Brooks B67 v. B73
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hartleymartin
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Brooks B67 v. B73
Hi everyone. I'm looking at purchasing a Brooks saddle for my "city bicycle" and was wondering if I should go with a B73 this time. I have previously had a B67, sadly it was on a bike which was stolen from my college campus, and I did quite like that. I was wondering if I should go with the B73 for a little extra springing as the bicycle I will be putting it on has a stiffer frame than my last one. It is most definitely a sit-upright bicycle this time too. Just for information, I am 6'2" and about 112kg, so I'm no featherweight!
Martin Hartley from Sydney, Australia
Self-confessed Raleigh Twenty tragic.
http://raleightwenty.webs.com
Self-confessed Raleigh Twenty tragic.
http://raleightwenty.webs.com
Re: Brooks B67 v. B73
B67 will fit to a microadjust seat post;
B73 has traditional twinrail design, will only fit (easily) to a plain seat post;
B73 feels different to ride on, at first almost like the saddle is not bolted on the bike securely.
B130 has longer travel springs and offers novel security options;
With any of these saddles I'd worry that the springs are going to bottom out. With the B130 I don't know what the preload on the tension springs is; I'd suggest that you consult Brooks re the load rating on the saddles, and also whether spare springs etc are available local to you.
Much as I like riding on Brooks saddles I've come to the conclusion that they are not for bikes that you leave locked up; maybe it is different where you are but here in the UK thieves like to steal the saddle or the whole bike.
cheers
B73 has traditional twinrail design, will only fit (easily) to a plain seat post;
B73 feels different to ride on, at first almost like the saddle is not bolted on the bike securely.
B130 has longer travel springs and offers novel security options;
With any of these saddles I'd worry that the springs are going to bottom out. With the B130 I don't know what the preload on the tension springs is; I'd suggest that you consult Brooks re the load rating on the saddles, and also whether spare springs etc are available local to you.
Much as I like riding on Brooks saddles I've come to the conclusion that they are not for bikes that you leave locked up; maybe it is different where you are but here in the UK thieves like to steal the saddle or the whole bike.
cheers
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