Brooks Sattel B17 S Imperial Damen

It is no doubt a classy piece of work and the very elegant (over)packaging bears this out. The coloured laces do take away some of its classiness and there is absolutely no explanation of their function but my partner seems very happy with it after limited use. I suggest: cut down on the packaging but include a tin of Proofide to keep the product looking good. You do seem to need this from the outset.

Stops the Mrs moaning about her sore ass. she said if they were pink then it would be perfect

Multi-usage, pour les trajets quotidiens, la ballade en vélo, le cyclotourisme ....

Der Sattel ist (nach angemessener Einfahrzeit) perfekt. Leider ist bei meinem Sattel eine der Nieten scharfkantig, sodass ich mir zwei Radhosen ruiniert habe. Leider habe ich das erst erkannt, als es schon zu spät war. Das dürfte bei einer solchen Marke eigentlich nicht passieren. Trotzdem hat sich meine anfängliche Skepsis in Begeisterung gewandelt und ich möchte keinen anderen Sattel mehr haben.

It's true, these things take ages to break in. My first Imperial took about 500 miles and a 65 mile, 100 degree day to break in. Slather on leather dressing for the first month, and use it sparingly thereafter. Take care of it, and it will take care of you. I've got at least 20,000 miles on mine.You'll want to invest in a waterproof saddle cover and a two-bolt seatpost. You'll have to make a ton of fiddly little adjustments over time and the two-bolt seatpost will make your life much easier. For the record I ride a Surly LHT and my seatpost has about 25mm setback. These saddles are notorious for having short rails so you'll need to use a seatpost with the right amount of setback to compensate for the lack of fore/aft adjustability.The only thing I would change is that I would like to see a sprung, Imperial S model. Hence the 4-star review. They make them in the standard Imperial, but not the "ladies" S model. I ride in skirts on a daily basis and like having the shorter nose and wider cantle, but as a trade-off I can't get a sprung saddle.

I am fairly new to this seat so my review will be brief. Easy to install though had to play with the angle a bit as my first ride was a bit uncomfortable. Along with the new seat was a new pair of biking shorts so between the two, I kept sliding and had to keep adjusting myself during the ride which was very distracting and not so pleasant. I had knee replacement surgery a year ago and still trying to make adjustments with my pedaling. Anyway, contacted Brooks with my sliding issue and they said to be patient and keep riding and the seat will break in. With that being said, I thought about intentionally roughing the seat up a bit since it is leather but instead, put two strips of Duck Hold-It tape on the seat and that seemed to work. Time will tell!

When I opened the package I was wondering how could a seat this hard be comfortable. To my surprise it felt perfect as soon as I sat on it, so far its the best comfort I've felt from a bike seat and it isn't even worked in yet.