearing light trousers. This is also the reason that cycling shorts traditionally are black, btw.
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I've recently purchased a honey B66 and a honey B66s from different stores online, and they both came with their own unique idiosyncrasies. The B66 has a large splotchy dark spot right in the middle of the widest part of the saddle, which seems to go all the way through the leather, as it can be seen on the underside as well. It's not very attractive, and when I apply Proofhide to the saddle, everything gets darker, including the splotchy area, which becomes almost black when damp. Is this normal? Why create a light coloured leather out of a splotchy skin? Also, this saddle's springs have different specularities- The one on the right looks like polished chrome, while the one on the left just looks a dull chrome, or a polished steel. Why wouldn't both springs be made and polished in the same way (I noticed this immediately, having recently polished up a Brooks B66 from 1975)? The B66s was labeled as such on the package that it shipped in, but it was clearly a B67s (it said so on the imprint on the side of the saddle) with a genuine brooks (made in England) single rail clamp attached to it. Why was this B67s given a clamp and sold to me as a B66s? Is this a new Brooks thing, or is this the bike shop trying to pull a fast one on me? Also, both saddles were scuffed on the nose and along the rear edge of the top of the leather when they arrived. As they both came from different shops in different parts of the United States, I'm guessing that 'box wear' is normal... Are these all things that I should expect?
A > No, absolutely not. I am afraid you have purchased your saddles from disreputable retailers. Please consult the Dealers of Excellence portion of this website for the quality retailer nearest you.