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  • Who rides XC on a Brooks saddle?
  • Spamf
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    In need of a new saddle and was thinking of going down the Brooks route. Does anyone ride Brooks XC and how does it cope with foul conditions?

    Cheers mi dears

    miketually
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    I’ve had the standard B17 for a couple of years now. Done a couple of thousand miles on it, mainly commuting where it’s left out in the rain all day fairly regularly.

    It’s a bit wide for MTBing, so I’d get the narrow version if getting another.

    Denis99
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    I’m using a Brooks Swift, its fine. Only down side is riding when its really wet, the leather gets saturated eventually.

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    sc-xc
    Full Member

    I did, it was really comfortable. I would again on the right bike.

    olaf_hansen
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    I used to ride a B17 and a Swift, but both are now on tourer/commuters.

    They’re just too fat for technical riding. I rode for a year on a B17 leaving in outside the tent, rain or shine, and it’s still fine. Really had no problem with stretching.

    Denis99
    Free Member

    Not so much a stretching issue, its just that it holds the moisture for so long. Can make riding on it (wet) a little uncomfortable. Fine otherwise. I tend to fit a normal WTB saddle for the wetter days.

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