Brooks Bicycle Saddles
Brooks saddles and accessories on this page: Team Pro Alpe d'Huez 2009 limited edition | Swift w/Titanium rails | B17 Champion Standard | Champion Flyer/B17 | B66 | B18 Lady’s | Countess All Terrain | Double rail seat clamp | Double-rail saddle insert | Saddle cover | Torelli Tipo Uno leather saddle conditioner
Special Tools: Brooks Saddle Tension Wrench
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Brooks England is one of the oldest companies in cycling. Though the English company had been making leather goods since 1866, it began making bicycle saddles in the 1880s.
The story is that saddle manufacturer John Boultbee Brooks found the wooden seat on his bicycle very uncomfortable, and figured out how to make a leather saddle by stretching leather between a rear plate and a nose piece which were attached to a pair of steel rails.
The firm thrived and was purchased by Raleigh, then the largest bicycle company in the world, in 1962. The Raleigh Bicycle Company failed in 1999. Brooks was purchased from the collapsed company and production continued in England.
A couple of years later Selle Royal of Italy bought Brooks. The factory remains in West Midlands, England, though it is managed from Selle Royal's headquarters in Pozzoleone, Italy.
Though a leather saddle is hardly the lightest seat one can put on a bike, it has one huge advantage. A properly cared for leather saddle will mould itself to the rider's body. For some riders there is no saddle comfort like that of a well-made leather saddle that has shaped itself to the rider after he has ridden it for thousands of miles.
Here's a vintage Brooks Saddle ad.
Brooks Team Pro Alpe d'Huez 2009 limited edition. Very lightly used, $300.00/each
Brooks writes: The latest addition to Brooks’ Team Pro range, the Alpe d’Huez, features a stamped pattern of the topography of the mountain embossed into the saddle’s leather upper.
The Team Professional is the classic Brooks racing saddle for road cycling, gravel riding and fast touring. Made in England from vegetable tanned leather and hand-hammered copper rivets.
https://www.bikeradar.com/reviews/components/saddles/brooks-team-pro-alpe-dhuez-saddle-review
Side view
Three-quarter front view
Here's the other side of the saddle.
It is a Brooks Professional saddle
From above and behind
From above
The saddle's underside
Close-up. It is made in England.
Brooks Swift Titanium-rail saddle with cover. New, $300.00
Part# 40206
- Rails are Titanium
- Weight: Around 390-400 grams
- Brown leather
- Comes with tin of Brooks Proofide leather saddle dressing
Brooks describes the Swift saddle thus:
The handsome Swift is the youngest gentleman's racing saddle in the Brooks range. It features delicately hand skived lower sides, where a thin stripe of the leather top surface is cut back, thus exposing the lighter coloured suede beneath which makes for an attractive visual accent and greater comfort when pedalling.
The large copper rivets at the nose and tail are also hammered by hand, commensurate with Brooks' usual high level of attention to detail. As is the case with all of their hand manufactured saddles, the Swift proudly sports a metal nameplate at the rear and two embossed graphic details on the sides featuring the saddle name and incorporating an icon of a Swift in flight.
New, in the box.
The famous Brooks name-plate can be seen riveted to the back.
And it comes with a saddle cover.
Brooks B17 Champion Standard leather saddle. Used, $80.00/each
The Brooks B17 Champion Standard saddle has been produced since 1898.
Three-quarter rear view.
From the other side.
From above and behind
Front view
The saddle flipped over.
The saddle turned around, showing its tensioning mechanism
"Brooks" stamped into the leather.
And here's an old ad for Brooks B17 saddles.
Brooks Champion Flyer/B17 sprung leather saddle. Used, $100.00/each
Brooks describes the saddle thus: "The Flyer is a touring saddle with suspension springs based on our classic Brooks B17. A saddle perfect for adventure cycling, commuting and long-distance touring. Made in England. Durable, 5mm Vegetable Tanned Leather."
- It has been described as a B17 with springs.
- Springs for added comfort
- Durable, 5mm Vegetable Tanned Leather
- Nubuck treated leather is softer than standard to allow for a shorter break-in period
- Tubular steel rivets
- Distinctive side stamp
- The iconic Brooks backplate
Side view
From behind
From above
The back of the saddle
From underneath.
Brooks B66 leather saddle. Used, $80.00/each
Brooks describes the saddle thus: A leather saddle for traditional “seat pillar” seat posts, the B66 is made for city or light touring with suspension springs for comfort. A saddle perfect for traditional Dutch-style bicycles.
- Durable, 5mm Vegetable Tanned Leather
- Chromed Springs and Frame Assembly
- Double Rail System for Traditional Seat Clamps
- Tubular steel rivets
- Distinctive side stamp
- Iconic Brooks backplate
Side view
From the other side
From above
From behind
The saddle's underside.
Brooks B18 Lady’s leather saddle. Used, $225.00/each
To the best of our knowledge, the previous owner laced up the edges of the saddle out of an abundance of caution, afraid this highly-regarded saddle might flatten. As you can see, it has had very little use.
Side view
From the other side
From above, showing the lovely embossing in the leather.
From behind.
From underneath.
Brooks Countess All Terrain sprung leather saddle. Used, $150.00/each
The Countess All Terrain is the women's version of the Brooks Conquest saddle. The maker posted this description of the Conquest saddle:
Long popular as a sportier equivalent to the legendary Brooks Flyer, the Conquest is more similar in length to a racing saddle, but with springs for long distance comfort. Finished off with hand-hammered rivets, the Conquest is a must for Randonneurs, ultra marathon cyclists, and dedicated commuters when comfort is a priority.
First made in 1988, this slimline, sporty, sprung saddle was designed to bridge the gap between our lighter racing pieces and those equipped with suspension coils. Through the late '80s and early '90s the Conquest was well regarded among mountain bikers. The Conquest has plenty to offer any riders who tend to sit up straight, regardless of whether they're ploughing through icy forests or simply getting around town. The relatively narrow bridge and backplate allow its spring coils sit much closer together than any of our other sprung saddles. It's a feature which contributes to its suitability for high performance off-road cycling, but also one which, when taken together with the unridged tapering leather top and hand hammered copper rivets, gives it a distinguished attractive look.
Wider at the back
Turned around to show the other side.
Close-up of the model name stamped into the leather.
From behind.
Flipped over to give a good look at the springs and rails. That is factory paint.
Chrome double-rail English seat clamp. New, $30.00/each
Made for saddles with double rails.
The saddle clamp viewed from the other side.
Front view
Top view
Brooks double-rail saddle insert. Used, $20.00/each
We are very unsure about this part. We think it might be part of the saddle clamp of a Brooks saddle that has double rails like a Brooks B-72 saddle. Or it might be for another brand of double-rail saddle.
Its purpose is to allow the mounting of a double-rail saddle on a typical single-bolt seat post.
Side one.
Here's the other side of the part.
Side view
Brooks Saddle Cover. Used, $15.00/each
Side view
The other side of the cover
The cover turned over.
Close-up
Torelli Tipo Uno leather saddle conditioner. New, $15.00
Part# 16152
Brooks Saddle Tension Wrench. New, $15.00/each
The right tool for the job.
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