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Brooks Saddles and Bags

B-17, B-17 Narrow , B-17 Ti , Swift , Swallow Classic , B-18, Flyer, and B-67

The various models of the B-17 Standard saddles are the most popular ones we sell - many folks just love them. They are wider than the classic Brooks Team Pro, and many folks rave about them. The B-17 Narrow is the narrowest of the three basic types of Brooks road bike saddles.

B-17 Standard Honey, $85.00, SD-BZL368
B-17 Standard Black, as above, $85.00, SD-BZL340
B-17 S Standard Black, (women's model), $85.00, SD-BZL441
B-17 S Standard Honey, (women's model), $85.00, SD-BZL442

B-17 Standard Champion Special Honey with large rivets. Very nice-looking with copper rivets and rails. This is Brook's highest grade leather , $128.00, SD-BZL424
B-17 Standard Champion Special BR Green, as above, $128.00, SD-BZL439
B-17 Standard Champion Special Black, as above, $128.00, SD-BZL425

B-17 Narrow Black, black rails, current replacement for many early production racing bikes from the 1930s to the 1970s, $99.00, SD-BZL214

B-17 Standard Champion Ti Black, lighter, with Ti frame, $299.00, SD-BZL432
B-17 Standard Champion Ti Honey, as above, $299.00, SD-BZL434

Ladies B-18 Antique Brown, with cover, Proofide, and cloth, $159.00, SD-BZL336

Champion Flyer Black, a B-17 Standard with springs, cool, $99.00, SD-BZL396
Champion Flyer Honey, as above, $99.00, SD-BZL397
Champion Flyer 'S' (women's model), Black, $99.00, SD-BZL398
Champion Flyer 'S' (women's model), Honey, $99.00, SD-BZL399

Champion Flyer Special, very, very nice, Black, $159.00, SD-BZL456
Champion Flyer Special, as above, Honey, $159.00, SD-BZL457
Champion Flyer Special, as above, Antique Brown, $159.00, SD-BZL458
Champion Flyer Special 'S' (women's), Black, $159.00, SD-BZL459
Champion Flyer Special 'S' (women's), Honey, $159.00, SD-BZL460
Champion Flyer Special 'S' (women's), Antique Brown, $159.00, SD-BZL461

B-67 single-rail saddle, Antique brown grained leather, $112.00, SD-BZL427a

Swift Ti Black, a narrow, minimalist saddle, with Ti frame, $319.00, SD-BZL360

Swift Ti Honey, as above, $319.00, SD-BZL361

Swift Ti Antique Brown, as above, $319.00, SD-BZL431

Swift (steel frame) Black, $159.00, SD-BZL355

Swift (steel frame) Honey, $159.00, SD-BZL356

Swallow Classic Black, ti frame, light weight, $439.00, SD-BZL352a

Swallow Classic Honey, as above, $439.00, SD-BZL352b

Swallow Classic Antique Brown, as above, $439.00, SD-BZL352c

Team Professional

These are extremely popular - the Team Professional model is a bit narrower than a B-17 standard, and wider than a B-17 narrow - the idea being that it fits the average performance rider just right. Large, hammered copper rivets. One of the best!

Team Professional Black, chrome rails, $153.00, SD-BZL318
Team Professional Honey, chrome rails, $153.00, SD-BZL319
Team Pro Ti Black, lighter weight, with ti frame, $319.00, SD-BZL443
Team Pro Ti Honey, lighter weight, with ti frame, $319.00, SD-BZL444
Team Pro "S" Women's model, Black, chrome rails, $153.00, SD-BZL320
Team Pro "S" Women's model, Honey, chrome rails, $153.00, SD-BZL322

Brooks Proofide, Spanner, and saddle cover
The only saddle care product that Brooks recommends for its saddles is Proofide.

Brooks Proofide, the larger-sized (40-gram) tin, $16.00, SDSP-BP
Brooks Proofide, the smaller-sized (25-gram) tin, $12.00, SDSP-BPS
Brooks saddle spanner, fits all except Swallow, $9.00, SDSP-BSP
Brooks saddle cover, black with gold silkscreened logo, Medium, $10.00, SDSP-BSC

Brooks saddles are one of the most popular items at Bicycle Classics. Sure, they're perfect for many restorations, but that's not all. Many Brooks designs, especially the B-17 standard, align very well with the part of the rider's behind that is meant to be supported by a saddle. The result is that the classic retro Brooks saddle actually is better at preventing some of the potential "men's health" issues than other saddles. Of course, everyone is different, and any rider should discontinue use of any saddle that causes problems in those areas.

For racing / high performance touring saddles, Brooks models come in three widths. The B-17 Standard is the widest of the three, the B-17 narrow is the narrowest, and the Team Pro models have a width between that of the two B-17 models. The B-17 standard and the Team Pro models are the most popular.

It takes a while to break in a Brooks saddle. Note that over-use of softening agents and even Brooks Proofide can result in oversoftening of the leather - thereby ruining it. Getting the saddle wet can ruin it also. Despite all of these warnings, it must be remembered that most riders will enjoy their Brooks saddles for a great many years.
Brooks is proud to stand behind their saddles. They offer a two year warranty against manufacturing defects.
A note about British Racing Green - it's really a very dark, almost black, leather. The green tint is more visible from underneath, but don't be scared off by the sound of a "green" saddle - it's really quite beautiful with the copper-plated rails.
A note about Brooks saddle widths: B-17 Standard is 170-173 mm wide depending on model, Men's Team Pro is 160, Women's Team Pro is 177, B-17 Narrow is 155, Swift is 152.

Brooks Seat Bags

These are beautifully made Italian leather bags! Each bag is an exact replica of a vintage, early 1900s Brooks design, and comes with a soft, flannel drawstring pouch. The Challenge is the smallest bag, while the D-Shaped is a bit larger, and separates into two pieces for easy access to the zippered inner bag. The tool roll weighs two pounds complete, and contains several tools for "on the road" repairs. Available in Black, Honey, and sometimes Antique Brown, to coordinate with the Brooks saddles. A real treat!

Brooks Challenge leather seat bag, Black, $79.00, SDSP-BCHB
Brooks Challenge leather seat bag, Honey, $79.00, SDSP-BCHH

Brooks D-Shaped leather seat bag, Black, $89.00, SDSP-BDSB
Brooks D-Shaped leather seat bag, Honey, $89.00, SDSP-BDSH

Brooks Tool Roll leather seat bag, Black, $129.00, SDSP-BTRB Super Sale!
Brooks Tool Roll leather seat bag, Honey, $129.00, SDSP-BTRH Super Sale!
Brooks Tool Roll leather seat bag, Antique Brown, $129.00, SDSP-BTRAB Super Sale!

Brooks Millbrook seat bag, Black, roomy, a big classic bag, $89.00, SDSP-BMB

Selle San Marco Rolls and other NOS Saddles
Rolls saddles (approx. 375 grams with the steel rails) were made by Selle San Marco. The smooth black leather Selle Royal Superleggero (approx. 350 grams) looks very similar to the old Avocet Touring III. The black suede Selle Italia Anatomic saddles (approx. 400 grams for the Men's model, and approx. 360 grams for the Women's model) look very similar to the old Avocet Touring II saddles.

NOS Rolls black (textured leather) steel rail saddle, $69.00, SD-ROB
NOS Selle Royal Superleggero Men's aluminum rail saddle, $59.00, SD-SRSM
NOS Selle Italia Anatomic Men's steel rail saddle, $39.00, SD-SIAM
NOS Selle Italia Anatomic Women's steel rail saddle, $39.00, SD-SIAW

Simplex Seatposts

These are very French one-piece cast aluminum seatposts. They will do the job, but probably won't win any beauty contests. They have looks only their Mother could love, shall we say.... Fluted shaft, "French" micro-adjustable pivoting two-nut adjustment system, approx. 210 mm long. Supply is rather limited on these. For a vintage French bike - or any bike that uses these sizes, this is one of the best posts we can find for the money. You can also use shims with these to adapt them to lots of other sizes. No returns on these. These are not the classic 'badged' or 'decaled' steel Simplex posts. Only a few sizes remain, as listed below.

Simplex NOS 26.2 seatpost, $39.00, SP-S/2

Simplex NOS 26.4 seatpost, $39.00, SP-S/4

Simplex NOS 26.6 seatpost, $39.00, SP-S/6

NOS Vintage Campagnolo Record and SR Seatposts
Supply is generally limited on these. We usually have at least some NOS one-bolt 27.2 Super Record posts, as well as some 2-bolt vintage Record posts in 26.8, 27.0, and 27.2 sizes. For others please inquire.

Super Record one-bolt 27.4 seatpost, $179.00, SP-CSR274
Super Record one-bolt 27.2 seatpost, $249.00, SP-CSR272
Super Record one-bolt 27.0 seatpost, $179.00, SP-CSR270
Super Record one-bolt 26.8 seatpost, $179.00, SP-CSR268
Super Record one-bolt 26.6 seatpost, $179.00, SP-CSR266
Super Record one-bolt 26.2 seatpost, $179.00, SP-CSR262
50th Anniversary 26.2 seatpost, nice, $179.00, SP-C50262
Super Record one-bolt 25.0 seatpost, $179.00, SP-CSR250
Record two-bolt 27.2 seatpost, $169.00, SP-CR272
Early Super Record two-bolt 27.0 seatpost, $199.00, SP-CSR270E (rare!)
Record two-bolt 26.4 seatpost, $169.00, SP-CR264
Record two-bolt 26.6 seatpost, $169.00, SP-CR266

Zeus (Spanish) and ITM (Italian) Seatposts
Supply is generally limited on these nice vintage posts. Can be shimmed to larger sizes.

Zeus Cosmos (1980s) aero one-bolt seatpost, 26.6 mm, $39.00, SP-ZSC266
ITM Mod. 210 round forged one-bolt seatpost, 27.0 mm, $39.00, SP-ITM270
ITM Mod. 210 round forged one-bolt seatpost, 27.4 mm, $39.00, SP-ITM274

Nitto (Japanese) Dynamic 626 Forged Seatposts
These are very finely crafted posts. 250 mm long (vs. 180 mm for most standard vintage posts), but still very light at about 250 grams. Forged head, forged (one-bolt) clamp, silver in color.

Nitto round, forged one-bolt Dynamic 626 seatpost, 27.2 mm, $69.00, SP-ND272

Nitto (lugged and brazed!) S-84 Wayback Seatposts
These are also very finely crafted posts, and are designed to coordinate with the beautiful lugged stems. 250 mm long (vs. 180 mm for most standard vintage posts), chrome moly steel, but still only about 335 grams in weight. About 20 mm more setback than a typical post (40 vs. 20), satin chrome in color.

Nitto round, lugged CrMo Wayback seatpost, 27.2 mm, $149.00, SP-NL272