Brooks Saddles:
for the long ride

Brooks bicycle saddles have a reputation for comfort and beauty that has been earned in over a hundred years of continuous production.

The Brooks firm, located in Birmingham, England, employs around 20 people in the manufacture of fine, handcrafted bicycle saddles. There are saddles for racing , saddles for cruising, and saddles for all types of riding in between.

In year 2000, Brooks was cast adrift when parent Sturmey Archer collapsed under the weight of financial chicanery. A management buyout put things right and got the wheels turning again at Brooks. In 2003 the Italian saddle giant Selle Royal bought the venerable Brooks firm and has embarked on a campaign of breathing new life into the revered brand while respecting the traditions that have made Brooks what it is.

Here at Wallingford Bicycle Parts we try to carry every Brooks model that that company offers.

Take a look at our three pages of Brooks saddles. The page titled "UNSPRUNG SADDLES" has all of the narrower unsprung models that would be appropriate for racing and touring bikes. The "SINGLE RAIL SPRUNG SADDLES" page lists all of the Brooks models that have one saddle rail on each side. These single rail saddles are designed to mount directly to a modern, micro -adjust seatpost of the type that 99% of us have on our bikes. The "DOUBLE AND TRIPLE RAIL SPRUNG SADDLES" are heavy duty models that either can be adapted to modern seatposts or require the use of an old-fashioned plain top seatposts.

Our most popular Brooks model is the B.17. This is followed by the Swift, the Champion Flyer, and the Team Pro. The B.17 is the best all around Brooks model. The Swift and Team Pro are excellent saddles for a rider with aggressive tendancies. The Champion Flyer is a sprung B.17 and, like it's non-sprung sibling, an excellent all around saddle. Check out a picture of all the saddles together.

Remember - the saddles have different personalities for different types of riding. It is not necessarily true that a more expensive Brooks is a better Brooks for you.

So take a look at our selection of Brooks saddles and give us a call or e-mail if you have any questions (contact info is on each saddle page).

Comparative Brooks Saddle Pictures

• Picture of 5 Brooks saddles together
  for size and shape reference.
• All the Brooks colors in one picture.
• BUTCHERED and TIED modifying Brooks saddles

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attaching the nameplate

MORE PICTURES from the BROOKS FACTORY

• A picture of the 'saddle stretcher is on the tensioning parts page
• A picture of a leather forming press is on the B.67 page
• The picture of the leather dies are in the middle of the Team Pro page
• The picture of Derek Gardner setting rivets is at the bottom of the Swift page.
• The picture of the Brooks factory from the outside is on the About Brooks Saddles page.
• The binned small parts picture is on the Parts and Accessories page.
• The leather as it comes from suppliers picture is on the Champion Flyer Special.